Monday, July 06, 2009

Mainline clergy divided on gay, lesbian issues

By United Methodist News Service*
June 29, 2009 | WASHINGTON (UMNS)

A quarter of United Methodist clergy support same-sex marriages and less than a third back gay and lesbian clergy, a study has found.

In a survey of clergy from seven mainline denominations, senior United Methodist clergy were among the strongest advocates of traditional church policies on marriage and ordination, ranking below only their colleagues from American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A.

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