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Church jury convicts Pa. Methodist pastor for officiating gay son’s wedding
SPRING CITY, Pa. — A United Methodist minister was convicted Monday in a Pennsylvania church trial of breaking church law by officiating at his son’s same-sex marriage, a case that rekindled debate over the policy of the nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination.
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Orlando Cruz, first openly gay professional boxer, marries partner
NEW YORK — Openly gay professional boxer Orlando Cruz married his partner, José Manuel Colón, in a ceremony in New York’s Central Park on Saturday.
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United Methodists hold trial for Pa. pastor who officiated gay son’s wedding
SPRING CITY, Pa. — A United Methodist pastor accused of officiating his son’s same-sex wedding testified Monday he decided to break church rules out of love for his son.
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Pa. pastor faces church trial Monday for officiating at gay son’s wedding
A Pennsylvania pastor charged under United Methodist law with officiating his son’s same-sex marriage is scheduled to go on trial Monday.
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Ministers back colleague by participating in same-sex wedding ceremony
PHILADELPHIA — About 50 ministers gave their symbolic support to a colleague facing sanctions from the United Methodist Church by participating in a same-sex wedding.
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Methodist pastor faces trial for presiding over son’s gay wedding
The Rev. Frank Schaefer officiated his son’s same-sex marriage “because I love him so much and didn’t want to deny him that joy,” but his decision to flout Methodist law could cost him his pastor’s credentials in the latest flashpoint of a debate roiling the nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination.
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Wedding plans get underway as Illinois same-sex couples gear up for marriage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Just a few hours after state lawmakers approved same-sex marriage in Illinois, Chicago wedding planner Lindsay Parrott started getting her first inquiries for summer weddings.
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West Point in N.Y. hosts first same-sex wedding between two men
WEST POINT, N.Y. — TTwo West Point graduates were married Saturday in the military academy’s first wedding between two men.
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O’Connor performs same-sex wedding at U.S. Supreme Court building
WASHINGTON — Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has officiated at the wedding of a gay couple at the Supreme Court, at least the second such ceremony at the court since its June decision that expanded federal recognition of same-sex marriage.
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Gay couples wed as N.J. becomes 14th state to legalize same-sex marriage
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. — Gay couples exchanged vows in early morning ceremonies in several New Jersey communities Monday as the state began recognizing their marriages at 12:01 a.m., becoming the 14th state to do so.