Iceland Expands Its Evangelical Ban To Include Anti-LGBT Methodists

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02/02/2020

The parliament of this island country in the North Atlantic declared today it is increasing its travel ban to include American evangelicals who are members of the newly formed anti-LGBT Methodist denomination. This is a response to President Donald Trump expanding the US travel ban to include six new countries. Immediately after the United States announced its travel restrictions in 2017, Iceland stated White Southern Baptists from
The United States of America were no longer welcome on its shore. The United Methodist Church decided to split into two factions. So-called traditional Methodists do not support LGBT rights.

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