SCOTLAND: Kirk joins fight against homosexual marriages
SCOTLAND: Kirk joins fight against homosexual marriages
Protesters from Scotland for Marriage rally outside the Scottish Parliament earlier this week to listen to a speech from Scots Catholic leader Cardinal Keith O'Brien
By Tom Peterkin and Craig Brown
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/
December 2, 2011
ALEX Salmond's plans to allow gay marriages in Scotland were dealt a fresh blow last night when they were condemned by the Church of Scotland in a statement that said the move could harm the "wellbeing" of families, communities and individuals.
The Church of Scotland said it could not agree with a change in the law to allow same-sex weddings, arguing that it would fundamentally alter the understanding of marriage in Scotland as the union of one man with one woman.
After much internal turmoil over how it should deal with homosexuality, the Kirk finally articulated its official stance on gay weddings last night when it published its response to the Scottish Government's consultation on the issue.
The uncompromising position of the church, which has an estimated 500,000 members, is a setback for the SNP government, which has signalled its intention to move with the times and legalise homosexual weddings.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Protesters from Scotland for Marriage rally outside the Scottish Parliament earlier this week to listen to a speech from Scots Catholic leader Cardinal Keith O'Brien
By Tom Peterkin and Craig Brown
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/
December 2, 2011
ALEX Salmond's plans to allow gay marriages in Scotland were dealt a fresh blow last night when they were condemned by the Church of Scotland in a statement that said the move could harm the "wellbeing" of families, communities and individuals.The Church of Scotland said it could not agree with a change in the law to allow same-sex weddings, arguing that it would fundamentally alter the understanding of marriage in Scotland as the union of one man with one woman.
After much internal turmoil over how it should deal with homosexuality, the Kirk finally articulated its official stance on gay weddings last night when it published its response to the Scottish Government's consultation on the issue.
The uncompromising position of the church, which has an estimated 500,000 members, is a setback for the SNP government, which has signalled its intention to move with the times and legalise homosexual weddings.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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