National Cathedral Rings Bells to Cheer Gay Marriage (LGBT Celebration Service 7PM in Washington)

[big_dog]

Source: CBS News

WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The National Cathedral is pealing its church bells, along with some other Washington churches, to celebrate the Supreme Court’s 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 cathedral’s 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 God’s 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. Well I am sure it must be the devil ringing those bells!!

Seriously,what a great thing! What a victory for all of us! and how nice to see this celebration..

[big_dog]

2. just amazing

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is this really happening in America?

[hrmjustin]

3. I figured they would. I hope they post it on their website.

The Episcopal Church is on the right side of this issue and I am proud to be a member of the Episcopal Church.

[sheshe2]

15. +1! nt

[Jefferson23]

4. I am impressed! K&R

[sarge43]

5. I love the sound of exploding wing nut heads

Thank you, Rev Hall.

[hrmjustin]

7. Hall is a great man and I am glad the Cathedral elected him dean.

[Ken Burch]

6. Which tells us where Westboro Baptist is gonna be tonight...

[hrmjustin]

8. Watch the service at their link here.

http://www.nationalcathedral.org/webcasts/sunday_flv.shtml

[big_dog]

9. thanks justin!

n/t

[hrmjustin]

10. You are very welcome!

[big_dog]

12. order of service

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]

11. And take a moment for so many who would have been so happy to see this day

but didn't live long enough.So many weddings we never got to celebrate.

And never take this for granted.

[allan01]

13. re:National Cathedral Rings Bells to Cheer Gay Marriage (LGBT Celebration Service 7PM in Washington)

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]

14. Kick & highly recommended.

[sheshe2]

16. It's like hearing the Angels sing~

Sweet sound.

[ReRe]

17. Amen!

K&R

And AMEN!

[Number23]

18. K&R This is so beautiful

[KoKo]

19. Good Stuff!

[heaven05]

20. well

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]

21. Great, except that "federal marriage equality" has not been extended to all...

... 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."