United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference
Release time：2024-05-21 12:53:38 Source：Earth Examination news portal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of their first legislative gathering in five years — one that appears on track to make historic changes in lifting their church’s longstanding bans on same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy.
After a day off on Sunday, delegates to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church resumed their work Monday and will be meeting all this week before wrapping up their 11-day session on Friday
They’ve already begun making historic changes: On Thursday, delegates overwhelmingly endorsed a policy shift that would restructure the worldwide denomination into regional conferences and give the U.S. region, for the first time, the same right as international bodies to modify church rules to fit local situations.
That measure — subject to local ratification votes — is seen as a way the U.S. churches could have LGBTQ ordination and same-sex marriage while the more conservative overseas areas, particularly the large and fast-growing churches of Africa, could maintain those bans.
- Previous：Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS
- Next：Biden says Brown v. Board of Education ruling was about more than education
Related articles
- Rangers are undefeated at .500 to keep World Series champs from a losing record with Bochy
- Senators demand accounting of rapid closure plan for California prison where women were abused
- First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore
- New York City to require warning labels for sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants
- California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind
- Feyenoord coach Arne Slot says his club in talks with Liverpool over a move to Anfield
- Gary Sánchez pinch hits for 2
- Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award
- OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice after Scarlett Johansson comparisons
- Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon
- Shooting injures 2 at Missouri high school graduation ceremony
- Feyenoord coach Arne Slot says his club in talks with Liverpool over a move to Anfield
- Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election
- Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project
- Rangers are undefeated at .500 to keep World Series champs from a losing record with Bochy
- 4 die in fiery crash as Pennsylvania police pursued their vehicle
- Roma beats Udinese 2
- Senators demand accounting of rapid closure plan for California prison where women were abused
- Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha'i followers
- Why Pedro Sánchez is mulling his future as Spain's leader
Random recommendation