Author: David Smith

Source: The Boston Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/a-1445001~Religious_leaders_open_their_arms__altars_for_ceremonies_to_continue.html

Much of the attention about this week’s same-sex weddings is focused on City Hall, but churches and other religious centers are also gearing up for the festivities.

On Friday, Congregation Sherith Israel on California Street will host its first same-sex wedding since the congregation began in 1850.

The Swedenborgian Church of San Francisco on Lyon Street first performed wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples in the 1990s, and today and Wednesday and June 25-26, they will offer free ceremonies to couples.