Originally published in USA Today A quarter of Methodist congregations in the US are leaving the United Methodist Church as one of the country’s largest Protestant denominations wrestles with issues of sexuality and gender identity. More than 7 600 of United Methodist’s approximately 30 000 congregations had voted to leave as of this week, and […]
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United Methodist Church votes against recognising gay marriage
Originally published in Christian Newswire The United States’ second-largest Protestant denomination, the United Methodist Church, voted on Tuesday to strengthen its embrace of marriage between one man and one woman, laid out in the church’s so-called “Traditional Plan”. In an unexpected turn, the UMC’s delegates decided to reject the “One […]