I am so moved and honored

[gopiscrap]

Quite a day. Not only was our congregation was able to have two of the first same sex weddings legally allowed in Washington State this afternoon, and I was able to preside at one of them. It was my very first time as a pastor to preside at a wedding. I don't know who was more excited and nervous, the couple or myself! But seriously was a joy and an honor. We thank both couples ofr allowing us to take part in their joy and also make history!!! As MLK Jr. once said: "the arc of the moral universe tends to bend towards justice!"

[sabrina 1]

1. Congratulations, you made history today. No wonder you are so happy.

[cbayer]

2. What a wonderful thing!

Big congratulations to you and the couples. It must have been a truly joyful event for you.

[rhett o rick]

3. For many gays marriage doesnt bring them equality. DOMA still weighs heavy on federal workers.

The Pres boldly said he wouldnt enforce DOMA. Those were just words. He might not but his bureaucracy still does. Gay federal employees still can not include their spouses on their insurances.

DOMA needs to be overturned.

[Sheepshank]

14. blah blah lemons, blah whinge, blah blah blah whine, complaint, wet blanket.

you could easily have started your own thread on which to grandstand rather than try to hijack this awesome thread, it's feelings and it's positive message of hope.

[chillfactor]

21. you always on a downer?.....

this is a joyous thread.....a great event that brought great joy to many.....good gawd......

[rhett o rick]

24. I couldnt be happier that WE passed this law. Yes I supported and voted for it. It is a joyous

occasion for many and I am tickled to death. But the reality is that we still have a lot of work to do. I have some very close friends that still seek to overcome the burden of DOMA.

[Downtown Hound]

29. Yeah, we know that.

Can you now allow people to feel good for just a little bit about what has been accomplished, or is that too much to ask?

[rhett o rick]

33. I think your vilification is misplaced. I absolutely support this issue and in fact

made phone calls and voted for it. I celebrated when it passed and I appreciate your OP. This issue affects me very closely and that is why I am asking people to continue the push to repeal DOMA. I have close friends that are in a domestic partnership and they choose not to dissolve the partnership and get married but to let the partnership convert to marriage. Although this law is a major step it doesnt help them a lot. The IRS is restricted by DOMA as is the employer of one of the partners. We may have won a battle but the war rages on. Now is the time to contact Congress-criters to get DOMA repealed. If the SCOTUS supports DOMA it may be more difficult to over-turn.

I am sorry if anything I said gave the appearance that I wasnt happy about the passage of this bill.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. Congrats!

[99Forever]

5. Truly awesome.

You are now an important part of history. Very cool.

[nolabear]

6. What a wonderful thing! I'm proud of you.

As I said in another thread, we just had to drive by City Hall and see all the happy couples and families. It was a thing of joy.

[Suich]

7. Congratulations, gopiscrap! What a great day!

I was just sitting here, teary-eyed, watching all the happy couples on the news!

[calimary]

8. Our daughter lives in Washington State. A pretty lovely place, if you ask me!

And they've managed to hold that GOP jerk dino rossi at bay for years now. Wondering if he isn't like the perennial presidential nominee wannabes rand paul or harold stassen - repeatedly running for office. Never quite making it.

And on edit - congratulations on a WONDERFUL accomplishment! You're part of the forward movement, for sure!

[JanT]

9. i am very proud of washington today

you are a part of history. thank you for being there to honor the happy couple. hopefully many more to come.

[LuckyLib]

10. In addition to the amazing event for the couples and their families, your very first wedding as a

pastor is this wedding? What a story for your grandchildren! Congratulations!

[gopiscrap]

13. Yes I have only been in a pastoral staff position

for couple of years and there is a senior pastor who usually does all the weddings. He did one today and had me do the other.

[Terra Alta]

11. Congrats to you and the couples.

It must have been a very joyous day for all.

[crim son]

12. I can understand your joy! n/t

[mountain grammy]

15. Congratulations, hopefully, next year in Colorado!

[cilla4progress]

16. SYNCHRONICITY!

1) I too live in Washington
2) My boss and her partner will be having their own "same sex wedding" coming up at our UU Fellowship later in the month
3) That MLK quote was my "avatar" (quote) here for some time!

Yay! and congrats!

[gopiscrap]

17. I was going to add,

we were worried that there might be some protesters, but nobody bothered us..it was a great afternoon!

[yardwork]

18. Congratulations on officiating at your first wedding, and for being part of history!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

19. how cool!

So impressive, too.

When I mention DU to my friends, I always mention how there are SO many great people here!

Smart, involved, compassionate, interested in issues that help--the world. Universe, even.... (thinking of n2doc's galaxy pics)

Congratulations to you on your big day and to the happy couple on theirs!!!!!!!!!!

[MindandSoul]

20. Great! What a special event for all of you! I hope you'll have many more oportunities

to marry couples, both same and opposite sex couples!

[chillfactor]

22. what a marvelous memory for you....

and what great an event to retell to future generations of your family....congratulations!

[longship]

23. How wonderful!

I can imagine your feelings, your first marriage ceremony, no less. Thank you for sharing this.

[DeSwiss]

25. K&R

[hrmjustin]

26. Congrats!

Here in NYC my Episcopal parish does gay weddings. We did them for a years before it was legal. I hope you do a ton more. God Bless!

[sellitman]

27. Thanks for sharing.

Hopefully one day soon what you experienced won't even be an event unless you are in the Wedding itself.

[CrispyQ]

28. What a great story to start off the week!

[tavalon]

30. Woot!

We rock! You rock! Washington state rocks! I love having been one of the people who helped that happen.

[grantcart]

31. what denomination?

[gopiscrap]

32. United Methodist Church

[barbtries]

34. how exciting.

if you've never seen 4 weddings and a funeral please watch just to see the pastor doing his first wedding. it's hysterical.

[gopiscrap]

36. I saw it and that was what I was worried about!

[Cha]

35. Oh, how beautiful,

gopiscrap!

[99th_Monkey]

37. I kept expecting that someone would fire up a fat doobie

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at the ceremony, and make it a 2fur.