Religious views
At churches, acceptance nudges opposition
Clergy quell censure, call for tolerance of new law
The clergy and congregation at New Covenant Christian Church in Mattapan have been persistent, determined critics of same-sex marriage, but yesterday, on the eve of today's start to legal same-sex weddings in Massachusetts, the church's senior minister, Bishop Gilbert A. Thompson Sr., acknowledged defeat, at least for the moment. (Full Article: 800 Words)
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