Two young children die in Nigeria as violent row over LGBTQ+ church policies intensifies

A man and two young children have reportedly been killed in Nigeria following a clash between remaining and breakaway members of the Methodist Church.

In May, the United Methodist Church’s (UMC) General Conference in North Carolina voted to overturn a 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy – having previously forbidden “self-avowed homosexuals” – and eased restrictions on clergy performing same-sex marriages.

Thousands of Methodist churches have already sought to separate themselves from the UMC, either becoming independent entities or moving to the conservative Global Methodist Church (GMC).

According the United Methodist News service, violence erupted on Sunday (15 December) between worshippers of the UMC and the GMC in the Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba state, Nigeria. Elisha Masoyi, a United Methodist member and the 27-year-old brother of the church

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