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Scott T. Vehstedt

A stained glass window adorns Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. The church marks its 200th anniversary in the city where it was founded by a former slave. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (AP)

Gay rights dispute is pulling apart the United Methodist Church, after decades of argument

Scott T. Vehstedt