At it's last trienial convention in the summer of 2009, the Episcopal Church passed a resolution to begin the development liturgical blessings for same sex unions. While this stops short of same sex marriage rites, it amounts to the same thing from a secular, legal standpoint.
The ongoing committee charged with this work has sent out letters to all diocesan bishops asking for examples of blessing liturgies they have instituted or authorized in their diocese.
While the Convention in Los Angeles pushed full steam ahead for this work, the average person sitting in the pews and putting money in the collection plates is not going to be happy to hear what is happening behind their backs.
Where will this go? No doubt many of those pewsitters will continue to head for the exits.
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