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Episcopal Church votes to perform gay marriages

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By Brady McCombs and Rachel Zoll, Associated Press. Episcopalians overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples, solidifying the church’s embrace of homosexuality that began more than a decade ago with the pioneering election of the first openly gay bishop. The vote came in Salt Lake City at the Episcopal General Convention, just days after the U.S….

Take your pick: Give mainline Protestants a new name

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By Cathy Lynn Grossman Could re-branding rouse the dwindling mainline Protestant troops? The dozen church groups under the mainline umbrella — including United Methodists, Episcopalians, Evangelical Lutherans, Presbyterians (USA) and American Baptists — have been flagging for years. Mainline Protestants  made up 18 percent of U.S. adults in 2008. Fifty years ago, its members were…

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