Alex Salmond's Minister Raise Fears Over Homosexual Marriage
ALEX Salmond’s own church minister is concerned that Scottish Government gay marriage proposals will force him to compromise his religious beliefs.
Reverend Andrew Fothergill, who can count the First Minister among his congregation, is concerned church ministers will be forced to perform gay marriages if they become legal.
And he questioned promises given by the Scottish Government that this would not be the case.
Good news that so far many people there are standing up for trad marriage-regardless of the Scottish gov position. At this pt., they claim to not force but that can eventually change.
"Reverend Fothergill from the Strichen and Tyrie Parish Church [Church of Scotland] in Aberdeenshire, said: “My personal position is that I think naturally, we have as celebrants, some concerns about the assurances that have been given by the Scottish Government about the safeguards it intends to put in place to protect celebrants who would hold a different position from what the future government legislation might become. I think many of us are a bit nervous about what protection it can actually offer.â€
"He echoed concerns raised by the the Catholic Church, which fears that ministers and priests could be left open to legal action if they refused to marry a gay couple. Scotland for Marriage, an anti gay-marriage campaign group, says the lack of support for the proposals from Alex Salmond’s own minister, bolsters their argument not to legalise same sex marriage."
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