Christian Post: UMC removes rule that homosexuality is ‘incompatible with Christian teaching’

Amanda Mountain and Bridget Cabrera pray outside the Charlotte Convention Center on May 2 following a decision by the 2024 United Methodist General Conference to approve a revision of the denomination's Social Principles. The newly approved document eliminates a statement that the practice of homosexuality was incompatible with church teaching.

Paul Jeffrey/UM News (Christian Post).

By Michael Gryboski:

The United Methodist Church General Conference has voted to remove a statement from its central rulebook that declared that homosexuality was "incompatible with Christian teaching."

In a vote of 523 to 161 following around 90 minutes of debate on Thursday, the churchwide legislative gathering opted to remove a clause from the Book of Discipline, ¶ 304.3 under "Qualifications for Ordination."

"The practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching," read the clause, which had been originally added to the Book of Discipline in 1972.

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See also:

• Global Methodist Church reacts to UMC's LGBT votes | Church & Ministries News (christianpost.com)
• UMC repeals decades-old ban on ordaining LGBT clergy | Church & Ministries News (christianpost.com)
• Resources On Mainline (Liberal) Christianity In North America (The Heidelblog)