United Methodists move toward lifting LGBTQ bans
Delegates at the General Conference in Charlotte advance proposals to overturn bans on LGBTQ clergy and same sex marriages. A regional structure proposal seeks to let the U.S. adjust rules locally, risking church unity amid Africa and other regions maintaining stricter practices. Delegates also vote on updating the Social Principles and the potential departure of about 30 conservative churches in Russia and nearby states.
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Charlotte
N.C
United Methodist
General Conference of
The
United Methodist Church
U.S
Africa
General Conference
Karen Oliveto
Mountain Sky Episcopal
International Church
Russia
Tracy Cox
First United Methodist Church
Tracy Merrick
Pennsylvania
United Methodist General Conference
Anais Hussian
Joshua Popson
Pittsburgh
Hussian
Popson
Love Your Neighbor Coalition
Associated Press
U.S. weighs restarting shuttered nuclear plants
A month after a 1.5 billion loan to Holtec to revive Palisades Michigan, officials see more plants possible to restart. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and executives push revival as environmental aims rise, while experts note few reactors remain suitable and others already dismantled.
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U.S
Jigar Shah
U.S. Energy Department
Shah
Holtec International Corp
Palisades
Michigan
California
Doug True
Nuclear Energy Institute Trade Group
Indian Point
New York City
San Onofre
Los Angeles
Three Mile Island
Dominguez
Three Mile Island Unit 1
Court Rules Transgender Care Coverage Discriminatory
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in an 8-6 decision, held that North Carolina state employee health plan exclusions and West Virginia Medicaid bars on gender-affirming care discriminate based on sex and gender identity. The ruling, tied to government sponsored coverage, signals a possible path to the Supreme Court.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
West Virginia Medicaid
U.S. Court of Appeals
4Th Circuit
Patrick Morrisey
Biden
Supreme Court
Morrisey
Dale Folwell
States challenge federal rule on transgender student safety
Several Republican state attorneys general sue to block Education Department Title IX protections for transgender students, arguing the rule bans blanket bathroom bans would harm women and burden states. Lawsuits filed in Louisiana and Alabama with others in Indiana Tennessee Texas and more seek to delay Aug 1 enforce.
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Louisiana
Liz Murrill
U.S. District Court
Monroe
Education Department
Idaho
Mississippi
Montana
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Texas
Amarillo
Amarillo. the Attorney General
Indiana
Tennessee
Attorney General
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Angie Charipar
Erin Erickson
Betsy Harrison
Sarah Hemming-Meyer
Jean Littlejohn
Jess Novotny
Lynette Voss
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