More than 6,000 United Methodist congregations have now received permission to leave the denomination amid a schism over theology and the role of LGBTQ people.
Yeah, it’s a bit confusing, but I think that the church made bans on lgbt people/marriage and there were a lot of churches that pushed back. The tolerance of that pushback by the main church led many bigoted groups to leave in increasingly larger numbers.
They mention that after the schism is complete, the “progressive” church members plan to start talking about reform to make the church “relevant in the 21st century”.
Yeah, it’s a bit confusing, but I think that the church made bans on lgbt people/marriage and there were a lot of churches that pushed back. The tolerance of that pushback by the main church led many bigoted groups to leave in increasingly larger numbers.
They mention that after the schism is complete, the “progressive” church members plan to start talking about reform to make the church “relevant in the 21st century”.