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Most East End Houses Of Worship Won’t Wed Same-Sex Couples

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Protestors in front of Southampton Town Hall on Tuesday morning. DANA SHAW

Protestors in front of Southampton Town Hall on Tuesday morning. DANA SHAW

Joy Flynn of the First Church of Christ

Joy Flynn of the First Church of Christ

Scientist in Southampton. DANA SHAW

Scientist in Southampton. DANA SHAW

Rev. Donald Havrilla and a handfull of protestors in front of Southampton Town Hall on Tuesday morning. DANA SHAW

Rev. Donald Havrilla and a handfull of protestors in front of Southampton Town Hall on Tuesday morning. DANA SHAW

Frederic Rambaud and Alan Ceppos exchange vows and rings at Southampton Town Hall on Tuesday. They were the fist same-sex couple married in Southampton Town. DANA SHAW

Frederic Rambaud and Alan Ceppos exchange vows and rings at Southampton Town Hall on Tuesday. They were the fist same-sex couple married in Southampton Town. DANA SHAW

Friends and family celebrate the newly wedded Frederic Rambaud and Alan Ceppos after their ceremony at Southampton Town Hall. DANA SHAW

Friends and family celebrate the newly wedded Frederic Rambaud and Alan Ceppos after their ceremony at Southampton Town Hall. DANA SHAW

Father Alex Karloutsos of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons.

Father Alex Karloutsos of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons.

By Colleen Reynolds on Jul 26, 2011
Wedding bells for same-sex couples started ringing across New York State this week, with the state’s legalization of gay weddings taking effect on Sunday—but the church bells at most East... more

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