Christianity Today's report, credited to Religion News Service, on the United Methodist Church General Conference's 1 May 2024 vote of 692 to 51 in Charlotte, North Carolina, to overturn the denomination's 1984 prohibition on ordaining LGBTQ clergy, passed as part of a bundled consent calendar. Notes that the same General Conference also addressed related restrictions on clergy performing same-sex weddings and on funding for LGBTQ-affirming ministries.
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Reliability Tier2
An evangelical news outlet running a named Religion News Service correspondent's wire report on the same recorded vote, tier 2, corroborating the exact tally and date given by UM News above from outside the denomination itself. NotesUsed to corroborate the exact 692 to 51 vote tally and date independently of the denomination's own news service, and for the related same-session measures on wedding officiation and funding restrictions.
Citation
AuthorYonat Shimron (Religion News Service)
PublisherChristianity Today
Publication Year2024
URLhttps://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/05/united-methodist-church-umc-general-conference-lgbtq-repeal/
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This source names North Carolina directly: "2024 vote of 692 to 51 in Charlotte, North Carolina, to overturn the denomination's 1984 prohibition on ordaining LGBTQ clergy, passed as part of a bundled consent calendar."
This source names The United Methodist Church directly: "credited to Religion News Service, on the United Methodist Church General Conference's 1 May 2024 vote of 692 to 51 in Charlotte, North Carolina, to overturn the denomination's 1984 prohibition on..."
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