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United Methodists Repeal Longstanding Ban On LGBTQ Clergy

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The Associated Press reports that United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.

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