Presbyterian leaders split Thursday on two gay-friendly measures, voting to allow non-celibate gays in committed relationships to serve as clergy but deciding not to redefine marriage in their church constitution to include same-sex couples _ at least for now.
The surprise vote to shelve the marriage issue at the church's general assembly in Minneapolis late Thursday passed by a slim margin of 51 percent. The decision means the church will continue to define marriage as being between "a man and a woman" for at least two more years _ unless someone who voted to shelve the measure moves Friday to reconsider it and supporters muster enough votes to approve another …
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