Editorial Board: 'In time, this move may even help to reconcile the many families and individuals within the church who have been harmed by the church’s hurtfully retrograde attitude on this matter.'
, that the right of same-sex couples to enter the institution of civil marriage was not only protected by the Constitution of the United States but also posed no threat to the marriages, family life or religious beliefs and rights of anyone else.
opinion, moving to extend legal recognition and all the benefits and responsibilities of marriage to same-sex couples, and their households, does not undermine marriage. It strengthens it. It recognizes that same-sex couples seeking to marry were not attacking the institution of marriage, but confirming its inherent value by petitioning to join it.
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