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Contents:

• PRBYTERIANS HAVE VARIED VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE
• 3 OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMATNS THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE
• PRBYTERIANS APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE CHURCH CONSTUTN
• PRBYTERIAN CHURCH LEARS DECLARE GAY MARRIAGE IS CHRISTIAN

PRBYTERIANS HAVE VARIED VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE

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3 OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMATNS THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE

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PRBYTERIANS APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE CHURCH CONSTUTN

Correctn append, March 18 The Prbyterian Church (USA) ma a historic cisn Tuday night to formally regnize gay marriage and allow same-sex upl to marry s ngregatns. “Fally, the church s nstutnal documents fully regniz that the love of gays and lbian upl is worth celebratg the fah muny, ” Rev. Ellison, executive director of the Covenant Network of Prbyterians, which advot for the cln of gay people the church, told the Tim.

Ordag bodi (ssns and prbyteri) are permted but not required to orda lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr persons. Prbyterians Have Varied Views On Gay Marriage Twenty years ago, few Amerins approved of homosexualy or thought gay marriage should be legal.

PRBYTERIAN CHURCH LEARS DECLARE GAY MARRIAGE IS CHRISTIAN

Prbyterians Have Varied Views On Gay Marriage. Twenty years ago, few Amerins approved of homosexualy or thought gay marriage should be legal.

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