Natnal Cathedral Dean On Guns, Church & Gay Marriage : NPR

Contents:

• NATNAL CATHEDRAL CELEBRAT COURT'S GAY MARRIAGE RULG
• NATNAL CATHEDRAL HOLDS SERVICE ON GAY MARRIAGE
• WASHGTON NATNAL CATHEDRAL TO HOLD GAY WEDDGS
• NATNAL CATHEDRAL DEAN ON GUNS, CHURCH & GAY MARRIAGE
• NATNAL CATHEDRAL'S GAY MARRIAGE STANCE SPARKS CALLS FOR DEFUNDG
• NATNAL CATHEDRAL TO ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE

NATNAL CATHEDRAL CELEBRAT COURT'S GAY MARRIAGE RULG

But he says discrimatn remas agast gays and lbians. Hall says the fah muny has much work to do to end discrimatn agast gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people.

The Natnal Cathedral held a special prayer service for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr fai after two historic Supreme Court lgs Wednday upheld the legaly of same-sex marriage. Supreme Court Hands Gay Marriage Historic WSocial Media Epts Over Same-Sex Marriage DecisnsWatch: Prop 8 Rulg ReactnRAW VIDEO: Prop 8 Platiffs React to Supreme Court RulgNatnal Cathedral to Perform Same-Sex Weddgs. "We enthiastilly affirm each person as a beloved child of God — and dog so means cludg the full participatn of gays and lbians the life of this spirual home for the natn.

Acrdg to the news release, only upl directly affiliated wh the life of the thedral as members of the ngregatn, alumni, volunteers, donors or those judged by the an to have played an exceptnal role the life of the natn are eligible to be married at the will likely be six months to a year before the first gay marriag are performed at the thedral due to s by schle and s pre-maral unselg requirement, the AP s General Conventn last summer, the U. Epispal Church beme the biggt church the Uned Stat to approve a provisnal re for blsg gay Epispal Church is an pennt U.

NATNAL CATHEDRAL HOLDS SERVICE ON GAY MARRIAGE

Illois and Rho Island are also set to take up bills to possibly jo them, and the Supreme Court is schled to hear s on gay marriage Hall told the AP he se marriage as a human issue, not a polil issue.

WASHGTON NATNAL CATHEDRAL TO HOLD GAY WEDDGS

Cathedral officials tell The Associated Prs the church will be among the first Epispal ngregatns to implement a new re of marriage for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr members.

NATNAL CATHEDRAL DEAN ON GUNS, CHURCH & GAY MARRIAGE

It will likely be six months to a year before the first gay marriag are performed at the thedral due to s by schle and s pre-maral unselg requirement.

NATNAL CATHEDRAL'S GAY MARRIAGE STANCE SPARKS CALLS FOR DEFUNDG

Some ngregatns have left the church over s cln of gays and lbians over the years. Legislators Illois and Rho Island are set to take up bills to possibly jo them, and the Supreme Court is schled to hear s on gay marriage March. “For to be able to say we embrace same-sex marriage as a tool for fahful people to live their liv as Christian people, ” he said, “for to be able to say that at a moment when so many other barriers toward full equaly and full cln for gay and lbian people are fallg, I thk is an important symbolic moment.

NATNAL CATHEDRAL TO ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE

Image ptn, The first gay marriage uld be held at the Natnal Cathedral as soon as six monthsThe Washgton Natnal Cathedral, one of the hight-profile church the US, will host same-sex weddgs, a thedral lear has Very Rev Gary Hall said the move brgs about "the full participatn" of gay people the church has no official state sanctn but has hosted printial gural servic and state funerals, and weled foreign heads of marriage is legal the District of Columbia and ne US stat.