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Minister defrocked over same-sex marriage, will appeal

The Rev. Frank Schaefer was defrocked Thursday for refusing to abide by the United Methodist Church's policies on homosexuality, writing another chapter in a case that stirred a wider call for social change when he was put on trial for officiating at his son's gay wedding.

Methodist spokesman John Coleman reads a statement after Methodist pastor Frank Schaefer was stripped of his credentials by the church's Board of Ordained Ministry.
Methodist spokesman John Coleman reads a statement after Methodist pastor Frank Schaefer was stripped of his credentials by the church's Board of Ordained Ministry.Read moreRON TARVER / Staff Photographer
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