The Episcopal Church's own news service report on the 78th General Convention's 1 July 2015 approval of Resolution A036, revising the marriage canon to remove its definition of marriage as between a man and a woman, and Resolution A054, authorizing two new marriage liturgies usable by same-sex or opposite-sex couples.
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The Episcopal Church's own news service, reporting its own General Convention's floor action by resolution number on the day it happened; as close to a primary record of the vote as a news article gets. NotesThe 78th General Convention, 1 July 2015: Resolution A036 revised Canon I.18 removing the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman; Resolution A054 authorized two gender-neutral marriage liturgies for trial use from the First Sunday of Advent 2015. Clergy retain the canonical right to decline to officiate at any wedding.
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AuthorSharon Sheridan
PublisherEpiscopal News Service
Publication Year2015
URLhttps://episcopalnewsservice.org/2015/07/01/general-convention-approves-marriage-equality/
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Custodian BodyThe Episcopal Church
Custodian BasisThe church's own news service, reporting its own General Convention's floor action by resolution number on the day it happened.
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