A REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE CULTURE WARS
Why my church voted to support same-sex marriage.
Standing there, not sitting, holding the phone to my ear, I’d forgotten I could be so nervous speaking in public. I was listening to the end of a conversation on a local talk radio program, waiting to be interviewed about marriage equality and the First Unitarian Church of Providence, Rhode Island, where I am the minister. Finally there was a click and a young woman said, “Reverend Ford? They’re now finishing this segment. There’ll be a commercial break and then Gene will introduce you.” That’s about when I started hyperventilating.
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