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The Global Methodist Church (GM Church, or GMC) is a Methodist denomination within Protestant Christianity subscribing to views that were propounded by the conservative Confessing Movement. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The denomination is headquartered in the United States and has a presence internationally.
Founded in 1987, Lifewatch, Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality (TUMAS) is a 501(c)(3) organization that serves as the unofficial anti-abortion group within the United Methodist Church (UMC). [1] The organization publishes a quarterly newsletter titled Lifewatch and is a member of the National Pro-Life Religious Council. [2]
United Methodism’s global nature, with millions of church members in Africa, long kept it from liberalizing on sexuality issues, as other Mainline Protestant denominations did years ago.
Protestant supporters of abortion rights include the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Lutheran Women's Caucus. [5] [80] At its 2016 General Conference, the United Methodist Church voted by a margin of 425 to 268 to withdraw from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. The vote ...
As clergy, we believe abortion is not simply about “bodily autonomy” or “the rights of the unborn.” Abortion is far more complex than the false binary choice between one or the other ...
Stacey Abrams believes politicians shouldn’t interfere with a woman’s decision on whether to get an abortion, and her own religious faith has reinforced her pro-abortion-rights views.
Abortion is perceived as murder by many religious conservatives. [4] Anti-abortion advocates believe that legalized abortion is a threat to social, moral, and religious values. [4] Religious people who advocate abortion rights generally believe that life starts later in the pregnancy, for instance at quickening, after the first trimester. [5]
Experts explain some essential facts about abortion, including the different types of abortion and why access to safe and legal abortions is important. 6 facts about abortion that everyone should ...