️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  (CNN) The country's largest Presbyterian denomination has changed its definition of marriage to include gay couples -- although not explicitly. (CNN) The country's largest Presbyterian denomination has changed its definition of marriage to include gay couples -- although not explicitly. Presbyterian Church (USA) approved an amendment to its constitution after most of its 171 presbyteries -- or governing bodies -- voted for it, PC (USA) said Tuesday. <unk>Presbyterian Church (USA) approved an amendment to its constitution after most of its 171 presbyteries -- or governing bodies -- voted for it, PC (USA) said Tuesday. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• But no teaching elder or session can be forced to conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies if they don't believe they are appropriate.<unk>But no teaching elder or session can be forced to conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies if they don't believe they are appropriate. Not all members supported the decision.<unk> Not all members supported the decision. In a post on PC (USA) website, Jean and Robert Gorney accused the church of going against the Bible and threatened to leave. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ But the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, which says it supports "a fully inclusive church", welcomed the news Tuesday night.<unk>But the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, which says it supports "a fully inclusive church", welcomed the news Tuesday night. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Covenant Network is committed to fostering healthy dialogue and working with those who hold a view different from ours, seeking opportunities for us to model an authentic and productive unity".<unk> The Covenant Network is committed to fostering healthy dialogue and working with those who hold a view different from ours, seeking opportunities for us to model an authentic and productive unity".<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> CNN's Daniel Burke contributed to this report.
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