Tag Archives: Scotland

SCOTLAND: Marriage Bill Published

The Guardian reports: The bill to legalise same sex marriages in Scotland has now been published, and while it has arrived later than hoped and expected, Holyrood will introduce a more open, flexible regime than the new equal marriage laws in England and Wales. The Scottish Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) bill, released on Thursday morning, will not introduce the …

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SCOTLAND: Marriage Bill Introduced

Scotland’s marriage equality bill was introduced yesterday. The BBC reports: A proposed bill to allow same-sex marriage in Scotland has been published at Holyrood. The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill aims to revise the law, while protecting rights of religious groups not to carry out ceremonies. Now that the proposal has been lodged it will undergo scrutiny before committee …

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Scotland: It’s Time For Marriage

JMG reader Calum says this clip from LGBT Scotland features “a whole host of famous faces, celebs, politicians, etc.”

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Headline Of The Day

The BBC has the story: The Church of Scotland’s ruling General Assembly has voted to allow actively gay men and women to become ministers. Assembly commissioners in Edinburgh voted in favour of a proposal that allows liberal parishes to opt out of the church’s policy on homosexuality. The decision will have to be endorsed by the church’s regional presbyteries and …

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SCOTLAND: Cardinal O’Brien’s Accuser Was Once His Long-Term Boyfriend

Scotland’s Herald reports that one of the priests who brought about the downfall of Cardinal Keith O’Brien was once his long-term boyfriend. The man left the priesthood in the middle of the last decade but rejoined and is living on the continent in a post the cardinal helped him secure. The complainant is known to have been in regular telephone …

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SCOTLAND: Priest Claims “O’Brien Groped Me The Day He Became Cardinal”

A fifth priest has come forward to claim that disgraced Cardinal Keith O’Brien put the moves on him the very day he got the little red hat. The cardinal is alleged to have assaulted a priest at the Scots College in Rome in October 2003, hours after being awarded the red mitre by Pope John Paul II. The priest, who …

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Headline Of The Day

Delicious.

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Vatican To Investigate Cardinal O’Brien

O’Brien has already confessed and resigned, so one presumes the investigation will be aimed at rooting out all of his victims. The Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, the Vatican council charged with confronting major transgressions by clergy, will likely launch an investigation into Cardinal Keith O’Brien once the new Pope is chosen. The Catholic Church in Scotland has been …

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Signorile On Cardinal Keith O’Brien

“Powerful closeted gay men, driven by an almost pathological fear of being exposed, many times engage in two often destructive activities: 1) speaking out against gays and homosexuality, or courting those who are anti-gay, in a desperate attempt to show they are not gay themselves, and 2) seeking sex through risky channels, feeling they have no choice because they’re unable …

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BBC News On Cardinal Keith O’Brien

The Scottish journalist who broke the story believes there will be more revelations to come.

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Cardinal Keith O’Brien Confesses: Yes, I Was Totally Nailing All Those Priests

“In recent days certain allegations which have been made against me have become public. Initially, their anonymous and non-specific nature led me to contest them. However, I wish to take this opportunity to admit that there have been times that my sexual conduct has fallen below the standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardinal. To those I …

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CLAIM: Vatican Knew Five Months Ago About Cardinal O’Brien’s Gayness

The Scotsman reports an interesting claim today. The Vatican knew of allegations against Cardinal Keith O’Brien five months ago, it was claimed today. Reports said a priest lodged a complaint in October about “inappropriate behaviour” by the former Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh in 2001. The priest is said to have written directly to Rome because he did not …

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BREAKING: Accused Cardinal Keith O’Brien Resigns As Archbishop Of Scotland

Cardinal Keith O’Brien has resigned two days after four priests accused him of “inappropriate contact” with them while they were seminary students in the 1980s. Via BBC News: Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, is stepping down as leader of the Scottish Catholic Church. It follows allegations – which he contests – of inappropriate behaviour towards priests …

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Emeli Sande At Webster Hall

Last night a group of friends and I squeezed into the jammed-to-the-rafters Webster Hall for a concert by Scottish sensation Emeli Sande, who has scored five UK smash singles from her debut release, Our Version Of Events, which was Britain’s #1 selling album of 2012. Sande has yet to achieve any real American success, despite her recent Brit Award, the …

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Scotland Introduces Marriage Bill

The Scottish government has introduced a draft version of its marriage equality bill.  Via Gay Star News: The draft legislation will allow same-sex marriage in Scotland and give all religious and belief bodies (for example Humanist) the right to conduct same-sex marriages, if they wish to do so. The bill will also remove the requirement on a married or civil …

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EU To Secessionists: New Countries Don’t Automatically Earn Membership

With secessionist movements gaining strength in several countries, the head of European Commission has declared that any new nation thus created will have to re-apply for membership in the European Union. The Scottish National Party, in particular, has been reassuring the public that they would retain their EU citizenship. EU citizens can relocate to and work in any member nation. …

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Garbage – Big Bright World

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Quote Of The Day – Bishop Hugh Gilbert

“Why is it alright for a man to marry another man, but not alright for him to marry two women? If we really want equality, why does that equality not extend to nieces who genuinely, truly love their uncles? And, if you say that such things don’t happen, that they are mere freaks of nature, extreme examples dreamed up for …

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SCOTLAND: Archbishop Says He’s Ready To Go To Jail Over Same-Sex Marriage

“I could see myself going to jail possibly at some point over the next 15 years, if God spares me, if I speak out. I am deeply concerned that today, defending the traditional meaning of marriage is almost considered ‘hate speech’ and branded intolerant. Such a response is undemocratic, closes debate and is highly manipulative. I am conscious of the …

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Scotland To Introduce Marriage Bill

After weeks of hedging, today comes word that Scotland’s government will indeed introduce its bill for equal marriage. The government will bring forward legislation that would allow gay couples to marry in civil ceremonies and religious ceremonies where faiths choose to permit it. The majority of MSPs have pledged to support such a change in the law. The law would …

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