11.   The answer was yes, and so the general blessed the union.

12.   The mainline Presbyterian Church has defeated a ban against same-sex commitment ceremonies, leaving the door open for services blessing the unions of gay men and lesbians.

13.   The Rev. Jimmy Creech of Ne braska tested the rule and was brought to trial after he blessed a union between two women.

14.   The Unitarian Universalist Association also ordains gay clergy, allows homosexuals to serve in church leadership positions, and blesses gay unions.

15.   Within half an hour the union is blessed and the ceremony is over.

16.   In traditional Thai fashion, various guests of honor placed jasmine garlands on and poured water on the hands of the plaster apes to bless their union.

17.   Months after lawmakers legalized homosexual partnerships, bishops of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church decided not to bless gay unions in church.

18.   Romelus, a relative of Aristide, will bless the union under a special Vatican dispensation that allows former priests to marry in the church.

19.   Romelus, a relative of Aristide, blessed the union under a special Vatican dispensation that allows former priests to marry in the church.

20.   Romelus, a relative of Aristide, and Port-au-Prince Archbishop Joseph Lafontant blessed the union under a special Vatican dispensation that allows former priests to marry in the church.