• Top church court reviews gay marriage case

The volatile issue of gay marriage reached the highest realms of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday, when the top church court reviewed the case of a longtime minister found guilty of violating denominational law for officiating at the weddings of two lesbian couples.During a two-hour hearing, an attorney for the Rev. Jane Spahr said the now-retired California minister committed no offense and followed her conscience when she married two lesbian couples in 2004 and 2005.