B00M: Methodist Church Set To Allow Same S-x Marriages After Votes
Faith Ukanwa
Jul 01, 2021
Methodist Church in Britain has conducted votes to allow same s-x marriages for intending couples.
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LONDON (AP) reports that after debates on the topic at the Methodist Conference, the proposals to allow same-s-x marriages were passed with 254 votes in favour and 46 against.
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The Methodist Church on Wednesday, June 30 announced officially, that same-s-x couples will be allowed to get married on its premises.
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The Church said ministers who oppose the changes will not be forced to carry out same-s-x marriages.
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The church has a membership of 164,000, making it the fourth-largest denomination of Christian churches in the U.K.
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Dignity & Worth, a campaign group in the Methodist Church, said the vote was a "momentous step on the road to justice and inclusion" after many years of sometimes painful conversations.
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Rev. Sam McBratney, who chairs the group, praised the "courageous step" taken by the church.
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