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What would an official same-sex Episcopal wedding liturgy look like?  "I now pronounce that they are bound to one another in a holy covenant, as long as they both shall live. Amen."

Topics: Faith, Doctrine & Practice
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant
Tags: episcopal, liturgy, same-sex marriage

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