1.   At a meeting scheduled for March, the Central Conference of American Rabbis will vote on a resolution that would permit Reform rabbis to perform gay marriages.

2.   A. To get married in the Catholic Church, any divorced person must get an annulment of the previous marriage, regardless of where that previous marriage was performed.

3.   Christoffer, however, cannot perform any of the sacraments, including performing marriages or saying Mass, because they are the purview of ordained priests.

4.   Churches already have the right to not perform heterosexual marriages.

5.   Joshua performs a marriage for two of the apostles.

6.   Most clerics will perform such marriages inside a church, arguing that they are doing so in their civil capacity as registrars, who record marriages.

7.   Ms. Messinger, Ferrer and Sharpton said they would, as mayor, perform gay marriages at City Hall.

8.   Neeman also suggested, in a bold departure from his brief, that non-Orthodox rabbis should be allowed to perform marriages, under Orthodox supervision.

9.   Not unlike the days when interracial marriages were performed in some states but not recognized in others.

10.   Sharpton pointed out with pride that, win or lose, he would still be able to perform gay marriages.