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Article: CHURCH ENDORSES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST'S RULE-MAKING BODY ASKS MEMBER CHURCHES NOT TO DISCRIMINATE.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 5, 2005
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Byline: Doug Gross Associated Press
ATLANTA -- The United Church of Christ's rule-making body voted overwhelmingly Monday to approve a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage, making it the largest Christian denomination to do so.
The vote is not binding on individual churches, but could cause some congregations to leave the fold.
Roughly 80 percent of the representatives on the church's 884-member General Synod voted to approve the resolution a day after a smaller committee recommended it.
The Rev. John H. Thomas, president of the United Church of Christ, said with the vote on Independence Day, the rule-making body "acted courageously ...