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LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Rich McKayReuters The United Methodist Church plans to split into two later this year, church officials said on Friday, a schism that follows years of contention…
By Christian News Network A group of 80 pastors is suggesting that the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination is facing an imminent split over its inability to resolve long-standing theological disputes about sexuality and church doctrine. But more than lamenting the…
By Ray Yungen Why are the mainstream denominations so open to meditative and holistic practices? A professor of theology at a United Methodist college gave this explanation: A spiritual vacuum exists in organized religion that might be filled by theologies that…
LTRP Note: For informational and research purposes only. Not posted as an endorsement. By DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN The Herald Sun of Durham Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. The room is about the size of an office. In fact, it…