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Research: Few pastors asked to perform same-sex weddings, less than half allow LGBT to serve in church

August 18, 2016

By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tennessee — More than 100,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages nationwide last year. But for preachers, being asked to do a same-sex wedding remains rare. A new survey by Nashville-based Lifeway Research found 11 percent of Protestant senior pastors have been asked to perform a same-sex … [Read more...]

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