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Deadly Violence Erupts In Nigeria Amid Methodist Church Schism

Tragic violence erupts in Nigeria as religious schism over LGBTQ bans escalates between Methodist factions.

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Deadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies

United Methodist News Service reports that a religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze

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United Methodist Church lifts bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings

Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddings.

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United Methodists will again debate LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings

The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ issues.

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How to deal with same-sex unions? It's a question fracturing major Christian denominations

Reaction among Catholics around the world is sharply divided over the Vatican's recent declaration giving priests more leeway to bless same-sex couples

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Why have thousands of United Methodist churches in the US quit the denomination?

The United Methodist Church has been undergoing a major upheaval as more than 7,000 congregations across the country decided to leave the denomination

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One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?

United Methodist churches had a five-year window to leave the denomination over disputes involving its bans on same-sex marriage and ordaining LGBTQ persons

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Hundreds more US United Methodist congregations disaffiliate amid LGBTQ+ tensions

Over 7,000 congregations have been approved to break away since 2019, when church strengthened bans on same-sex marriage

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Congregations leave United Methodist Church over defiance of LGBTQ bans

The largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S. is shrinking due to disputes over LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriage. About 20% of United Methodist congregations have left in recent years.

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One in five United Methodist congregations in the US have left the denomination over LGBTQ conflicts

More than 6,000 United Methodist congregations have now received permission to leave the denomination amid a schism over theology and the role of LGBTQ people

The Independent UK

Some worshippers switching congregations amid United Methodist split over LGBTQ issues

Thousands of United Methodist congregations have been voting on whether to stay or quit one of the nation’s largest denominations amid intractable debates over theology and the role of LGBTQ people

The Independent UK

Judge tosses suit from 36 North Carolina congregations looking to leave Methodist church

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lawsuit by dozens of conservative United Methodist churches in western North Carolina wishing to break away from their governing body was thrown out of court Tuesday by an N.C. judge.

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Meet the Idaho Christians pushing for greater LGBTQ representation in government

BOISE, Idaho — Meridian Parks and Recreation Commissioner Dom Gelsomino recently recalled a speech he’d made in 2018, as a delegate to the Idaho GOP State Convention.

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Texas megachurch votes in favor of disaffiliation from United Methodist Church

DALLAS — While Texans takes to the polls Tuesday to decide the future of the state, members of the White’s Chapel United Methodist Church voted Monday to decide the future of their church.

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United Methodists are breaking up in a slow-motion schism

The United Methodist Church, long a mainstay of the American religious scene, is beginning to fracture

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United Methodist bishops acknowledge breakup is imminent

The United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops had ended a five-day meeting acknowledging the inevitable breakup of their denomination

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