(Christian Today).
The Free Church of Scotland has expressed “sorrow” over the “historical sins” of members of the denomination in relation to slavery.
In a statement, it expressed particular “regret” over the receipt of funds linked to slavery as a result of a visit by a Free Church delegation to the US in 1844.
“The Free Church recognises and freely admits the historical sins of members of the denomination in relation to slavery,” it said.
(Catholic Herald – Alex Klaushofer).
Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act is part of a trend in the Western world for the State to police our thoughts and values.
Designed to eradicate prejudice against groups who have historically suffered discrimination, and motivated by the new focus on gender identity, Scotland’s new law, and those like it, are ostensibly secular. But inevitably the attempt to limit the expression of beliefs and values, especially those to do with gender and sex, affects the freedom of religious expression.