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Article: United Church of Christ will debate same-sex marriage resolution
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- April 22, 2005
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M.R. KROPKO, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
04-22-2005
Dateline: CLEVELAND
The United Church of Christ, a denomination known for its progressive stand on social issues, will consider opposing resolutions on same-sex marriage at its biennial meeting in July, a church official said Friday.
"We take our democratic form of church governance seriously," said the Rev. J. Bennett Guess, spokesman for the Cleveland-based UCC. "This will ensure some heated conversation for our church when we meet in Atlanta."
This is the first time the same-sex marriage issue will be debated at the church's General Synod meeting. The United Church of Christ has a membership of 1.3 million.
The General Synod ...