[Magdalen] Marriage equality ACTUALLY PASSES first reading

[Molly Wolf]

Actually, around here it's the young farts who are the problem.

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On 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
>>