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Scottish God and the gay Vicar  [message #57120] Sun, 24 May 2009 22:13 Go to next message
timmy

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8064428.stm shows some progress.



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Re: Scottish God and the gay Vicar  [message #57131 is a reply to message #57120] Mon, 25 May 2009 19:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nigel is currently offline  Nigel

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Someone at least had a sense of humour in appointing him to the Queen's Cross church.

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I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.

…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
Re: Scottish God and the gay Vicar  [message #57132 is a reply to message #57120] Tue, 26 May 2009 10:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
timmy

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There is a negative outcome. The Church of Scotland has now put a block on ordaining further gay clergy for two years.

That is discrimination.



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Re: Scottish God and the gay Vicar  [message #57139 is a reply to message #57132] Wed, 27 May 2009 10:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The spokesman for the church said on 'Today' that he feared the world would see that delay, not as an attempt to achieve consensus but as pure prejudice.

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Re: Scottish God and the gay Vicar  [message #57158 is a reply to message #57139] Thu, 28 May 2009 19:15 Go to previous message
timmy

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He is correct. It is.



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