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Pittsburgh Episcopal bishop approves same-sex blessings
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s Episcopal bishop has decided to let local priests decide whether they will conduct blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples.
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Federal judge sets June trial for Pa. same-sex marriage lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The trial of a lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s gay-marriage ban will be held in June, a federal judge said Friday.
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Pa. pastor unrepentant for officiating gay wedding, suspended for 30 days
SPRING CITY, Pa. — A United Methodist minister convicted under church law of officiating at his son’s same-sex wedding was suspended for 30 days on Tuesday but remained defiant, saying he refuses to change his views, even if it means permanently losing his credentials.
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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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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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Federal judge rules lawsuit challenging Pa. gay marriage ban can proceed
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal court challenge to Pennsylvania’s 17-year-old law banning the recognition of same-sex marriages took an important step toward a trial Friday when a judge rejected two different attempts to block the lawsuit.
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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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Defendants reshuffled in lawsuit challenging Pa. same-sex marriage ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawyers on both sides of a court challenge to the state’s gay marriage ban have agreed to dismiss Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and Democratic Attorney General Kathleen Kane as defendants.
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Pa. lawmaker, gay rights groups pressure Sen. Pat Toomey on ENDA vote
PHILADELPHIA — Gay rights groups and a state lawmaker in Pennsylvania are asking U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey to support a bill that aims to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Inheritance tax at center of new challenges to Pa. same-sex marriage ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two women in separate cases have challenged Pennsylvania’s policy that same-sex couples are not covered under the inheritance tax waiver that applies to heterosexual couples.