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IOWA’S UNED METHODIST CHURCH ISSU DIRECTIVE PERMTG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, GAY CLERGY
It provis learship and workshops to thoughtfully explore the needs of our gay senrs, those that led the way 30-40 years ago and n ntue to do so wh our help. The Iowa Annual Conference of the Uned Methodist Church approved a new visn last year that allows Methodist misters to host same-sex weddgs and mak way for gay clergy to serve whout fear of church year, nservativ lnched a new Global Methodist Church, where they are termed to mata and to enforce such bans.
As factns of nservative and progrsive Methodists splter to new nomatns of their own, the Bishop’s Appotive Cabet of the Iowa Conference has directed church and pastors to “follow their nscience” — even if that clus allowg the same-sex marriag or gay clergy forbidn by the church’s erng Book of Disciple. Methodist misters are now permted to marry gay upl, if they choose, and gay clergy n serve whout fear of facg church charg that would jeopardize their livelihoods. The Iowa Conference will no longer procs plats about same-sex weddgs or gay pastors who are not celibate.
” Not far enough Progrsiv and LGBTQ alli the church have long been fightg for the aboln of Book of Disciple language add the 1970s: “The practice of homosexualy is patible wh Christian teachg. Other gay clergy said, after remag celibate for s to serve their llg, they were willg to wa a uple more years to see progrs through. “In procsg those plats (about same-sex marriag and gay clergy, ) I don’t see J.