(SRNN NEWS)-The UMC Africa College of Bishops meeting in Angola has reaffirmed its commitment to the Biblical definition of marriage and all its precepts on human sexuality. The U.S.-based UMC leadership has embraced same-sex marriage and gay ordination. For the moment the African bishops are remaining in the denomination, however. UMC leaders are floating the idea […]
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(SRNN NEWS)-The UMC Africa College of Bishops meeting in Angola has reaffirmed its commitment to the Biblical definition of marriage and all its precepts on human sexuality. The U.S.-based UMC leadership has embraced same-sex marriage and gay ordination. For the moment the African bishops are remaining in the denomination, however. UMC leaders are floating the idea of a kind of regional autonomy that would allow local authority on questions of doctrine.