article_snippet: There is still disagreement, and I don’t
article_snippet: mean to minimize that, but I think we are learning that we can disagree and still be church together.'
article_snippet: the church has in fact been losing some of the church members as the church adopts a more liberal stance on social and religious issues.
article_snippet: That being said, the fact that some many members who were against same-sex marriage have moved on to other churches made the passage of this new definition far easier for the church.
article_snippet: These decisions have been welcomed by some and are a disappointment to others,' Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of last year's Presbyterian General Assembly, said at the time.
highlights_snippet: Many have left the fair of recent as it takes a more liberal stance on religious and social issues .
  