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To all the couples who got married in California today, regardless<\/a> of the plumbing connections, my most heartfelt congratulations and felicitatios. May you have many, many years of joy and fulfillment.<\/p>\n

And to Mathew D. Staver of the Florida-based “Liberty Counsel” who claims that the various ceremonies “make a mockery of marriage” — I do not cede to anyone a greater spiritual and emotional devotion than I have in my own marriage, and, oddly enough, I<\/em> don’t feel mocked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To all the couples who got married in California today, regardless of the plumbing connections, my most heartfelt congratulations and felicitatios. 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