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The Church of Sweden's leaders have said that they are willing to allow gay people to marry in church on the same basis as heterosexual couples, although bishops are unsure whether to call the unions marriage. "We are prepared to carry out partnerships for homosexuals that have the force of law," said Bishop Claes-Bertil Ytterberg of the church's Västerås diocese. Ytterberg said the decision will make the church the first major denomination in the world to allow full gay church marriage in practice. However, the United Church of Canada, the second largest Canadian denomination, already carries out gay marriages. An...

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., - A no-holds- barred series on sex is one of the ways that Epic Church wants to talk about an often ignored topic in churches, as well as within people's homes. It may cause mixed reactions from men, women, teenagers, or anyone else that hears the word "sex," but Epic has no plans of leaving anything off the table. With the continuous rise in couples that are frustrated in their relationships, as well as all the confused parents who don't know how to talk to their kids, Epic Church has prepared a six week series to tackle...