Bill to shield doctors who provide abortion, transgender care, passed in R.I. Senate Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, we have seen an unprecedented level of attacks on health care providers, on reproductive rights, across the country,” Senator Dawn Euer said. 05/3/2024 - 8:50 am | View Link
United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues It came a day after the General Conference removed its longstanding ban on “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers. Step by step, delegates have been ... 05/2/2024 - 8:44 am | View Link
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church CHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodists lifted a 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday in a major step toward greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination. 05/1/2024 - 10:03 am | View Link
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. 05/1/2024 - 5:23 am | View Link
United Methodists overwhelmingly vote to repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy The change doesn't mandate or even explicitly affirm LGBTQ clergy, but it means the church no longer forbids them. 05/1/2024 - 4:15 am | View Link