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04 Nov 2019
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WRN Editorial Staff

Chinese Catholics Occupy Church to Prevent Demolition Priests and parishioners have locked themselves inside a Catholic Church in the Hebei province of China to prevent the government from destroying...

Michigan Town Votes to Allow Non-Christians to Buy Homes

13 Aug 2018
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Kelly Frazier

Bay View Association brings an end to its controversial religious requirement. United Methodist Church’s Bay View Association introduced two requirements for people to own cottages on their property...

Methodists and Buddhists Condemn Sessions Over Family Separation Policy; Push for Expulsion from United Methodist Church

20 Jun 2018
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Derek Welch

Methodists push to expel Sessions from the church , the United States Attorney General, by his fellow clergy and laypeople of the United Methodist Church (UMC). Over 600 people have given their signature...

United Methodist Church Slams Jeff Sessions Over Migrant Separation

18 Jun 2018
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Kelly Frazier

It said quoting Biblical passages does not offer justification for this harmful act , the United States Attorney General, for promoting and acting on an immigration policy that forcefully separates...

Religious Leaders Across the World Condemn Charlottesville Terror Attack

14 Aug 2017
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Nathan Glover

Saturday's deadly attack against anti-white supremacists was during a rally against the remove of a statue of General Robert E. Lee. The Christian community spoke up with resonant voices in the aftermath...

United Methodist Council Says LGBT Bishop’s Consecration is Invalid

01 May 2017
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Nathan Glover

United Methodist Church members divided over the issue of LGBT clergy, but Judicial Council votes against lesbian bishop. “I’m in deep prayer, reminding myself of what God has called...

29 Apr 2017
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C Barnett

United Methodist Church session in 2019 will focus on LGBT inclusion. Evolution in sexuality has led some churches to question whether to include or exclude people from the LGBTQIA from their congregations...

Lesbian Methodist Pastor Asked to Step Down by Church

05 Aug 2016
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Nathan Glover

Divide between Methodists over gay rights issue widens as pro-gay rights members protest against church's decision to remove a Lesbian pastor from her position. The Methodist Church is facing...

United Methodist Church Moves Toward Accepting Homosexuality with Nomination of 3 Gay Bishops

01 Jul 2016
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Kelly Frazier

The nomination of three openly gay ministers goes against the United Methodist Church's rules on homosexuality. Three ministers of United Methodist Church, Rev. Karen Oliveto, Rev. David Meredith...

Father’s Day Actually Originated from the United Methodist Church

17 Jun 2016
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Nathan Glover

Father's Day has its origins rooted in tragedy. All present day fathers should thank a United Methodist for the creation of Father's Day. The reason is straightforward: the origin of the day can be traced...