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Thomas Rimbey Ogletree, center, and his partner Nicholas Haddad, left, smile during a conversation with Methodist Bishop Martin McLee following a news conference announcing the case against Ogletree's father, Rev. Thomas Ogletree, for breaking church law by officiating their same-sex marriage had been dropped, Monday, March 10, 2014, in White Plains, N.Y. McLee, who announced the decision, called on church officials to stop prosecuting other pastors for marrying same-sex couples. McLee, who leads the church's New York district said he would cease church trials over the issue in his district and would organize a broad discussion about the church's internal divisions over gay relationships. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Methodist Bishop Martin McLee, Episcopal Leader of the New York Annual Conference, speaks to the media during a news conference following the announcement that a case against Rev. Thomas Ogletree for breaking church law by officiating his son's same-sex marriage had been dropped, Monday, March 10, 2014, in White Plains, N.Y. Ogletree, 80, said he's grateful the church had decided not to prosecute him for what he called "an act of pastoral faithfulness and fatherly love." McLee called on church officials to stop prosecuting other pastors for marrying same-sex couples. McLee, who leads the church's New York district said he would cease church trials over the issue in his district and would organize a broad discussion about the church's internal divisions over gay relationships. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
