Episcopal bishop praises Obama’s gay-marriage stand
Thursday, May 10th, 2012Bishop Larry Benfield, head of the Episcopal Church in Arkansas, said he supports President Barack Obama’s decision to back same-sex marriage — and said gay marriage should be legal in Arkansas, too.
“Contrary to the North Carolina decision, civil marriage of same-gender couples will one day be seen as good for society. I look forward to the day when such marriages occur in this state so that we can live with one another in a spirit of equality and justice,” he wrote in a statement/
The rest of Bishop Benfield’s comments are available below:
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