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‘A better church is possible:’ Methodists celebrate as the church embraces the LGBTQ | CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/05/us/united-methodist-church-embraces-lgbtq-reaj/index.html

The United Methodist Church marked a new era of LGBTQ inclusion by voting to lift the bans on LGBTQ clergy and on pastors performing same-sex unions. They also removed the language that said homosexuality was “incompatible with Christian teaching.”

‘A better church is possible:’ Methodists celebrate as the church embraces the LGBTQ | CNN

9 comments

Son_of_dad

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You can say you accept them. Good luck getting the actual People and clergy to actually do it

Potatos_are_not_friends

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I lived in a small town pre-pandemic and was surprised the church had a rainbow sticker on their door. What they also had a smug congregation who during church brunches would go "I don't care about their lifestyle but why do they gotta shove it in my face?"

DragonTypeWyvern

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Context: All the congregations that refused started leaving the UMC in 2019.

The decision was unanimous because the bigots schismed the church, the largest religious schism in American history.

So, yes, the remaining churches will accept them. The ones that didn't already left. Expect to hear good things from them under the label of the Global Methodists.

becausechemistry

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Schism incoming in 3… 2…

Evilcoleslaw

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Already underway. The last time this stuff was voted on it was very narrowly blocked. I think a lot of the more conservative leaning churches saw the writing on the wall and have been leaving and set up the Global Methodist Church as a replacement organization. I seem to recall nearly a quarter of Methodist churches in the US have left the UMC.

DragonTypeWyvern

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Not underway, happened. The decision this time was unanimous because the dissenting members had left.

JoBo

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They've been working on this for years, an opportunity to schism gracefully was offered in advance. In the UK, they've allowed individual congregations to decide what can happen in their church building(s), and individual clergy to opt out of officiating.

RizzRustbolt

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Lutherans in the basement: "Welcome to the potluck!"

Mastengwe

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empireOfLove2

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Based