I believe the other state legislated for it; this one, it was based on a judicial interpretation of the constitution, which can and probably will be overturned by someone changing the constitution to specifically exclude same-sex marriage rights.

i should support US etc people pushing gay stuff forward and whether maybe there is an argument that they shouldn't...

I guess it depends on how highly you rate the unity of the Anglican Communion.

The thing with Anglicans, too, is that congregations don't call their ministers, they get appointed. Which means that a congregation *could* be in a position of being 'forced' to accept a gay/female/other dangerous persuasion minister. And while you tend to want to tell people just to suck it up, forcing change doesn't make people change their *minds*.

Whereas with the UCA, and I assume with this Lutheran congregation in Canada, the *congregation* call the minister, and so no matter what the decision at the top, no congregation is forced to take on a minister they can't in conscience live with. Bad, perhaps, for short-term change, but I reckons there's a higher prospect of solid long term changethat way.