An amendment changing the church's definition of marriage squeaked through a Presbytery of Middle Tennessee vote on Saturday, as local Presbyterians became some of the first in the nation to help decide the issue.
Only 23 of 171 presbyteries — what the Presbyterian Church (USA) denomination calls its regional bodies — have voted on an amendment to change the definition from a "civil contract between a man and a woman" to a "unique commitment between two people." Middle Tennessee's outcome was 92 yes, 84 no, a tally celebrated by many but causing consternation in some corners.
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