Tuesday Morning Live Stream (October 22, 2024)

Today I'll be talking about:
1. Georgia (the country) signing an anti-LGBT bill - https://newswirelawandevents.com/georgia-signs-anti-lgbtq-bill-law/#google_vignette
2. A more comprehensive report on developments in Nigeria with respect to recent legal decisions and the physical assault of Ande Emmanuel
3. The committee responsible for placing bishops in the GMC - https://peopleneedjesus.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/values-and-principles-in-the-interim-assignment-of-bishop.pdf
4. A report showing that the average age of UMC clergy seems to have gotten older since disaffiliation - https://www.churchleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Clergy-Age-Trends-Report-2024.pdf
5. An article on Selma's Oldest Church suing the UMC to keep their property - https://www.al.com/news/2024/10/selmas-oldest-church-sues-united-methodists-in-an-effort-to-keep-its-property.html

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