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Article: Church separates from state when it comes to marriage; Lyndale United Church of Christ decides to stop offering civil wedding ceremonies.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- April 15, 2006
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Byline: Pamela Miller; Staff Writer
When members of Lyndale United Church of Christ in Minneapolis realized that they all believed it was unfair that straight couples can legally marry and gay couples can't, they decided to demonstrate their solidarity. The congregation of 135 active members, about one-third of them gay, voted unanimously this week to stop offering civil weddings at the church, said Michael Vanderford, moderator for the congregation.
"We see this as a way to treat all couples, gay and straight, equally," he said.
The decision means that heterosexual couples will receive the same religious marriage ceremony at the church that ...
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