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Article: United Church of Christ Backs Gay Marriage
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- July 5, 2005
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DOUG GROSS, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-05-2005
Dateline: ATLANTA
Amanda Mendez of Chicago listens during Committee 3 debates debate of the Resolution in Support of Equal Marriage Rights at the General Snyod of the United Church of Christ committee in Atlanta Sunday, July 3, 2005. The 1.3-million member UCC could become the first mainline Christian denomination to endorse full marriage equality, regardless of gender, if the proposed resolution is approved by the church's General Synod. Mendez said that she was "here to learn" and was not specifically for or against the resolution. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)
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