Scotland and Wales: evangelicals face tough choice

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Jul 2022
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Scotland and Wales: evangelicals face tough choice

Evangelicals in Scotland and Wales are facing difficult decisions after major denominations in each country liberalised their stance on same-sex marriage.

They have expressed dismay at the Church of Scotland’s decision to allow its clergy to conduct same-sex marriages, following a vote of the Members of the General Assembly. Commissioners voted 274–136 in favour, but ministers and deacons will not be forced to compelled to take the ceremonies if they do not want to.

In Wales, one serving vicar of the Church in Wales has told en that the decision of its Governing Body last September to allow same-sex civil partnerships to be blessed has left evangelicals with ‘a conundrum’ of whether they should leave or fight for the truth.

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