Posted on 02/02/2012 1:33:11 PM PST by illiac
The Washington state Senate, in an historic action, voted 28 to 21 on Wednesday night to legalize marriage between same-sex partners.
"We ask for your support tonight because marriage is the way society says you are family," said state Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, chief sponsor of the legislation and a gay man in a two-decade partnership.
Regardless of how his colleagues voted, Murray added, they will receive a wedding invite from him. A practicing Catholic, Murray has said he is pained that he will not be able to marry in his church.
The House of Representatives is expected to approve the legislation within a week. Gov. Chris Gregoire, who watched Wednesday night's debate, has become a passionate advocate of marriage equality at the end of what she described as a "personal journey".
(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.com ...
A guy in Thailand married his dead girl friend. Does that count, too?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/18/man-marries-dead-girlfriend-thailand_n_1211497.html.
A few days ago in Seattle a woman said she wanted to marry a building. It was a publicity stunt/protest against demolishing the building, but still.
And if he is not denied communion over this and excommunicated, so is this so-called "church."
Was it true love? Then who are we to judge?
Liberals are ruining this once-great country.
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