Church of Scotland general assembly votes to allow same-sex marriages
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZHQ0)
Ministers and deacons to be allowed to opt in to officiate at same-sex weddings, ending centuries-old ban
The Church of Scotland has voted to allow same-sex marriages, after fresh warnings that its historical opposition had increased the church's decline towards irrelevance.
The church's general assembly, its decision-making body, voted by 274 to 136 on Monday to allow its ministers and deacons to opt in to officiate at same-sex weddings, ending a centuries-old prohibition.
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