Methodists End Anti-Gay Bans, Closing 50 Years Of Battles Over Sexuality For Mainline Protestants

WCCB Charlotte— When the United Methodist Church removed anti-gay language from its official rules last week, it marked the end of a half-century of debates over LGBTQ inclusion in America's mainline Protestant denominations.

AP News—Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants. When the United Methodist Church removed anti-gay language from its official rules last week, it marked the end of a half-century of debates over LGBTQ inclusion in America's mainline Protestant denominations.

WOODTV.com—Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. But when asked at a

The Monitor—Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. But when asked at a news conference about the lightning speed of the changes, the Rev. Effie McAvoy took a longer view. “Oh, it didn’t take days, […]