{"id":53054,"date":"2021-07-01T06:33:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T05:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=53054"},"modified":"2021-07-01T06:33:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T05:33:43","slug":"methodist-church-allows-same-sex-marriages-after-historic-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/01\/methodist-church-allows-same-sex-marriages-after-historic-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodist Church allows same-sex marriages after &#8216;historic&#8217; vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Methodist church has become the largest religious denomination in the UK to allow same-sex marriages after historic votes.<\/p>\n<p>The Church made the decision on Wednesday after debates on the topic at the Methodist Conference, the proposals to allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/15\/pope-orders-catholic-priests-to-desist-from-blessing-same-sex-marriages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">same-sex marriages<\/a> were passed with 254 votes in favor and 46 against.<\/p>\n<p>The Methodist Church said ministers who oppose the changes will not be forced to carry out same-sex marriages.<\/p>\n<p>Dignity &amp; Worth, a campaign group in the Methodist Church, said the vote was a \u201cmomentous step on the road to justice and inclusion\u201d after many years of sometimes painful conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Sam McBratney, who chairs the group, praised the \u201ccourageous step\u201d taken by the church.<\/p>\n<p>The Rev Sonia Hicks, elected as the Methodists\u2019 first black female president at the weekend, said it was a \u201chistoric day for our church\u201d. She urged people \u201cto support each other respecting our differences\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Jayne Ozanne, a campaigner for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/16\/lgbtq-community-react-to-vatican-news-order-for-priests-not-to-bless-gay-marriages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT<\/a>+ equality and a member of the C of E\u2019s ruling body, the General Synod, said the vote reflected \u201cthe significant shift that there has been among Christian attitudes in England, and shows how so many people would echo the recent call of Bishop Paul Bayes to allow same-sex marriage in the C of E\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The church has a membership of 164,000, making it the fourth-largest denomination of Christian churches in the U.K.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Methodist church has become the largest religious denomination in the UK to allow same-sex marriages after historic votes. 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