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    United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference

    by Peter Smith Apr 29, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    United Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of their first legislative gathering in five years — one that appears on track to make historic changes in lifting their church's longstanding bans on same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy.

    After a day off on Sunday, delegates to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church resumed their work Monday and will be meeting all this week before wrapping up their 11-day session on Friday

    They've already begun making historic changes: On Thursday, delegates overwhelmingly endorsed a policy shift

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