Friday, January 11, 2013

Wash. Post: Same-sex weddings to begin at Washington National Cathedral

Washington National Cathedral ? the seat of the Episcopal Church, one of the world?s largest cathedrals and the host of the official prayer service for the presidential inauguration later this month ? has decided to start hosting same-sex weddings.

In some ways, the announcement that is expected Wednesday morning is unsurprising for a denomination and a diocese that long ago took up the cause of marriage equality. But the cathedral?s stature and the image of same-sex couples exchanging vows in the soaring Gothic structure visited by a half-million tourists each year is symbolically powerful.

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Source: http://www.pewforum.org/Press-Room/Pew-Forum-in-the-News/Same-sex-weddings-to-begin-at-Washington-National-Cathedral.aspx

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