The General Assembly will consider whether the church should ordain ministers who are in same-sex relationships.
Last year he said that same-sex relationships were a "grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right".
In a letter to constituents, Mr Fox said same-sex relationships should be treated "with tolerance and respect".
Monday has been set aside for commissioners to discuss a church report on the issue of same-sex relationships and the ministry.
There are ten states now that recognize same-sex relationships in some way, and seven years ago there were none.
In other states that recognize same-sex relationships, couples may face bonuses or penalties.
On homosexuality, 40% said the church should be more accepting of same-sex relationships.
Same-sex relationships are illegal in the southern Africa nation and carry a penalty of up to 14 years in prison.
She said she wanted to see same-sex relationships "celebrated and valued by the state in the same way as everyone else".
The Church of England is to review its policy towards same-sex relationships and consider allowing gay clergy to be ordained as bishops.
And not just because homophobic sentiments are especially intense in Africa, where same-sex relationships are illegal in the vast majority of the countries on the continent.
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Guernsey altered its laws regarding same-sex relationships in 2010, when the homosexual age of consent was lowered to 16 to match the heterosexual age.
Ministers will hear the findings of a report by a theological commission, appointed in 2011, to look at the issue of same-sex relationships and the ministry.
In a defeat for backers of expanded gay rights, the committee did not approve a pair of Leahy-sponsored amendments bolstering federal support for bi-national same-sex relationships.
Currently, domestic partners in same-sex relationships with Foreign Service members are not eligible to take part in special early-round applications for jobs at embassies, as heterosexual spouses can.
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Being gay in India can get one thrown into jail in this country because of a section of the Indian Penal Code (Section 377) which criminalizes same-sex relationships.
It would reflect the Supreme Court's considered judgment that in the eyes of the Constitution, same-sex relationships may be treated as morally different from (and inferior to) heterosexual relationships.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Justin Welby, who has in the past praised the quality of same-sex relationships, sees the Church's response to the issue as a challenge.
The data are inescapable: 62% of all Republicans believe in either same-sex marriage or another form of legal recognition of same-sex relationships and 73% of Republicans support employment nondiscrimination protections for gays and lesbians.
"But for DOMA, married individuals in same-sex relationships in the commonwealth would receive the same status, obligations, responsibilities, rights, and protections as married individuals in different-sex relationships under local, state, and federal laws, " the lawsuit said.
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"Pushing the federal government with multiple lawsuits before we have a critical mass of states recognizing same-sex relationships or suing in states where the courts aren't ready is likely to lead to bad rulings, " the coalition said.
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In a letter to constituents that was made public earlier this month, Mr Fox said same-sex relationships should be treated "with tolerance and respect", but he did not believe there was much demand for them to be recognised as marriages.
"On the one hand the report offers the Church a way of allowing the ordination of ministers in same-sex relationships who have entered into a civil partnership, while protecting both individuals and congregations who in conscience do not agree with the theological principles which underpin that choice, " the spokesman said.
The American Episcopal Church is intimately connected with the Church of England, which last week approved the advancement of male priests in same-sex committed relationships to the position of bishop.
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"There are 11 states and the District of Columbia that recognize relationships between committed same-sex couples, " Angelo said in an interview.
The same-sex marriage measure, they said, would treat homosexual and heterosexual relationships equally before the law.
But there will be cases where religious liberty will trump, and same-sex couples will have to accept the reality that not everyone accepts their relationships as legitimate.
How will housing of same-sex couples be handled on military bases in states that do not recognize such relationships with marriage or civil unions?
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