Gay marriage presbyterian

• PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The U.S.
(Orlando Sentinel)
• The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) narrowly rejected a proposal to change its definition of marriage from the union of a man and a woman to two people.
(Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.s legislative body considers this week whether to allow ministers to perform same-sex marriages, Reverend Jane Spahr will not be present. But in some ways she will be at the center of the proceedings.
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• The Presbyterian Church (USA), the country's largest Presbyterian Various proposals concerning gay marriage could lead to contentious debate within the Louisville-based Protestant denomination.
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• The 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) will consider two recommendations concerning gay marriage this week while meeting in Pittsburgh. The Louisville, Ky.
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• which has wrestled with the issue of the ordination of gay priests and the blessing of same sex marriages in states where such marriages are legal.
(The State)
• The Presbyterian Church (PCUSA In February, church surveys showed 51 percent of church members opposed gay marriage while 34 approved. It also showed that pastors were evenly split at 41 percent, while the rest were undecided.
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• They did not vote on proposals allowing openly gay clergy or same-sex blessings.
(Philadelphia Daily News)
• After decades spent trying to make the Presbyterian faith embrace its gay and lesbian members This summer, its governing body will vote on whether to allow same-sex marriages. The outcome is uncertain.
(Eau Claire Leader-Telegram)
• His congregation, Good Shepherd Presbyterian in south Charlotte, is small but growing, even as the denomination shrinks. And he is a conservative hoping to lead a denomination that has liberalized its positions on gay clergy and Biblical interpretation.
(CharlotteObserver.com)