Tag: Ban

United Methodists Lifts Ban on LGBTQ Clergy – HotAir

As long as most of us can remember, the United Methodist Church has had a ban on gay and lesbian clergy members being ordained as ministers or appointed to other leadership roles. In the modern era, that led to a number of protests and internal divisions in the church, but the general conference of the […]

Biden says Florida’s 6-week abortion ban is Trump’s fault

President Biden slammed Florida’s new six-week abortion ban, saying former President Donald Trump is responsible for the increasing restrictions on abortion rights in the country. “Today, an extreme abortion ban takes effect in Florida, banning reproductive health care before many women even know they are pregnant. There is one person responsible for this nightmare: Donald […]

United Methodists approve gay clergy ordination, ending 40-year-old ban

The United Methodist Church delegates voted Wednesday to allow LGBTQ individuals to serve as ministers, reversing a 40-year-old ban on the ordination of “self-avowed practicing homosexuals.” The ordination change was one of 22 measures passed in a single “consent calendar” vote — 659 in favor and 67 opposed — at the group’s 2024 General Conference […]

Florida’s House Democrats make an appeal to the people as six-week abortion ban kicks in

House Democrats from Florida bashed the state’s six-week abortion ban as “draconian” as one of the strictest limits in the country went into effect Wednesday. Reps. Frederica Wilson, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Lois Frankel, Kathy Casto, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Darren Soto, Maxwell Frost and Jared Moskowitz joined together to issue a statement bashing Florida’s new abortion law. “Today […]