Current location:sport >>
United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference
sport193People have gathered around
IntroductionCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of their first le ...
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.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Compass news portal”。http://mongolia.jewrs.com/article-65a199851.html
Previous:Chinese, PNG FMs hold in
Related articles
Trial starts in conspiracy
sportDEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The trial of a Massachusetts woman who prosecutors say killed her Boston police ...
【sport】
Read moreDominican prosecutors arrest soldier accused of raping a 14
sportSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican authorities on Friday ordered the arrest of a Dom ...
【sport】
Read moreHouse Speaker Mike Johnson risks job to deliver aid to Ukraine
sportWASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a decision so consequential it could alter the course of history -- b ...
【sport】
Read more
Popular articles
- Supreme Court rejects Musk appeal over Tesla tweets
- Nelly Korda 1 shot back through 36 holes at Chevron Championship as she chases 5th straight victory
- Don't call them 'sanitary' products! World
- PSG loanee Ekitiké scores winner as Eintracht Frankfurt beats Augsburg
- China ready to strengthen high
- PSG loanee Ekitiké scores winner as Eintracht Frankfurt beats Augsburg
Latest articles
Overseas Chinese history museum opens new branch in S. China
Video of 2 bear cubs pulled from trees prompts North Carolina wildlife investigation but no charges
Yankees delay DJ LeMahieu's minor league rehab assignment because foot has not fully healed
New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba may be the most interesting man in hockey, on and off the ice
Goldman Sachs upbeat on A shares
Pennsylvania cop and military veteran, 28, 'raped 13
LINKS
- Coronavirus news: American tries to slip through quarantine
- Outage hits Apple services, including App Store and Apple TV+
- Coalition talks: No more face to face meetings this weekend
- Government's targets: 'Where is the action behind these?'
- Nelson first to test kerbside soft plastics collection
- Government sets nine targets in health, crime, social support, education, climate
- Wellington job market already tough before public sector redundancies
- Raising height of Speedway fences to be considered in crash investigation
- Alexei Navalny was about to be freed in prisoner swap, says colleague
- Companies 'not interested' in public