From Michigan-Marriage-equality advocates call last week’s redefinition of marriage by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) another step forward in an inevitable process.
“It reflects that acceptance is growing in the faith community,” said Regina Calcagno of Michigan For Marriage.
The mainline Protestant body now defines marriage as “a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and a woman.” The slight but significant change, which goes into effect June 21, is widely seen as permission for member churches to marry same-sex couples.
Yet not every Presbyterian church will be sanctioning same-sex unions.
Nor is their legal status clear in Michigan, where same-sex marriage remains prohibited under the state constitution.
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http://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/special-reports/2015/03/20/sex-religion-presbyterians-controversy/25090557/
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