Nearly a thousand United Methodists are ready to defy their denomination and offer marriage ceremonies to same-sex couples in the name of love and family parity. The membership of a Methodist group called the We Do! Methodists Living Marriage Equality…
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Clergy Lead in New Referendum Drive for Gay Marriage Maine
Maine voters will again be asked to vote on marriage equality, next November. As in New York’s victory last week, where the Catholic role was crucial, people of faith will again be playing a crucial role – in favour. Just…
Methodist Clergy: Gay Marriage Revolt Expands to New England
In Wiscinson last week, Lesbian minister in the UMC Amy DeLong paid the price for her courage in conducting a lesbian wedding in church some years ago: she was suspended from her ministry in the UMC – but for only…
R.I. Catholics Support Gay Marriage – 2 to 1!
In New England, just two of the six states do not yet have marriage equality – Maine, where gay marriage was passed by the legislature before being disappointingly overturned, and Rhode Island. I would expect that to change next year,…
