Led by five Sacramento-area congregations, 30 United Methodist churches in Northern California and other Western states have declared that their members support same-sex church weddings – a stance that defies international church rules.
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Hellen Pontac of Marriage Equality USA serves cake to people celebrating same-sex marriages at the Sacramento County Clerk / Recorder's office in Sacramento on Friday, February 14, 2014. Friday is Valentine's Day and the most popular day for marriages. This is the first Valentine's Day that same-sex couples will be able to marry officially.
