Lessons from the Scottish church lockdown case
Lessons from the Scottish church lockdown case
1 Apr 2021
Last week, Scotland’s Court of Session ruled that the recent closure of churches there was unlawful. Lord Braid found that while the Scottish Government paid “lip service” to religious liberty, “there is no evidence that they have accorded it the importance which such a fundamental right deserves[1]”.
The Judicial Review was brought by a group of 27 evangelical church leaders with the assistance of the Christian Legal Centre. One of the church leaders who brought the successful case, Revd Dr William Philip of the Tron Church in Glasgow, said:
Church leader speaks out ahead of Scots church closures court hearing
Church leader speaks out ahead of Scots church closures court hearing
11 Mar 2021
A church leader in Scotland has again affirmed the value of Christian worship as the court case challenging the Scottish Government’s decision to ban public worship during lockdown begins.
Churches in mainland Scotland have been closed since the current lockdown began on 8 January, but 27 church leaders are arguing in the Court of Session in Edinburgh today that the mandatory closure of churches is “unlawful”.
One of the 27, Revd Dr William Philip, Minister of The Tron Church in Glasgow, has highlighted the importance of the case, and why there should not be restrictions on the freedom to share the Gospel publicly in Scotland.