Staff Writer
Amherst Bulletin
Published on March 30, 2007
To some, the Rev. Robert Hirschfeld is a hero, a prophet, even a Gandhi.
Others call the rector of Grace Episcopal Church a demon, a moral anarchist, a promoter of eternal damnation.
Hirschfeld announced at a sermon March 11 that the church will take a "holy fast" from all weddings because Episcopal bishops do not allow marriages of gay and lesbian couples. He says he didn't know it would arouse such strong feelings and that he is uncomfortable with the extremities of praise and condemnation.
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