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4 days ago · In a society, the degree of political separation between the church and the civil state is determined by the legal structures and prevalent legal views that define the proper relationship between organized religion and the state.
Apr 30, 2024 · United Methodist Church law still bans the ordination of “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” into ministry — a decades-old rule that will come up for a vote later this week.
Apr 25, 2024 · Theocracy, government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided. In many theocracies, government leaders are members of the clergy, and the state’s legal system is based on religious law. The Enlightenment marked the end of theocracy in most Western countries.
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Apr 23, 2024 · The church court’s majority said this church law answers the bishops’ question because it says agency board members’ terms only begin after a regular session of General Conference.
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May 2, 2024 · Second Vatican Council (1962–65), 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, announced by Pope John XXIII in 1959 as a means of spiritual renewal for the church and as an occasion for Christians separated from Rome to join in a search for Christian unity.
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May 4, 2024 · The 447-233 vote by the UMC’s General Conference came one day after delegates overwhelmingly voted to repeal a 52-year-old declaration that the practice of homosexuality is “incompatible with...
Apr 17, 2024 · Does your church have governing documents? If you’re a pastor, do you know where those documents are located? It’s a question every pastor and church leader should ask, and it’s the topic of this Asked, Answered from Church Law & Tax’s Matt Branaugh.
