By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, June 27, 2024 The national office for the mainline denomination Presbyterian Church (USA), located in Louisville, Kentucky. | Courtesy of PCUSA Presbyterian Church (USA) is considering a measure that, if approved, would add sexual orientation and gender identity to their antidiscrimination policy for people seeking ordination. Known as … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, June 13, 2024 studio-laska/iStock RICHMOND, Va. — The Presbyterian Church in America General Assembly has voted to commend a letter calling for public officials to stop mutilating the bodies of youth suffering from gender dysphoria. On Thursday morning, Commissioners approved Overture 13, titled “Commend and Encourage Distribution of … Read more
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Friday, June 07, 2024 Historic St. Paul’s Catholic in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, was built in 1865, according to its website. | Screenshot/Google Maps A Roman Catholic parish in Kentucky is offering scheduled blessings for same-sex couples despite the Vatican’s recent directive that such blessings should be spontaneous. Historic St. … Read more
By Christian Daily International, Monday, June 03, 2024 The First United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, displays an LGBT rainbow decoration. | Getty Images As the United Methodist Church recently made decisions at its general conference regarding the ordination of homosexual pastors, among other issues, it has stirred repercussions in Korea, where there are … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, May 23, 2024 The United Methodist Church Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference gathering for its annual conference meeting on May 21, 2024. | Screengrab: YouTube/EPAUMC A former United Methodist Church pastor who was defrocked about 20 years ago for being in a same-sex romantic relationship has been reinstated by … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Friday, May 03, 2024 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 … Read more
Karen Oliveto previously claimed Jesus had bigotries, raised concerns about making Him into ‘an idol’ By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Monday, April 29, 2024 United Methodist Church Bishop Karen Oliveto preaches a sermon at First United Methodist Church of Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 28, 2024, during the UMC General Conference. Oliveto’s election was … Read more
Iraq’s parliament passed a law criminalizing same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was condemned by rights advocates as the latest attack on the LGBT community in Iraq. The law aims to “protect Iraqi society from moral depravity and the … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Tuesday, April 16, 2024 The Chapel of the Good Shepherd at The General Theological Seminary of New York. | Courtesy The General Theological Seminary/Virginia Theological Seminary Episcopal Church bishops have objected to a New York-based seminary possibly allowing a Catholic choral group to lease space on its property because … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Pope Francis waves his hand to the crowd as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his study overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on February 27, 2022. – Pope Francis expressed his “deep pain for the tragic events” resulting from Russia’s … Read more
