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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Alabama-West Florida Conference in fifteen property disputes with local churches seeking to leave the United Methodist Church. The court allowed the conference to use its Book of Discipline as evidence, stating it doesnt make the disputes religious matters. The ruling is a procedural victory, as lower courts must now reconsider using neutral legal principles to determine property ownership. The splits stem from tensions over the denominations stance on same-sex weddings and LGBTQ clergy ordination, with conservative congregations feeling ignored. More than two dozen similar lawsuits remain in Alabama courts, despite the denomination dropping old bans at the General Conference this year.

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