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(CNN)The Mormon church will no longer consider same-sex couples "apostates" and will allow their children to be baptized into the church without special approval from church leaders, the church said in a surprise announcement Thursday. The announcement was made by Dallin Oaks, a member of the church's First Presidency, at a conference in Salt Lake City. "Previously, our Handbook characterized same-gender marriage by a member as apostasy," the church said in a statement. "While we still consider such a marriage to...

'How could I subscribe to a religion that just didn't account for gay people?' New Zealand’s new Prime Minister has vowed to be a progressive leader. Jacinda Ardern’s left-leaning Labour party will form a coalition government with NZ First and the Green party. Jacinda Ardern is now leader of New Zealand ‘This is an exciting day. We aspire to be a government for all New Zealanders and one that will seize the opportunity to build a fairer, better New Zealand,’ she announced. ‘We will...