DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University will allow same-sex commitment ceremonies in its famous gothic chapel, a move cheered by some students and criticized by others.
Duke President Nan Keohane and the Rev. William Willimon, dean of Duke Chapel, announced Tuesday that they agree with the change recommended by a committee of faculty, staff, students and trustees.
"We ought to allow these unions to be celebrated by those clergy who are allowed, by their religious communities, to officiate at such ceremonies," wrote Keohane and Willimon.
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Duke currently allows same-sex unions on other areas of the campus, including in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens and at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life.