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Methodists end case against bishop who officiated same-sex wedding
A church statement says the case against retired Bishop Melvin G. Talbert is ending with a settlement that the denomination calls a “just resolution.”
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Complaint filed against retired Methodist bishop for presiding over gay wedding
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A retired United Methodist bishop who performed a wedding ceremony for two Alabama men after they were refused permission to marry in the church now faces formal complaints over the ceremony.
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Methodists in crisis over same-sex marriage, church law
NEW YORK — The dispute among United Methodists over recognition of same-sex couples has lapsed into a doctrinal donnybrook, pitting clergy who are presiding at gay weddings in defiance of church law against proponents of traditional marriage who are trying to stop them.
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Methodist bishops plan complaint over retired bishop officiating gay wedding
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. — The United Methodist Council of Bishops on Friday said it plans to file a complaint against a retired bishop who performed a wedding for two gay men in Alabama.
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Methodist bishop performs gay wedding in Ala. despite church opposition
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A retired United Methodist bishop performed a wedding for two gay men Saturday in Alabama despite opposition from other church leaders.
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Retired Methodist bishop to officiate gay wedding in Ala. despite objections
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A retired United Methodist bishop from Tennessee said Monday that he will perform a wedding service for two men in Alabama despite opposition from the presiding bishop, who says the ceremony will violate church law.
