National Cathedral Rings Bells to Cheer Gay Marriage (LGBT Celebration Service 7PM in Washington)
Source: CBS News
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) The National Cathedral is pealing its church bells, along with some other Washington churches, to celebrate the Supreme Courts decisions on gay marriage.
Cathedral spokesman Richard Weinberg said the bells rang at noon Wednesday for 45 minutes to an hour. Bells also rang at other Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian and other Christian churches.
The cathedral scheduled a prayer service for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families Wednesday at 7 p.m. to celebrate the ruling.
In a statement, the cathedrals dean, the Rev. Gary Hall, says the church is ringing its bells to celebrate the extension of federal marriage equality to all the same-sex couples modeling Gods love in lifelong covenants.
Hall says the ruling should serve as a call for Christians to embrace religious marriage equality.
Read more: http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/06/26/supreme-court-rules-defense-of-marriage-act-unconstitutional/
Vietnameravet
(1,085 posts)Seriously,what a great thing! What a victory for all of us! and how nice to see this celebration..
big_dog
(4,144 posts)Last edited Wed Jun 26, 2013, 07:32 PM - Edit history (1)
is this really happening in America?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)The Episcopal Church is on the right side of this issue and I am proud to be a member of the Episcopal Church.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)sarge43
(28,946 posts)Thank you, Rev Hall.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)big_dog
(4,144 posts)n/t
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)big_dog
(4,144 posts)Upcoming Webcasts
June 26, 2013 7 PM
Special Service in Response to the
Supreme Court Rulings on Marriage Equality
After the Supreme Court announces rulings in two cases critical to LGBT equality, Washington National Cathedral will open its doors to the LGBT community and its allies, whether they are celebrating, grieving, or struggling to understand the implications of what the court has had to say.
http://www.nationalcathedral.org/pdfs/Service20130623.pdf
aquart
(69,014 posts)but didn't live long enough.So many weddings we never got to celebrate.
And never take this for granted.
allan01
(1,950 posts)the national cathederal is epsicopallian, but is open to other denominations . the episcopal church with in the last few years has become an open and afferiming place to all. never take any of our freedoms for granted. a historic day
William769
(55,148 posts)sheshe2
(84,005 posts)Sweet sound.
K&R
And AMEN!
Number23
(24,544 posts)KoKo
(84,711 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)let me get this right. The LBGT community gets their rights, which is a good thing, yet minority voters and women lose theirs, right? Every state has a right to impose rules designed to confuse and nullify minority votes, women cannot sue for sexual harassment, right? Is this a great country or what?
markpkessinger
(8,409 posts)... Section 2 of the law remains in effect. And if you are a gay couple who were legally married in a state that recognizes gay marriage, who then moves to a state that does not recognize such marriages. the federal government will no longer recognize your marriage either. What that means is that the plaintiff in the DOMA case, Edith Windsor, had she and her partner lived in a state like North Carolina, would still not be entitled to the spousal exemption from federal estate taxes, which was the point of her original lawsuit.
Sorry to rain on anybody's parade, but we are still a long way from "federal marriage equality."