"All Beings Are Equally Embraced By Amida Buddha": Jodo Shinshu Buddhism and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States

Ministers in the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) began performing same-sex marriages approximately forty years ago. These were among the first clergy-led religious ceremonies for same-sex couples performed in the modern era, and were apparently the first such marriages conducted in the history of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeff Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Lucerne 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Global Buddhism
Online Access:http://www.globalbuddhism.org/jgb/index.php/jgb/article/view/125