[Magdalen] Marriage equality ACTUALLY PASSES first reading

[Ginga Wilder]

WOW!  Intervention from on high?

Seriously, Thanks be to God and careful counting.

Ginga

On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:35 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I just saw this on several Facebook postings!  What a relief.  Hopefully in
> three years some old farts will be retired, and young clergy will make this
> not such a close vote.
>
> Eleanor
>
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Kristin Rollins <kristin at verumsolum.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The names of those voting for and against were released and in counting,
> > it was noticed that one clergy person's vote was recorded, but he was
> > not included in the count of clergy.
> >
> > With his vote included, the order of clergy also reached the two-thirds
> > majority and, almost 18 hours after the original vote, it was declared
> > that the motion had passed.
> >
> > So, it will be discussed and studied in the next triennium and will come
> > up for second reading at General Synod 2019.
> >
> > I am reminded of the saying of not wanting to see legislation made.
> >
> > Kristin
> >
> > --
> >   Kristin Rollins
> >   kristin at verumsolum.com
> >   Portsmouth, VA
> >
>