Pastor Ceases Marriages

I thought this was worthy of mention. Perhaps in time, more will follow the suit of the Reverend Joe Hoffman, who now refuses to perform another wedding until gay couples can also be married - which he calls a “great injustice that people who are gay and lesbian live with every day.”

An Asheville pastor says he will no longer perform civil marriages for the state because North Carolina denies homosexual couples the right to legally marry.

The Rev. Joe Hoffman, pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ, announced his decision in a Sunday morning sermon.

Last year, the 1 million-member United Church of Christ announced its support of gay marriage, becoming the first major U.S. Christian denomination to do so.

But Hoffman said his decision didn’t necessarily reflect the stand of his 200-member church.

“I think for heterosexuals, it will be a small inconvenience to have a religious ceremony and then get it legalized,” Hoffman said. “But I hope it calls attention to the great injustice that people who are gay and lesbian live with every day.” (source)