Presbytery commends pastor, defies church court ruling

NAPA, California — In an unprecedented act of defiance, a California branch of the Presbyterian Church (USA) (PCUSA) refused a ruling from a church court to rebuke a pastor who wed same-sex couples. The Napa-based presbytery of the Redwoods voted 74–18 on May 15 to instead praise Janie Spahr, who wed 16 same-sex couples when gay “marriage” was legal in…