Rachel Muers, Quaker theologian and senior lecturer in Christian studies at the University of Leeds, said that Quakers are looking to "affirm and celebrate" same sex unions in a religious context and have been pushing for legislation to allow this since 2009.

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Ingrid Mattson is director of the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Hartford Seminary in Connecticut .

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