Reply #172

It's a shame when reporters can't get such a simple point correct.
His church was-is the UCC, the United Church of Christ, one of the most progressive of Protestant denominations. They have been at the fore front of acceptance of this issue since the early seventies (close behind the Unitarian Universalist Association).

http://www.ucc.org/lgbt/lgbt-history-timeline.html

From Wiki:
"Same-sex marriage
Churches in the UCC can sanctify same-sex unions. The resolution "In support of equal marriage rights for all", supported by an estimated 80% of the UCC's 2005 general synod delegates, made the United Church of Christ the first major Christian deliberative body in the U.S. to make a statement of support for "equal marriage rights for all people, regardless of gender," and is hitherto the largest Christian denominational entity in the U.S. supporting same-sex marriage.

(Thanks, Skinner, for posting)