*We are not to re-create what God has written in His Word. People will be offended by His Word, by the Gospel message-- we can only expect this. Compromise after compromise dilutes to the point His message becomes irrelevant to some people--and the way of the people attempts to "replace" His way. The "way of the people" will never be permanent.
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." Matthew 24:35
Washington National Cathedral to wed same-sex couple
By Ben Brumfield, CNN
(CNN) -- When laws went into effect in three states for same-sex couples to marry, many were quick to line up at their city halls to exchange vows. Now they may do so in one of the nation's most prominent churches -- the Washington National Cathedral.
Most Americans know the house of God, also called the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, as a place where sacred rites are carried out on behalf of the nation. It has been host to the funerals of numerous presidents and of inaugural prayer services for four presidents, including Barack Obama.
But it is also an active house of worship in the Episcopalian Church, said the Cathedral's dean, Gary Hall. The denomination has developed a blessing rite that mirrors current wedding ceremonies for heterosexual couples and allows each bishop to decide to allow same-sex marriages in their churches or not.
Bishop Mariann Budde decided to allow the rite, since same-sex marriage is legal in the District of Columbia and now in neighboring Maryland as well, Hall said.
It was Budde's decision that led Hall to create the same-sex rite.
He sees it as "another historic step toward greater equality."
The states of Washington, Maine and Maryland all legalized same-sex marriages in referendums during the 2012 general election. It was already legal in the nation's capital.
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