United Reformed Church has voted in favour of allowing its local churches to register for and conduct same-sex marriages.The decision was taken earlier today at the URC's General Assembly in SouthportThe Assembly voted in favour of the proposal by a large majority, 240 votes to 21. It means URC churches wishing to register to hold same-sex marriages will be able to start the process immediately.The vote marks a decisive move for the URC, which considered the issue inconclusively in 2014 and at a special Assembly in June last year, which concluded that the denomination could not express a single view on the question and that the decision had to rest with the local church. Today's vote confirmed that decision. ...read more: http://goo.gl/qORxgp
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