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Presbyterian leaders OK gay clergy

Started by Natasha, June 28, 2008, 01:18:08 AM

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June 28, 2008, 01:18:08 AM
Presbyterian leaders OK gay clergy

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ordain28-2008jun28,0,7679148.story
6/28/2008

"Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (USA) overturned a long-standing ban on the ordination of gays and lesbians Friday, providing yet the latest example of a religious denomination struggling with how, and whether, to incorporate homosexuality into church life.

At the same time, the church's national governing body, meeting in San Jose, refused to alter its definition of marriage, calling it a "covenant between a woman and a man." The actions by the General Assembly came the week after same-sex marriage became legal in California. They also follow the decision of a gathering of Methodists from Southern California and Hawaii, who went against their national church by voting to support same-sex couples who marry and the pastors who welcome them."
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