DailyKenn.com — The Church of Scotland may no longer refer to a man and woman as 'husband and wife' in marriage ceremonies. The exclusion is intended to accommodate inclusion of homosexual partners.
Take aways...
• Back in the 1980s I performed a wedding ceremony in which the phrase "obey" was included in the bride's wedding vow. The groom's mother threw a tantrum. Nonetheless, the biblical perspective remained.
• The likely decision by the Church of Scotland is more evidence that inclusion begets exclusion.
Excerpted from christian.org.uk ▼
The Church of Scotland (CoS) is set to debate radical new proposals that undermine the Bible’s teaching on marriage.
Later this month, the Kirk’s General Assembly will consider removing references to “husband and wife” from Church law on marriage in order to accommodate same-sex unions.
In 2018, the Church’s annual assembly voted 345-170 in favour of a motion instructing the Kirk’s Legal Questions Committee to prepare legislation for the Church to host same-sex marriages.
Different declaration
Current wording says “the parties covenant together to take each other as husband and wife as long as they both shall live, and the minister declares the parties to be husband and wife”.
Now, however, the committee recommends the CoS dispense with the words “husband and wife”. The proposed new wording says: “the parties covenant together to take each other in marriage as long as they both shall live, and the minister or deacon declares the parties to be married”.
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