Presbyterian Church, marriage equality, and a mother’s desires
It’s safe to say most mothers of sons look forward to dancing at their boy’s wedding. This is thematic fodder for many a storyline in romantic comedies, not the least of which is Debbie Reynolds’ plea to Kevin Kline in Paul Rudnick’s 1997 film In and Out: “We love you no matter what… as long as you get married. I need this wedding. I need some music, and some beauty, and some place cards before I die.”
The Rev. Melody Young wants to do much more than dance at her son Nathan’s as yet unscheduled and unplanned wedding – she’s looking forward to the day when she performs the ceremony. As a teaching elder (our term for minister) in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Melody is licensed to perform weddings in her home state of Washington, and authorized by our Book of Order to preside over worship and legally solemnize marriages.
Unless she wants to marry Nathan off to some charming future son-in-law.
Nathan is a technical communications whiz and a brilliant pianist and music director who has shared those skills with the church at local and national levels, including our recently concluded General Assembly, June 30- July 7, in Pittsburgh. General Assembly is our biennial legislative body, where equal numbers of clergy and lay commissioners, as well as smaller numbers of theological students, young adult, ecumenical and missionary advisory delegates meet in committees and plenary sessions to listen to each other, discern the will of God together, and set policy for our 1.9 million-member denomination.
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