National Cathedral to host 1st same-sex weddings

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"For us to be able to say we embrace same-sex marriage as a tool for faithful people to live their lives as Christian people," he said, "for us to be able to say that at a moment when so many other barriers toward full equality and full inclusion for gay and lesbian people are falling, I think it is an important symbolic moment."

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Associated Press National Writer David Crary in New York City contributed to this report.

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Washington National Cathedral: http://www.nationalcathedral.org

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