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United Methodists release plan to split over LGBT issues.

The United Methodist Church, the third-largest Christian denomination in the U.S., is set to split the entire church due to conflicting positions on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage. Church leaders unveiled a proposal to allow “traditionalist” Methodists to form a…

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Same-sex marriage already under attack in Northern Ireland.

AN evangelical Christian group has threatened Secretary of State Julian Smith with court action over the extension of same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland. The Christian Institute said it has received legal opinion which suggests Church ministers preaching against same-sex marriage could…

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White evangelicals more likely to support LGBT discrimination.

A new poll shows white evangelicals stand alone among religious groups in opposing civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans. More white evangelical Protestants oppose than support government restrictions on discrimination against people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in…

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Gay politician warned at Vatican for holding hands with husband.

While walking the resplendently hallowed grounds of Saint Peter’s Square, Orlando state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith says he was stopped by Vatican officials for holding hands with his husband, Jerick Mediavilla. The two were pulled aside, according to a…

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For evangelicals, supporting Trump is now an article of faith.

Christmas time is perfect for reflecting on your faults and extending forgiveness to those with whom you disagree…. … unless you’re a Trump-backing evangelical. Just as Trump has captured the Republican Party, he now has captured the white evangelical movement…