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Pa. pastors to officiate at gay wedding to support colleague facing dismissal
PHILADELPHIA — A group of Methodist ministers will jointly officiate the marriage of a same-sex couple — in violation of church doctrine — to show solidarity with a colleague facing possible dismissal for presiding at his gay son’s wedding.
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Some N.J. gay couples plan weddings, others still denied marriage licenses
TRENTON, N.J. — Pioneering couples across New Jersey prepared Sunday night to become the first in the state to be legally married to their same-sex partners.
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Finally, the day for those who have been married in their hearts a very long time
Weddings come in a lot of flavors. Many are planned, sometimes long before a potential mate is even in the picture. Some come about at the last minute. Some of the opposite sex variety come about because improper birth control was used and the couple “has to.” Then there are some special ones that occur when marriage equality is finally attained: the weddings of people who have been married in their hearts for a very long time, but only now can be legally and socially recognized. These kind of weddings will take place in New Jersey this week. Long term couples becoming legally, publicly married and acknowledged. It is about time.
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N.J. same-sex couples prepare to wed just after midnight tonight
TRENTON, N.J. — Several gay couples in New Jersey are expected to gather late Sunday to wed in ceremonies to be held shortly after midnight after judges said they would not hold up the first gay marriages in the state.
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Wedding planning frenzy begins as N.J. gay couples prepare to marry
TRENTON, N.J. — Activists are still working to line up judges who could waive the three-day waiting period for same-sex couples who want to exchange vows first thing Monday, when gay marriage will become legal in New Jersey.
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U.S. Senator-elect Cory Booker to officiate N.J. gay weddings
NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Sen.-elect Cory Booker says he will officiate at weddings of both gay and heterosexual couples as the mayor of Newark now that New Jersey is allowing same-sex marriage.
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Retired Methodist bishop to officiate gay wedding in Ala. despite objections
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A retired United Methodist bishop from Tennessee said Monday that he will perform a wedding service for two men in Alabama despite opposition from the presiding bishop, who says the ceremony will violate church law.
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Iowa venue that refuses gay weddings sues Civil Rights Commission
GRIMES, Iowa — The owners of a popular Iowa wedding venue have filed a lawsuit against the state’s Civil Rights Commission in response to a complaint against them for refusing to host same-sex weddings.
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Wash. judge admonished for refusing to preside over same-sex weddings
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Thurston County, Wash., Superior Court judge has been formally admonished for saying he wouldn’t preside at same-sex marriages.
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Former president George H.W. Bush serves as official witness at gay wedding
KENNEBUNK, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush was an official witness at the same-sex wedding of two longtime friends, his spokesman said Wednesday.