"We didn't want any ceremony, " says Stein.

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It also specifies that no religious leader is obligated to perform any marriage ceremony.

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The Rhode Island legislation states that religious institutions may set their own rules regarding who is eligible to marry within the faith and specifies that no religious leader is obligated to officiate at any marriage ceremony and no religious group is required to provide facilities or services related to a gay marriage.

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The cheapest box, into the ground immediately, no ceremony of any kind.

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"Any player who is absent at its award ceremony will not be taken into consideration in placements of African footballer of the year, " it said.

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"During an Opening Ceremony, you don't want to take any chances, " said Opsomer.

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"I'm there to tell them if the ceremony is not balanced or if there's any detail that may be offensive (to another culture), " says Macomb.

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The workers' video was submitted for an awards competition at the 2010 conference, and accompanying footage of the awards ceremony shows a GSA official saying the video included any workers who were in the office on the day it was made.

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If you hold a ticket the Oscars ceremony, here is what you can't bring: any recording device of any kind.

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Steven, I'll be honest with you, we are not planning currently for a signing ceremony in Copenhagen, and we are not planning to visit any nearby countries on that trip in signing a new START treaty.

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Anglicans, belonging to a church that is established by law as a national body, are afraid that if the bill becomes law any of their clergy who refuse to perform a same-sex marriage ceremony will face criminal prosecution.

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However, the two men were not seen exchanging any words in public, although they did sit side by side during the ceremony.

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But the White House said not to expect any huge breakthroughs from this summit, so there'll be some attention on all the ceremony.

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Authorities are preparing screening checkpoints at the ceremony and along the parade route and deploying a variety of special units to handle any situation that could arise.

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