“It is better, I think, to grab at the stars than to sit flustered because you know you cannot reach them…At least he who reaches will get a good stretch, a good view, and perhaps even a low-hanging apple for his efforts.” (from ‘Sojourn’ by R. A. Salvatore)
“As people of faith, affirming the Christian teaching that before God all people are equal, we will no longer participate in this discrimination,” the church’s statement says.
The vote was unanimous and brought tears to the eyes of some of the 100 or so members who stood to vote in favor of the “statement on marriage ceremonies.”
