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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Feb 11, 2015, 08:56 PM Feb 2015

Baptist Pastor Officiates One Of Alabama's First Same-Sex Weddings

Antonia Blumberg

Ellin Jimmerson, a Baptist pastor in Huntsville, Alabama, said she was surprised when she was asked to perform one of Alabama's first same-sex wedding ceremonies after the state overturned its ban on gay marriage. Although she has been supportive of the LGBTQ community, she's best known for her immigration activism.

"I cannot get my head around what happened yesterday," Jimmerson, 63, told The Huffington Post over the phone on Tuesday. "It wasn't just a local story."

Monday marked the first day same-sex weddings were legal in Alabama. Despite a direct mandate from U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade, many probate judges throughout the state refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/10/ellin-jimmerson-wedding-week_n_6653644.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

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Hooray for the Rev. Ms. Jimmerson! okasha Feb 2015 #1

okasha

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1. Hooray for the Rev. Ms. Jimmerson!

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Wed Feb 11, 2015, 10:06 PM

Feb 2015

Blessings on her and all the lovely people who helped make the Wedding Week memorable and happy for all the couples and officiants who are participating.

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