Forward Together (Scotland)
- Forward Together (Scotland)
Forward Together is an evangelical organisation within the Church of Scotland which acts as a pressure group on a variety of issues. It currently represents 600 ministers and members of the Church of Scotland.
It supports traditional biblical values on all issues including civil partnerships, same-sex blessings and embryonic stem cell research.
In 2006 the group's Secretary, Rev Ian Watson, said the central management of the Church in Edinburgh was following a "left-wing, liberal agenda" [http://www.christiantoday.co.uk/article/report.church.of.scotland.leaders.out.of.touch.with.members/4700.htm Retrieved on July 21, 2007.] which was contrary to the wishes of the vast majority of ordinary Church members. He also criticised the continual appointment of liberals to the position of Moderator. This view was supported by a survey by "Life & Work" magazine, which showed that 60% of respondents thought the Church had lost its way spiritually and theologically, and 75% said the appointment of Moderators did not reflect the Church membership, lamenting the reluctance of the Church to speak out against issues such as gay adoption and civil partnerships in the same way the Roman Catholic Church does.
In 2007 it was successful in securing the rejection of same-sex blessings by 36 presbyteries against to 9 in favour.
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