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This hopeful news comes from a church that will not sign marriage licenses anymore \u2014 at least not until gay and lesbian couple are afforded the same right to marry:<\/p>\n

Louisville, Kentucky- On Sunday, April 17, the congregation of Douglass Boulevard Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) unanimously voted to end the practice of signing marriage licenses because they give legal benefits to heterosexual couples that are not available to homosexual couples. Until the church\u2019s ministers may confer identical legal benefits on homosexual and heterosexual couples, they will perform only religious wedding ceremonies.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an Open and Affirming Community of Faith (a designation signifying DBCC\u2019s commitment to full acceptance of all people, regardless of race, gender, age, or sexual orientation), our membership is committed to treating homosexuals and heterosexuals equally. Our congregation believes it is unfair to provide different services and benefits to heterosexual couples than we can provide to gay and lesbian couples,\u201d said associate minister Rev. Ryan Kemp-Pappan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via DOUGLASS BLVD. CHRISTIAN CHURCH VOTES FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY AND ENDS PRACTICE OF SIGNING MARRIAGE LICENSE | Douglass Boulevard Christian Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This hopeful news comes from a church that will not sign marriage licenses anymore \u2014 at least not until gay and lesbian couple are afforded the same right to marry: Louisville, Kentucky- On Sunday, April 17, the congregation of Douglass Boulevard Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) unanimously voted to end the practice of signing marriage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity-in-america","category-same-sex-marriage"],"yoast_head":"\nKentucky Church Won't Sign Marriage Licenses<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This hopeful news comes from a church that will not sign marriage licenses anymore -- at least not until gay and lesbian couple are afforded the same\" \/>\n<meta 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