1.0Steven Waldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldmanbnethttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/author/bnetThe New England Way - Steven Waldmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iOpdSLXBqJ"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2009/03/the-new-england-way.html">The New England Way</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2009/03/the-new-england-way.html/embed#?secret=iOpdSLXBqJ" width="600" height="338" title="“The New England Way” — Steven Waldman" data-secret="iOpdSLXBqJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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For weekend blogging by Mark Silk visit his blog, Spiritual Politics. He will continue filling in for Steven Waldman on Monday, March 23. Guest post by Mark Silk. Gay marriage is on the march in New England. On Friday, Vermont’s state senate judiciary committee unanimously approved a bill to permit same-sex couples to wed. If…