Presbyterian Church (USA) approves same-sex marriage; it now goes to local votes

At its General Assembly in Detroit today, the 221st General Assembly of the 1.8-million-member Presbyterian Church (USA) made history as it affirmed the marriages of same-sex couples.

The Assembly voted by more than 70% to update the language about marriage from a "man and a woman" to "two persons" in the PC(USA) constitution. It will only become church law if approved by a majority of 172 presbyteries. Then couples can turn to their home churches to ask to be married, said Ann Craig, a spokeswoman for More Light Presbyterians, which for years has been lobbying for same-sex marriage in the mainline denomination.

"The Church affirmed all its faithful members today. This vote is an answer to many prayers for the Church to recognize love between committed same-sex couples," said Alex McNeill, executive director of More Light Presbyterians. "We will keep praying that the majority of our 172 presbyteries will confirm that all loving couples can turn to their churches when they are ready to be married."

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While I'm not religious, this is a very good thing!