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The UMC lifts 40-year ban on LGBT clergy How it affects Nashville

The United Methodist Church is lifting its decades-long ban on gay clergy. Delegates removed a rule forbidding people in same-sex relationships from being ordained or appointed as ministers.

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GOP governor signs marriage law that could set the stage for a challenge to Obergefell

The law says ordained folks don t have to officiate marriages they re against. But there wasn t a law requiring them to do so in the first place.

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Law allowing wedding officiants to discriminate goes to the Tennessee governor

The bill s main sponsor is a longtime opponent of same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ rights.

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GOP lawmaker wants to let wedding officiants discriminate against LGBTQ+ couples

The bill may be a coded attempt to challenge the legality of marriage equality.

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Family of Wayne County man killed in police shooting wants answers

Eric Patton didn't get into specifics, beyond saying that it was pretty clear that more care could have been taken.

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