The LGBT Group at St Mary’s met on 18 February to prepare its response to the current Scottish Government consultation on the bill that it is proposing to bring in on allowing changes to marriage law in Scotland including allowing same-sex couples to be able to be marriage.
In case anyone is interested, here is the response that the group made:
St Mary’s LGBT group response to government consultation
Re: What theologian are you?
“The Courage to Be”
Re: What theologian are you?
Indeed so.
“Anger is a noble infirmity; the generous failing of the just; the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the prerogative of virtue.” – Tillich
Re: What theologian are you?
Well I was Moltmann first and then Tillich. But I didnt really understand all the questions, so who knows?!
(Ruth)
Re: What theologian are you?
Well, of course, (being Tillich) I had a greater understanding of the assertions that I particularly disagreed with.
Re: What theologian are you?
I got 93% Karl Barth….and from 1971-3 I was taught dogmatic theology at New College by Thomas Torrance. Old habits die hard….
Time for my annual Blog Break. I’ll not be blogging for July, but will be back at the start of August.
[starts 0900] Devotions (such as they were) and thinking about last night’s bizarre dream. Check webfeeds. Meeting with electrician and lighting expert re bulbs blowing at great height. Answer messages and e-mails. Several international ones re current Anglican position on The Usual Topic and about who actually said what at the big ACC meeting. Visit…
No sermon this morning – I was baptising again instead.Who would have thought that so many in the congregation would take up the invitation to come to church and the Young Church Garden Party in Victorian Fancy dress?I did not participate in the dressing up, though could be found dancing around a Maypole later in…
Well, the Church Times did not publish the letter that I sent them this week. However I can forgive them much in exchange for the following: 1 – publishing a correction to last week’s erroneous claim that the Scottish Episcopal Church had accepted the Windsor Report at the General Synod 2 – the headline: “Methodists…
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