General Conference
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.
The Methodists gather to argue about gay people again
By David P. Gushee — May 12, 2016
It's a titanic clash, tragic, unresolvable, filled with conflict and pain.
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.
Methodist General Conference to discuss LGBT issues — again
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 6, 2016
(RNS) More than 100 petitions to the United Methodist Church General Conference have to do with human sexuality. And some are saying "it's time" for a change.
Bracing myself for LDS General Conference
By Jana Riess — March 31, 2016
The opening session on Saturday was amazing, so why am I apprehensive about this weekend's LDS General Conference?
Mormon women seeking priesthood to be shut out of Temple Square
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — March 18, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) The Mormon Church rebuffed Ordain Women’s second push for entrance to the priesthood session and urged the grass-roots group to “demonstrate” instead outside Temple Square.
United Methodists to debate allowing gay clergy and same-sex marriage
By Daniel Burke — April 25, 2012
(RNS) As nearly 1,000 delegates from across the world gather in Tampa, Fla., for the United Methodist Church's General Conference, gay and lesbian activists have printed pamphlets promoting their cause in five languages, including Portuguese and Swahili. By Daniel Burke.
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