A Methodist pastor was defrocked 20 years ago for being gay. She's finally been reinstated
Beth Stroud said her "whole life would have been different" had she not been removed from her position in the church.
MAY 22, 2024
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Beth Stroud said her "whole life would have been different" had she not been removed from her position in the church.
Most of those leaving are conservative, as it's expected the church will soon adopt more LGBTQ-affirming policies.
The church refused to clean up the vandal's words and instead framed them with love.
Because some churches are performing marriages for all parishioners and allowing LGBTQ+ people to serve as clergy members, one church is discussing leaving the conference.
Delegates at the church's General Conference are likely to vote to rescind anti-LGBTQ+ policies, but it's not a done deal.
After the denomination's leadership embraced bigotry, LGBTQ Methodists find themselves at a crossroads.
Even those who aren't religious should pay attention to whether the Methodists move in the direction of tolerance and love.
The planned United Methodist Church split over LGBTQ issues shows that right-wing voices aren't the most powerful ones in Christianity, just the loudest.
Leaders of the United Methodist Church in Minnesota have approved resolutions in favor of ordaining gay clergy and performing same-sex marriages. "We are asking the general church to be more inclusive of gay, lesbian persons in the church's life," the Reverend Bruce Robbins (pictured) of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis said.
The third-largest Christian denomination in the United States remains deeply divided over queer congregants.
The church's Judicial Council OK'd the retention of bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages.
Have you ever wondered about the sexual identities of Jesus and St. Paul? Or how gender and sexuality might influence our understanding of heaven?
It's a positive step, but still one they cannot support.
Read the complete letter issued by 75 gay Methodist ministers calling on a church council to end decades of antigay policies.
The brave reverend who recently came out to her Kansas congregation says her denomination needs to evolve or die.
As the United Methodist Church prepares to debate whether to accept LGBT clergy and same-sex unions, a minister discloses her relationship with a woman.
A week before the United Methodist Church's Judicial Council is set to meet, 75 gay ministers have outed themselves in a letter, stating that the church's "current policy of homophobia" hurts not just gay clergy but the church itself.
More than 100 clergy members have come out in a challenge to the church's anti-LGBT policies.
While seeking to make faith communities LGBTQ-inclusive, we must also confront racism, misogyny, and other oppressive ideologies, writes Rev. M Barclay.
A new study out of the Netherlands counters the right-wing argument that people regret initiating such care.