The United Methodist Church plans to split into two denominations this year, followed by years of contention over whether the church should end its ban on same-sex marriage and gay clergy
- The United Methodist Church plans to split into two later this year, church officials said on Friday, a schism that follows years of contention over whether the church should end its ban on same-sex marriage and gay clergy.
The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage throughout the nation in 2015, but that decision applies only to civil, not religious, services. Some denominations, including the Episcopal Church and certain branches of Judaism, have sanctified same-sex unions, while others including the Roman Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention, have declined to do so.
Reverend Keith Boyette, president of the conservative Wesleyan Covenant Association, sounded a similar note.
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