The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s own 17 March 2015 news release reporting that a majority of presbyteries had ratified Amendment 14-F, changing the Book of Order's definition of marriage to a commitment between two people, effective 21 June 2015.
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The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s own news release, reporting its own Office of the General Assembly's presbytery ratification count for Amendment 14-F. Corroborated against The Presbyterian Outlook's and The Christian Century's independent contemporaneous accounts of the same 21 June 2015 effective date before citing. NotesReports that by 17 March 2015 a majority (86 of 171) of presbyteries had ratified Amendment 14-F, approved by the 221st General Assembly in June 2014, changing the Book of Order's definition of marriage from "a woman and a man" to "a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and a woman"; the change took effect 21 June 2015. Also notes the General Assembly's separate 2014 authoritative interpretation (371 to 238) permitting ministers to conduct same-sex marriages where civilly legal, while protecting those with conscientious objections from having to perform them.
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AuthorMelody K. Smith
PublisherPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Publication Year2015
URLhttps://old.pcusa.org/news/2015/3/17/presbyterian-church-us-approves-marriage-amendment/
Source TypeOfficial denominational history
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Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Custodian BasisThe denomination's own news release, reporting its own Office of the General Assembly's ratification tally for its own constitutional amendment.
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