Vermont Episcopal Bishop pushing to expand marriage rites

The Associated Press
July 8, 2009
A group of six bishops from the Episcopal church plan to push for more inclusive treatment of marriages performed between same-sex couples at the church's General Convention, which starts Wednesday in Anahem. The Right Rev. Thomas C. Ely, the bishop of the Episcopal Church in Vermont, said the bishops want to adapt a marriage prayer book to include married same-sex couples. [Link]