Military chaplains can perform gay weddings

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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon says that military chaplains may perform same-sex marriage as long as such ceremonies are not prohibited in the states where they reside.

Defense Department guidance released Friday says that that chaplains may participate in ceremonies on or off military bases in states that recognize gay unions. But chaplains are not required to officiate at same-sex weddings if doing so is counter to their religious beliefs, the guidance said.

Regardless of the Pentagon guidance, military chaplains will still need to take cues from their religious order, said Gary Pollitt, spokesman for the Military Chaplains Association.

Gay couples may get married in Washington, D.C. and six states: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Maryland and several other states recognize same-sex marriages but do not grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Forty-one states have either laws or constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage.


Here is the link, but the OP is the whole article... http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Military-chaplains-can-perform-gay-weddings-2198284.php#ixzz1ZZtzlfyc

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