Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) faces its own Homosexual Issue
By David Ould, Stand Firm
The Presbytery of Aberdeen met last night to debate whether or not to sustain the call of Queen’s Cross Church to a minister who had informed the Nominating Committee that he is in a committed homosexual relationship. The Presbytery met in private and the substance of the lengthy debate must remain known only to those who were allowed to remain in the Meeting.
Understandably, there were strongly held views on both sides. After a vote, the Presbytery voted to sustain the call. A sizeable minority of ministers and elders asked leave to dissent and complain to the General Assembly. There are now ten days in which the dissent and complaint needs to be presented in writing. Once satisfactorily completed, proceedings at Queen’s Cross Church are sisted, put on hold, until the General Assembly hears and disposes of the complaint in any way it sees fit.
Sorry I can’t tell you much more. Needless to say, it was a dismaying and upsetting night for evangelical members of the Presbytery. It is heartbreaking that a Presbytery of the Church of Scotland would decide in such a way and ignore both the biblical emphasis on heterosexual marriage as well as the present, stated position of the Church of Scotland.
We continue to pray and look to God. The issue is not primarily sexuality. It is scripture, and its place in the life and witness of the church.
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