D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to Sign Marriage Bill Today — in Church
This morning, Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty will sign the marriage equality bill approved by the D.C. Council earlier this week. He'll do so in a church:
"Mayor Adrian M. Fenty will sign legislation Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in the District at a bill-signing ceremony so historic that his staff scrambled to find the perfect location Thursday. Would it be All Souls Unitarian Church, a Northwest house of worship known for its diversity, liberalism and welcoming of same-sex couples? Would it be Covenant Baptist Church, a predominantly black church in Southwest where husband-and-wife team of Dennis and Christine Wiley serve as co-pastors and support gay marriage? Or would it be a secular site? Late in the day, Katie Loughary, executive director at All Souls, said it appeared that Covenant was winning. 'We're disappointed, yes,' she said. 'But we're excited that it's happening.' But the letdown was turned around when the Rev. Robert Hardies, All Souls' senior pastor, said that he had been contacted by the mayor's office and told that his church would be the spot."
Watch the news report from ABC7, AFTER THE JUMP...
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Posted by: tom | Dec 18, 2009 8:03:18 AM
So much for separation of church and state. Anything else we want to give to the anti gay faction?
Posted by: CGD | Dec 18, 2009 8:15:27 AM
and those 2 uncle Toms at the end of that report..can GO EFF themselves...and stuff thier Buy-Bulls where the Sun don't shine! Disgraceful....2 minoritys trying to deny others thier rights.
Posted by: Disgusted American | Dec 18, 2009 8:17:29 AM
What's wrong with holding this at a church? This church has been on the front lines explaining that there are congregations and denominations that do accept equal marriage. Go DC!
Posted by: KFLO | Dec 18, 2009 8:33:13 AM
The Unitarian Universalist Church is a gay-friendly, gay-affirmative denomination. I'm certain they're happy to do this. It wasn't forced on them.
Posted by: Marylander4 | Dec 18, 2009 8:47:41 AM
"Those two niggers need go away"
What's the matter, Dakota, you got a problem with two grown men hugging each other?
And your comment won't bother gay rights supportive Mayor Fenty. He knows that there are trashy faggots out there who don't speak for all white gay people.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Dec 18, 2009 9:57:53 AM
By having the signing in a church we can no longer use the separation of church and state argument. We lose one of our biggest sticks that we use against the anti gay groups.
Posted by: CGD | Dec 18, 2009 10:08:56 AM
This is great news, especially for the gay and lesbian population in Washington,DC. If you live in or around DC, you know that it is the GAYEST city in the USA, it just doesn't brag about like San Francisco or NYC
Posted by: MDtopdad | Dec 18, 2009 10:09:15 AM
Just so it's clear, because that story Andy quotes has it wrong, the law being signed isn't about recognizing marriages from other jurisdictions, it's amending DC's own marriage law to allow same-sex marriage.
Posted by: Glenn | Dec 18, 2009 10:23:10 AM
"requiring D.C. to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions."
That does not accurately describe what today's bill signing accomplishes. The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 allows those churches who support same-sex marriages to perform such rites, while protecting the rights of religious institutions who opposed such measures to refrain from doing so. In fact, the bill which provides for recognition of marriages performed in other jurisdictions has already been signed and is in effect, having gone through the 30 day Congressional review period. One thing that seldom gets mentioned is that the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is already in violation of the law if they do not recognize the marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
Posted by: PearlsBeforeSwine | Dec 18, 2009 10:42:24 AM
KEEP POLITICS AND RELIGION SEPARATE. WTF is so hard about that?!?
None of the progress we are making in civil rights is going to mean jack shit once this nation finally becomes the theocracy it is headed toward.
Posted by: Eshto | Dec 18, 2009 11:58:04 AM