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in writing 
before a dispute arises, otherwise it can look to a court as 
if something was done after the fact as an attempt to cover 
up hostility to gays.Airline Baptist Church Senior Pastor Chad Mills said 
members of the public use their facilities in is Bossier City, La., 
for many activities, including Zumba classes. In the past, anyone who could 
pay the fee was allowed to reserve the space. But recently, the 
church changed its rental policy to allow wedding-related events only for 
male-female couples.Some denominations are less concerned about the Supreme 
Court rulings. The Assemblies of God, the group of churches comprising the 
world's largest Pentecostal denomination, sought legal advice after the 
rulings. An attorney for the group distributed a memo to ministers saying 
there was no reason to change their bylaws.However, the memo also said 
that "doing so is not inappropriate, and may be warranted based on 
future rulings by the Supreme Court and other state and federal courts."The 
bylaw changes are coming at a time when many churches are wrestling 
with gay marriage in general and are working hard to be more 
welcoming to gays and lesbians."It's probably one of the most difficult 
issues our churches are facing right now," said Doug Anderson, a national 
coordinator with the evangelical Vineyard Church. "It's almost an impossible 
situation to reconcile what's going on in our culture, and our whole 
theology of welcoming and loving peopl
WASHINGTON  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says the jury verdict 
that freed the killer of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was "questionable." 
But he isn't sure it will have staying power in the public 
consciousness.Speaking on CBS's Face the Nation, Powell said cases like 
Martin's "blaze across the midnight sky" and are forgotten.The first black 
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and first black secretary of 
state, Powell says America has come a long way toward racial equality 
50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. 
Powell recalled being refused service when trying to buy a hamburger before 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Minorities have many more opportunities today, 
but Powell says King would still demand work on education, housing and 
economic opportunities.

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