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Before the Spokane City Council meeting Monday night gay rights advocates gathered at Westminster United Church of Christ to show their support for gay marriage. A group of about 75 people participated in the March for Equality, which concluded at City Hall. Before going into the council meeting, three pastors representing The Inland Northwest Clergy for Inclusion, read a proclomation in favor of gay marriage.</p>
After a five-and-a-half-hour city council meeting Monday night, officials were unable to answer the question theologians have been debating for decades: should same-sex couples be allowed to marry?
Tonight gay rights advocates from The Pride Foundation, Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, Destinations of Spokane and Westminster United Church of Christ will swarm Spokane City Hall, where the city council is expected to vote on resolution supporting gay marriage.