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Arkansas Methodists defer plan that would ease exit from national denomination

A plan that would have made it easier for theological conservatives to leave the United Methodist Church was derailed Thursday by members of the Arkansas Annual Conference, a development that surprised and disappointed many traditionalists. ....

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Arkansas United Methodists working toward amicable separation as national denomination splits

HOT SPRINGS As Arkansas United Methodists began their annual conference Wednesday, traditionalists and progressives huddled together, trying to craft a plan to facilitate an amicable separation. ....

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Arkansas United Methodists working toward amicable separation as national denomination splits

As Arkansas United Methodists began their annual conference Wednesday, traditionalists and progressives huddled together, trying to craft a plan to facilitate an amicable separation. ....

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