Tag: clergy
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The United Methodist Church Loses 1 Million Members In A Single Day After Voting To Overwhelmingly Affirm LGBTQ Clergy And Same-Sex Marriages
The United Methodist Church (UMC) lost more than a million members in one fell swoop last week, with a large West African conference voting to leave the organization due to its acceptance of LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages. The apostle Paul prophesied that there would be a ‘falling away’ in the last days, where professing…
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United Methodists Lift Bans on LGBTQ+ Clergy and Same-Sex Marriages in Historic Vote
The United Methodist Church removed its bans on LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex weddings during a vote Wednesday that wasn’t a surprise but was nevertheless historic due to the body’s influence on the culture and the Christian community.