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"  After three decades of debate, the Presbyterian church in America has voted to allow their clergy to perform gay marriages and changed their definition of marriage to a union of &amp;quot;two people,&amp;quot; rather than a man and woman, reports The New York Times. (Actually, in order to appease the conservative faction of the church, it was amended to &amp;quot;two people, traditionally a man and a woman.&amp;quot;)   The vote was overwhelmingly for the change: 71 percent to 29 percent. It overturns the church&amp;#039;s 1991 and 2008 bans on clergy performing gay marriages and putting those who did on ecclesiastical trial. Incidentally, The Huffington Post reports that President Obama will announce today that legally married gay couples are now eligible for the Family and Medical Leave Act in all 50 states.   RELATED: 8 Things You Must Know Before Attending a Same-Sex Wedding Michigan Won&amp;#039;t Recognize Same-Sex Marriages   Follow Anna on Twitter.   Photo Credit: Getty "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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