Methodist
Methodist leader acknowledges struggle to maintain unity
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 17, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) The church faces increasing pressure in the United States to ordain LGBT clergy and allow same-sex weddings, both strongly opposed by conservatives in this country and among its growing congregations in Africa.
Methodists reject alternative format for divisive LGBT discussions
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 12, 2016
(RNS) The General Conference voted down a discernment process that would have allowed delegates to discuss contentious issues in small groups.
Hillary Clinton: ‘Make countering BDS a priority’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 9, 2016
(RNS) On the eve of the Methodist General Conference, Hillary Clinton has expressed her opposition to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or “BDS,” one of the major issues set to be considered at the conference.
6 things to watch at the Methodist General Conference
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 7, 2016
(RNS) Delegates to the United Methodist Church's General Conference will consider more than 1,000 proposals over two weeks.
5 faith facts about Hillary Clinton: Social Gospel Methodist to the core
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 29, 2016
(RNS) She once said that advertising her faith didn't come naturally to her. In this campaign, she's stepped it up anyway.
5 faith facts about Jim Gilmore: Staunch supporter of ‘Christian values’
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — July 31, 2015
(RNS) He blasted Obama's 2015 prayer breakfast speech in which he cited the Crusades, the Inquisition, slavery and Jim Crow as “terrible deeds in the name of Christ.” Gilmore told The Washington Post, those words were “the most offensive I’ve ever heard a president make in my lifetime."
Christians lose ground, ‘nones’ soar in new portrait of US religion
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 12, 2015
(RNS) This includes people in virtually all demographic groups, whether they are “nearing retirement or just entering adulthood, married or single, living in the West or the Bible Belt.”
Photo Slideshow: Methodist Megachurch Service
By Sally Morrow — December 31, 2012
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United Methodists reject calls for divestment from Israel-related companies
By Daniel Burke — May 2, 2012
(RNS) United Methodists twice rejected measures on Wednesday (May 2) that called for the denomination to divest from companies accused of contributing to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. By Daniel Burke.
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