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Church of Scotland Votes To Let Deacons And Ministers Have Same Sex Civil Partnerships
Telegraph (UK) ^
| May 16, 2015
| Nicola Harley
Posted on 05/16/2015 5:25:39 PM PDT by Steelfish
Church of Scotland Votes To Let Deacons And Ministers Have Same Sex Civil Partnerships Vote maintains Church's traditional view of marriage between a man and woman, but allows individual congregations to "opt out"
By Nicola Harley 16 May 2015 The Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing people in same sex civil partnerships to be called as ministers and deacons. The decision was made by the General Assembly on the Mound in Edinburgh on Saturday, where the motion was passed by 309 votes in favour and 182 against.
The outcome is the culmination of years of deliberation within the Church.
The motion has faced a series of debates and votes before the final decision was arrived at.
This included 31 of the Church's presbyteries endorsing the move to 14 who opposed it.
It means the Church has adopted a position which maintains a traditional view of marriage between a man and woman, but allows individual congregations to "opt out" if they wish to appoint a minister or a deacon in a same sex civil partnership.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: churchofscotland; europeanchristians; europeanunion; homosexualagenda; nato; presbyterian; presbyterians; religiousleft; scotland; scotlandyet; snp; unitedkingdom
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:25:39 PM PDT
by
Steelfish
To: Steelfish
Alex, I’ll take “CHURCHES IN NAME ONLY” for a thousand.
* * * DAILY DOUBLE * * *
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:27:13 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
To: Steelfish
It means the Church has adopted a position which maintains a traditional view of marriage between a man and woman, but allows individual congregations to "opt out" if they wish to appoint a minister or a deacon in a same sex civil partnership.It means that the Church of Scotland has forfeited any claim to being Christian.
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:28:51 PM PDT
by
DakotaGator
(Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
To: Steelfish
When lightning strikes them, when earthquakes turn them into rubble...I’ll understand.
God will not be mocked.
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:30:43 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
To: Steelfish
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:33:23 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Steelfish
Remember when Scots were always portrayed as tough and manly?
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:36:51 PM PDT
by
VanDeKoik
To: Steelfish
Why do the Kirk’s ministers wear kilts?
Because the congregants can hear zippers.
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:37:44 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(Unnngh!)
To: ROCKLOBSTER
Das Ende.It’s over for them.
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:40:04 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Steelfish
The homos have targeted all the churches. Whatever it takes to bring down the traditional family.
To: Steelfish
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:44:42 PM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: Steelfish
Maybe there will be some growth in the Free Church of Scotland. The Wee Frees have remained conservative in doctrine.
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:47:48 PM PDT
by
Fred Hayek
(The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
The Catholic Church Is The Last Bastion Standing. The Gates of Hell Shall Never Prevail Against It
To: BenLurkin
Where is that and who painted it? I’m not up on my art history.
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:52:23 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
To: Steelfish
Liberals in their “Christian churches” always telling God what to do instead of obeying Him.
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:56:14 PM PDT
by
ICE-FLYER
(God bless and keep the United States of America)
To: Steelfish
Who gets to wear the kilt in the family?
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posted on
05/16/2015 6:05:37 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Hieronymous Bosch, Flemish Renaissance painter
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posted on
05/16/2015 6:05:56 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: chajin
TY! I wonder if Dali was influenced by him?
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posted on
05/16/2015 6:19:18 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
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posted on
05/16/2015 6:21:47 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Steelfish
The Catholic Church Is The Last Bastion Standing.You seem to forget that some dioceses ran off seminarians that weren't homosexual. Not sure that this is a debate that the Romanists want to start.
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posted on
05/16/2015 6:22:28 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: Steelfish
OMG. "Land of the Brave and Free, Land of the Buggery." Scotland the nuts.
English Welfare has done them in.
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