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[quote=Anonymous]Wrong.  It's universal now in the Episcopal church and clergy who object have been ordered to marry same-sex couples:

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The Episcopal Church (1,549 008 communicant members and 2,009,084 baptised members)at their 2009 General Convention declared that: “bishops, particularly those in dioceses within civil jurisdictions where same- gender marriage, civil unions, or domestic partnerships are legal, may provide generous pastoral response to meet the needs of members of this Church." On July 9, 2012, the Episcopal Church passed a resolution approving an official liturgy for blessing same-sex unions. This liturgy, called “The Witnessing and Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant” will enable priests to bestow the church’s blessing on gay couples even if they live in a state where same-sex marriage is illegal; however, bishops who do not approve of the liturgy can prohibit their priests from using it. The resolution is provisional and will be reviewed in three years.[/quote]

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