The United Methodist Church's Schism over LGBTQ+ Rights

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Part I (00:13 - 10:23)
The Great Exodus: The United Methodist Church Loses More than 1 Million Members in One Day as African Conference Rejects Liberal LGBTQ Stance

• 1 million United Methodists exit in 1 day by The Christian Post (Mark Tooley)
• The Declaration by Decision of the Ivory Coast Annual Conference
• United Methodists Embrace a Big Tent After Historic LGBTQ Inclusion Vote by Word in Black (Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware)

Part II (10:23 - 17:09)
The Bible Does Not Allow Normalizing and Celebrating LGBTQ Behaviors: How the Revolutionaries Distort Scripture

• How a schism can unite U.S. Methodists by MSNBC (Robert Alan Hill)

Part III (17:09 - 20:56)
Great Moral Divide Between Republican and Democratic Parties on Display: Largest LGBTQ Rights Group in Our Nation Launches $15 Million Effort to Re-Elect Joe Biden

• America's largest LGBTQ rights group plans $15 million swing state blitz to re-elect Biden by NBC News (Sahil Kapur)

Part IV (20:56 - 25:00)
The Federal Courts and Pride Month: The Sexual Revolution Continues Its March Through Our Institutions

• Flying the Transgender Flag in the Federal Courts by National Review (Dan McLaughlin)

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