A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
by The Associated Press
May 05, 2024
3 minutes
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The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S., mirroring in many ways the broader fight for LGBTQ+ inclusion in civic life.
Within these theologically moderate-to-progressive Protestant groups, the decades of wrestling over whether to reaffirm or overturn longstanding anti-LGBTQ+ church policies sowed deep divisions throughout the denominations. It's caused hurt feelings, broken relationships, disciplinary church trials and schisms.
The , which stripped out its bans and related social teachings over the past two weeks, is the last of
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