Original sentence: " Meanwhile, Benke's defenders, mostly in the Synod's moderate wing, replied that he had given Christian witness in a permissible manner, and that the event was not a religious service.These include conservative/confessional groups such as Reclaiming Walther, Christian News, and Consensus, and moderate groups such as Jesus First, Day Star, and Voices/Vision
Edited sentence: " Meanwhile, Benke's defenders, mostly in the Synod's liberal wing, replied that he had given a minimal Christian witness in a permissible manner, and that the event was not a religious service.These include confessional groups such as Reclaiming Walther, Christian News, and Consensus, and liberal groups such as Jesus First, Day Star, and Voices/Vision