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Conferences reject church’s stance on gays [View all]
Rejecting the denomination’s stance on gay rights and same-sex marriage were important issues for at least 15 United Methodist annual (regional) conferences this summer.
United Methodists from Washington and the northern panhandle of Idaho approved legislation supporting the Marriage Equality Act.
http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=5259669&ct=12013973
There are many of us who are upset, once again, with the conference ruling. The best we can do for now is to loudly protest it and often, hoping to get our point across in four years.
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