Posted on 02/01/2021 7:06:20 PM PST by marshmallow
Lockdown measures designed to stop the spread of coronavirus have forced places of worship to shut.
Religious leaders in Scotland have started legal proceedings against the Scottish Government over the closure of churches.
Lockdown measures designed to stop the spread of coronavirus have forced places of worship to shut.
Some representatives from the Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) and a number of independent churches have now launched a claim for judicial review.
Rev William Philip, leader of the Tron church in Glasgow city centre, said: “We are able to do some things remotely via broadcasting but many – especially the poorest, the oldest and those most vulnerable – have no access to this.
“They are excluded completely from the possibility of Christian worship and the comfort and encouragement in life and death only this can give.
“Due to the severe restrictions upon gatherings and significant distress this has caused, we have faced no alternative but to pursue legal action.”
As part of the latest lockdown rules, places of worship are only permitted to conduct weddings or funerals – with the number of attendees strictly limited – and to broadcast services online.
Communal worship can continue south of the border subject to restrictions on attendance.
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It has been a whole damn year!
Well it appears not only church folk but the general public in Europe are rebelling in the streets over these lock downs.....and it’s about time our citizens do likewise!
These are Presbyterians who genetically and historically rebel against government authority. They are a mixture of the established Presbyterian Church in Scotland and some dissenting Presbyterian congregations (Free churches here).
Maybe their example will cross the pond and start a rebellion in this God-forsaken country.
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