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The Rev. Frank Schaefer, right, of Lebanon Pa., gets hug from supporter Andrew Monath, of New Hope Pa., after the sentencing phase of the trial at Camp Innabah, a United Methodist retreat, in Spring City Pa. Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. A jury of his pastoral peers convicted Schaefer on Monday of breaking his vows by officiating his gay sons' Massachusetts wedding in 2007. Schaefer was given a 30 day suspension by the church.(AP Photo/Chris Knight)
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The Rev. Frank Schaefer (center), a United Methodist clergyman, is surrounded by the media as he leaves for a lunch break from a penalty hearing at Camp Innabah, a church retreat, in Spring City, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. A jury of his pastoral peers convicted Mr. Schaefer on Monday of breaking his vows by officiating his gay son's Massachusetts wedding in 2007. Mr. Schaefer could face punishment ranging from a reprimand to a suspension to losing his minister's credentials. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
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The Rev. Frank Schaefer (right), with his son Tim, knew that United Methodist Church law forbade him from officiating at Tim's 2007 same-sex wedding in Massachusetts, but he went ahead and did it anyway “because I love him so much and didn’t want to deny him that joy.” The decision could cost the elder Mr. Schaefer his pastor’s credentials, as he faces a church trial in southeastern Pennsylvania later this month. (AP Photo/Schaefer Family)
