The United Methodist Church will split into a "traditional" denomination and one the supports same-sex marriage and accepts LGBTQ clergy according to church leaders. The Washington Post reports: … [Read more...] about United Methodist Church Announces Historic Split into Separate Denominations Over Same-Sex Marriage
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Nearly 600 Alabama United Methodists Sign Letter Apologizing to LGBTQ Community
Eden Johnson / WBRC Nearly 600 members of Alabama's United Methodist Church have signed a letter apologizing to the LGBTQ community after the UMC rejected a plan to allow openly-LGBT clergy and let … [Read more...] about Nearly 600 Alabama United Methodists Sign Letter Apologizing to LGBTQ Community
Michigan Pastor Sleeping in Tent for 175 Days to Make Point About Exclusion of Gay People
A Michigan pastor is sleeping in a tent outside his house every night in protest of the Methodist Church's stance on gay rights. Parchment United Methodist Church's The Rev. Michael Tupper started … [Read more...] about Michigan Pastor Sleeping in Tent for 175 Days to Make Point About Exclusion of Gay People
Methodist Pastor Who Came Out As Gay in Sermon Faces Possible Discipline – VIDEO
A Kansas pastor who came out as gay in a sermon last Sunday is now facing possible discipline from the United Methodist Church. The Rev. Cynthia Meyer, pastor of Edgerton United Methodist Church, … [Read more...] about Methodist Pastor Who Came Out As Gay in Sermon Faces Possible Discipline – VIDEO
Nine Methodist Ministers Face Discipline For Officiating Ousted Gay Pastor’s Wedding – VIDEO
Last week, we told you about the case of the Rev. Benjamin Hutchison, who was forced to resign as pastor of a Methodist church in Michigan because he's gay. Days later, Hutchison married his … [Read more...] about Nine Methodist Ministers Face Discipline For Officiating Ousted Gay Pastor’s Wedding – VIDEO
Ousted Gay Pastor Marries, Says Methodist Church’s ‘Religious Terrorism’ Fuels LGBT Youth Suicide – VIDEO
The other day we told you how a Methodist pastor in Michigan was forced to resign after church leaders found out he was gay. On Friday, just days after stepping down from Cassopolis United … [Read more...] about Ousted Gay Pastor Marries, Says Methodist Church’s ‘Religious Terrorism’ Fuels LGBT Youth Suicide – VIDEO
Methodist Pastor Frank Schaefer, Defrocked For Presiding At Son’s Gay Wedding, Reinstated Following Appeal – VIDEO
Methodist pastor Frank Schaefer, who was defrocked last year for officiating at his son Tim’s gay wedding in 2007, has been reinstated after winning an appeal. Until his defrocking, Mr Schaefer had … [Read more...] about Methodist Pastor Frank Schaefer, Defrocked For Presiding At Son’s Gay Wedding, Reinstated Following Appeal – VIDEO
LGBT Friendly Nativity Scene Destroyed In Claremont
In Claremont, CA, just outside of Los Angeles, forward-thinking Christians at Claremont United Methodist Chruch celebrated the arrival of Christmas with a thoroughly modern nativity scene. It was an … [Read more...] about LGBT Friendly Nativity Scene Destroyed In Claremont
