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Protestant supporters of abortion rights include the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Lutheran Women's Caucus. [12] [82] 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 ...
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a socially liberal mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Restorationist, Continental Reformed, and Lutheran traditions, and with approximately 4,600 churches and 712,000 members.
Some mainline Protestant denominations such as the Episcopal Church, United Church of Christ, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, among others, are more permissive of abortion. [23] The Waldensian Evangelical Church has also favored the legal right to an abortion. [24]
Reverend Bryan Pigford, United Methodist Church, North Charleston, SC Reverend Becky J. Shirley, United Methodist Church, Columbia, SC Reverend Scott W. Smoak, United Methodist Church, Blythewood, SC
[39] The United Church of Christ supports abortion rights, viewing it as a matter of reproductive health and justice. [39] The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) adopts the view that abortion is a personal choice, but acknowledges "diverse conclusions and actions" within the church on the issue. [39]
The United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns Archived 8 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine is one of the officially recognized "Historically Underrepresented Groups" in the United Church of Christ, and as such has a dedicated seat on the United Church of Christ Executive Council and a number of other ...
In another lawsuit, plaintiffs and sisters Jane Roe 1 and Jane Roe 2 allege that the leader of their church, San Antonio ICOC, lied about reporting their alleged abuse to child protective services ...
United Church of Christ (UCC) is the sixth and has about 710,000 members in 2022. [25] Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (DOC) is the seventh and has about 278,000 members as of 2022. [26] The term 'mainline' has also been applied to Canadian Protestant churches that share common origins with their US counterparts [27] [28] such as the: