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Presbytery of Middle Tennessee votes yes on gay marriage

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By Heidi Hall, The Tennessean An amendment changing the church’s definition of marriage squeaked through a Presbytery of Middle Tennessee vote on Saturday, as local Presbyterians became some of the first in the nation to help decide the issue. Only 23 of 171 presbyteries — what the denomination calls its regional bodies — have voted on an…

The marriage vote and the Presbytery of Middle Tennessee

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Today’s edition of The Tennessean (Nashville), includes a story by journalist Heidi Hall, reporting on the upcoming “marriage definition” vote to be taken by the Presbytery of Middle Tennessee. The article, “Middle Tennessee Presbyterians to vote on marriage definition,” begins with this: Middle Tennessee’s Presbyterians will help interpret what marriage means for members of their denomination,…

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