The State of Hawaii is about to put their churches in an untenable position. The State Senate’s Judiciary and Labor Committee has just approved a bill to be voted on by the full Senate that would make same-sex marriage legal in Hawaii. With only one Republican in the Senate, the bill is expected to be easily passed and sent to the House for consideration. Governor Neil Abercrombie, a Democrat who is up for reelection next year, is the driving force behind this and even called a special session to specifically deal with gay marriage. He said that a special session allows legislators to “focus squarely on this important issue, without having to divert attention to the hundreds of other bills introduced during a regular session.” The Governor claims to have one more vote than is needed for the bill to be passed in the House. He hopes to have same-sex weddings in the state beginning next month.

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