tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post1578968744509745063..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: Primus on Civil Partnerships.Christine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-90078185766447698262006-12-26T18:53:00.000+00:002006-12-26T18:53:00.000+00:00Thurso - Aberdeen - Scotland .... comforting and s...Thurso - Aberdeen - Scotland .... comforting and supportive to know sometimes that you are "not the only gay in the village" There is a place for us, where it has always been ... in the Church. Salve Idris, he's got it right again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-14718931678375134632006-12-21T11:09:00.000+00:002006-12-21T11:09:00.000+00:00My understanding of the situation would be to do w...My understanding of the situation would be to do with the stance taken by the three candidates, who have very different takes on these major contemporary issues. If it *is* merely a stand-off, then there won't be growth - but we could always pray that it might make people think some more!Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-21054769765175249652006-12-20T23:51:00.000+00:002006-12-20T23:51:00.000+00:00In what way was the non election of a Bishop for A...In what way was the non election of a Bishop for Aberdeen indicative of these tensions. I was stuck down here in Edinburgh and haven't gotten any of the dope on the election. I thought that there were just three camps who couldn't shift their allegiances.Raspberry Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796826295280730892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-20921026227524185272006-12-19T20:52:00.000+00:002006-12-19T20:52:00.000+00:00You are so right Jimmy... so if you could just poi...You are so right Jimmy... so if you could just point me to the bit in any of the four Gospels that Jesus speaks out against civil partnerships I'd be grateful...<br /><br />It was good to see the 'balanced' coverage of the issue on Reporting Scotland last night. I must admit to swearing in a most un-Christian manner!Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096586691896084601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-50277388943271499882006-12-19T02:43:00.000+00:002006-12-19T02:43:00.000+00:00It is true that God is all loving and all welcomin...It is true that God is all loving and all welcoming - but - the first thing Jesus says to someone who turns to him is - "Repent and believe the gospel".<br />As many in the Liberal side of the church do not feel they need to repent or believe the gospel or accept the word of God as given and preserved by God that we might know the mind of God.<br />I find myself wondering if human intellect is leading them astray and thinking themselves to be wise they have become fools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-42900701518024583382006-12-18T19:57:00.000+00:002006-12-18T19:57:00.000+00:00I fear you're right, Kenny - but tensions can be l...I fear you're right, Kenny - but tensions can be life-giving. Complacency and stagnation - with a dash of respectability - are what kill a church.Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-55474229891096354422006-12-18T13:44:00.000+00:002006-12-18T13:44:00.000+00:00As a Church we can be so "enlightened", at times, ...As a Church we can be so "enlightened", at times, and two minutes later shoot ourselves in the foot! (cf the non-election of a Bishop for Aberdeen) There are still massive tensions within our wee Church over lots of issues, not least on same-sex partnerships. Perhaps the non-election showed this as much as anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-89474926295214884842006-12-18T10:22:00.000+00:002006-12-18T10:22:00.000+00:00Well done Idris!!! I'm so gald someone with his v...Well done Idris!!! I'm so gald someone with his visibility and clout has spoken out on behalf of not just the Scottish Episcopals but all us Christians who feel the same!Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096586691896084601noreply@blogger.com