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I've often contributed to threads condemning fundamentalist religious bigotry. Wahhabism, WBC, Haredi and Moral Majority types have all had my condemnation. If you criticise wildly reactionary Christian morals strongly, then I think you also have the obligation to recognise when other Christian denominations do something that demonstrates love, acceptance and moral tolerance.
I was heartened to read this article about one such Christian church doing something positive and progressive. Good for the URC (Presbyterian/Congregationalist) if and when they make this momentous decision, and congratulations to the happy couple, whenever they tie the knot.
Gay marriage vote: The couple hoping to marry in church - BBC News
Lots of churches have become progressive on gay marriage, others remain divided. Some are still holding to their guns and ban it outright, but those are rapidly becoming a relic of the past.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominational_positions_on_homosexuality