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The decisive vote capping a three-decades-long debate was cast by a regional group in Minnesota, the Los Angeles Times reported.

With the decision, the Presbyterian Church joins the Episcopal and Evangelical Lutheran Churches as well as the United Church of Christ in allowing homosexuals to openly serve as ministers and lay leaders.

The measure will however allow regional organizations to decide the issue for themselves.

"This is an important moment in the Christian communion," Michael Adee, a Presbyterian elder who heads an organization that fought for gay ordination, was quoted as saying by the LA Times.

"I rejoice that Presbyterians are focusing on what matters most -- faith and character, not a person's marital status or sexual orientation."

The change to the Presbyterian Church constitution was approved last summer by the church's General Assemb,64174,14953,16655,72449,83340,33123,86705,83422,61828,36919,49818,45049,36964,22731,28451,39380,99528,23171,22837,79789,28790,75818,25485,32130,15959,80727,56922,83863,23444,50298,47355,54601,48496,41265,21599,36392,73510,32847,43263,83328,60700,14334,31914,11585,59661,21364,59267,13344,74288,71211,95922,26085,67262,19104,49357,34303,70935,86276,72973,58289,74713,65834,10513,29577,19903,32504,43048,67127,52936,98655,35979,84149,34419,28586,60518,78333,49136,72600,47003,47171,42770,95086,78509,79103,24011,23348,85791,78180,93498,68051,62699,87459,43757,43035,91728,17215,14374,80722,39596,78481,64546,48972,65584,39830,15062,93897,12016,39854,76161,15982,95613,87681,63961,85612,45957,60449,83941,92375,72185,50108,26645,32198,25754,75915,36366,75314,43972,81017,19173,32131,50402,67431,58786,93260,85668,22548,66881,90077,96457,30514,47651,54680,91467,96302,78228,73789,27242,61548,96153,96960,60550,90798,34913,35896,77506,20592,21881,93614,28525,68209,83938,48715,70120,30726,19294,15429,67954,69641,99974,90299,94425,75321,45869,65837,92502,34018,69223,15034,29572,44074,34695,94922,51251,81087,86568,71172,89557,74455,10543,60097,66771,95279,31604,66625,77444,67360,70938,84274,53876,37612,25848,43311,20401,84660,38602,16848,72321,71958,42579,94630,59949,99164,91278,20480,51222,53673,90165,39255,56295,24336,87873,82549,59800,93721,57180,66963,39182,31259,64039,70427,59420,99283,20182,76559,17320,69884,92318,84092,59385,41923,74589,10568,18877,58513,87031,25044,97377,81568,72719,41537,58024,21100,96540,86521,21223,57156,86686,36902,46672,18815,16265,10816,95499,87179,68394,63251,18452,89802,99767,57011,24291,83058,99343,84749,60261,15217,78838,51776,87175,97151,18169,29479,40616,79128,33428,46383,16933,62947,85070,39505,51196,74479,36872,23119,81384,32896,57933,42856,88771,85321,93686,16057,95856,21115,94858,63393,88467,20531,30721,17035,95879,46096,60779,11966,31330,11938,25397,53852,66129,42416,41719,26870,78576,14915,30723,32995,77650,70846,35469,10925,73494,34127,58061,50211,31342,28193,65951,26948,62106,73283,10475,99587,98238,63011,42616,83568,13204,61316,98783,19442,90534,50431,17910,27882,35399,41276,67594,21825,97565,58578,84452,49422,60045,64056,99935,23562,61924,17143,49335,80619,55430,92616,22945,67277,45274,54343,25544,36120,59328,28729,58465,81183,45984,49712,70933,87280,85438,45255,25424,52415,28806,78069,67329,12567,42916,92442,60681,22733,90287,41956,54429,32023,95484,46000,89773,93313,54079,13272,20110,30874,38612,35097,24168,16093,67240,48528,67866,30966,51695,54143,69325,58182,96577,66036,69173,71481,87142,99363,99321,40178,21006,27096,67725,14532,61820,97150,46214,66336,25855,50853,27675,88278,77707,21272,33737,11401,73157,69722,56803,52842,26081,12787,12255,90934,60912,46363,32320,94377,33304,49725,23363,88004,73896,48652,20480,61309,55438,84255,70470,51340,75509,70251,94146,65170,93113,23858,79768,46952,95707,62644,92762,67836,71191,71365,60748,41603,94593,49808,61441,27085,38757,45520,65712,52238,29434,20387,50663,76517,48915,24900