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Church of Scotland General Assembly votes to allow gay ministers

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        By the BBC The Church of Scotland’s ruling General Assembly has voted to allow actively gay men and women to become ministers. Assembly commissioners in Edinburgh voted in favour of a proposal that allows liberal parishes to opt out of the church’s policy on homosexuality. Legislation will be drafted for next…

Congregation leaves Church of Scotland over gay clergy issue

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A Scottish minister and the bulk of his congregation broke away from the Church of Scotland because of their theological disagreement with the ordination of homosexual ministers. BBC News reported that the Rev. Dominic Smart, pastor of Gilcomston South Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, announced his resignation in February. He and the bulk of a congregation…

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