News Bulletin 15 February 2013

A minister from Aberdeen, Revd Dominic Smart, is to resign from the Church of Scotland over its stance on homosexual clergy — As part of the Scottish Government’s plans to redefine marriage, the words mother and father are set to be dropped from Scottish matrimonial law in favour of the gender–neutral term ‘parent’ — The Welsh Government has come in for criticism from church groups this week over its proposed Bill to introduce presumed organ consent — A gunman in America who opened fire in the offices of a family campaign group over its opposition to gay marriage, has pleaded guilty to armed terrorism — Comic giant DC is facing calls to sack a new Superman comic writer because he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman — Baroness Warsi has said that religious people should be able to publicly practice their faith because; “people who do God do good” — And Christian farmer, Peter Gunner, who planted an idea 20 years ago has seen his vision to spell out a Bible verse come to pass.