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BLUE ASH, Ohio - Officials of the Presbyterian Church (USA) found Rev. Stephen Van Kuiken guilty of marrying same-sex couples, a violation of church law.
The court rebuked the minister, but neither suspended him nor removed him from ministry. He was also acquitted of a second charge of ordaining homosexuals not adhering to the Presbyterian chastity requirement. Van Kuiken, 44, a Cincinnati pastor acknowledge performing the ceremonies and ordaining homosexuals.