Maryland Marriage Equality Clergy Press Conference

</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7e11488401fe544e610daa5b977e2713b196aa670544f1a8bacade9302e09fd?s=49&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7e11488401fe544e610daa5b977e2713b196aa670544f1a8bacade9302e09fd?s=98&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://aleph.org.au/author/mikeybear/">mikeybear</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://aleph.org.au/2012/05/01/rabbi-daniel-burg-at-md-marriage-equality-clergy-press-conference/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2012-05-01T01:23:35+10:00">May 1, 2012</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a 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