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A Glasgow minister has said he considered converting to Catholicism in protest against plans by the Kirk to cut the number of ministers and close… ....
Same-sex couple plastic figurines are displayed during a gay wedding fair in Paris on April 27, 2013, file photo. | Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes The Church of Scotland s General Assembly meeting later this month will debate legislation on allowing ministers to conduct same-sex marriages. The legislation means that ministers and deacons would be able to apply for a license to become authorized celebrants for same-sex marriage ceremonies. Provisions in the legislation say that no one will be forced to participate in or be involved in the arrangements for a same-sex marriage unless they explicitly wish to do so. The proposals are being brought after the 2018 General Assembly instructed the Legal Questions Committee to prepare draft legislation. ....