Mark Smith: Is there still time to save the Church of Scotland?
The last time I was in church? Let me see. It was Saint Luke’s in Glasgow. It was packed to the rafters, the music was superb, and the message was…
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The last time I was in church? Let me see. It was Saint Luke’s in Glasgow. It was packed to the rafters, the music was superb, and the message was…
He said allowing ministers to conduct same-sex marriages was not a threat to anyone's strongly-held beliefs and did not require anyone to conduct such ceremonies against their convictions. But Eric Smith, an elder from Falkirk, called for the issue to be remitted to the Kirk’s theological forum for consideration. “It appears this is not based on a positive biblical theology for same-sex marriage but an incremental chipping away at the biblical doctrine of marriage we as a church continue to affirm in name.” The Rev Peter Johnston from Aberdeen noted previous decisions had left the Assem...