A proposed ban on same-sex weddings and ordination of gay clergy may drive supporters of inclusion to leave America's second-largest Protestant denomination. - NBCOUT
The Rev. Joe Harris, chairman of the legislative committee, oversees the discussions and voting during the General Conference of the United Methodist Church on Feb. 25, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri.The United Methodist Church teetered on the brink of breakup Monday after more than half the delegates at an international conference voted to maintain bans on same-sex weddings and ordination of gay clergy.
The primary alternative proposal, called the One Church Plan, was rebuffed in a separate preliminary vote, getting only 47 percent support. Backed by a majority of the church's Council of Bishops in hopes of avoiding a schism, it would leave decisions about same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBTQ clergy up to regional bodies and would remove language from the church's law book asserting that"the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.
Formed in a merger in 1968, the United Methodist Church claims about 12.6 million members worldwide, including nearly 7 million in the U.S. While other mainline Protestant denominations, such as the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, have embraced the two gay-friendly practices, the Methodist church still officially bans them, even though acts of defiance by pro-LGBTQ clergy have multiplied and talk of a possible breakup has intensified.
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