MSPs criticised over same-sex marriage law 14/2/14

Sir,

It is now official. There are 105 MSP’s in the Scottish Parliament who do not know the difference between what is morally right and what is morally wrong. This was disturbingly witnessed on Tuesday 4th February when a sickly Bill to redefine marriage in Scotland was shamefully passed in a final vote at Holyrood.

Black Tuesday will be forever recorded as one of the saddest and darkest days in Scotland’s history when 105 morally sick politicians in Edinburgh formally applauded the abominable sin of sodomy and approved same-sex marriage. One can hardly believe that our grand little nation has sunk to this cesspit way of thinking, acting and legislating. How have the mighty fallen.

If that wasn’t sickly enough there was more to follow, when a series of amendments to the Bill were tabled, including one calling for recognition that a belief in the traditional view of marriage should be deemed worthy of respect. Readers will be appalled to learn that these amendments, which would have provided greater civil liberty protections, were all voted down by the majority of MSPs. Quite unbelievable.

Let us set the record straight here. In passing this repulsive Bill politicians have steam-rolled a law through Parliament which is ungodly, unnatural, unscriptural, unhealthy and uncultural. It is also very unScotland. Yes, they have blatantly disregarded the views of ordinary citizens across Scotland. This they have done so by ignoring public opinion, snubbing the morally correct view of their own constituents whilst disregarding the findings of their very own consultation document, which showed 65% opposed to any redefinition of marriage.

In arrogantly and proudly thinking themselves wiser than God in applauding a union that is unquestionably evil, all these 105 politicians have earned – and shame on them – the sombre title of a fool: “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools…fools make a mock at sin.” (Romans 1v22& Proverbs 14v9). And it doesn’t end there. Not only have they brought God’s wrath and judgement upon each of themselves personally, they have also incurred God’s grievous woes “Woe unto them that degree unrighteous decrees (laws) and that write grievousness which they have prescribed…woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil…woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes.” (Isaiah 10v1& 5v20-21).

Alex Neil, the Scottish Health Secretary who was instrumental in the bill's passing, said it was "one of the great historic days of the Parliament”, adding that the legislation sends out a message about "the new Scotland we are creating in the 21st century.” It is not, however, a new Scotland he has created but rather a new Sodom. We all know what happened to old Sodom when God punished them for the sin of homosexuality: “Then the Lord rained down upon Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire…and He overthrew those cities and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities and that which grew upon the ground.” (Gen. 19:24-25).

It certainly shouldn’t surprise us that God’s Judgments are upon our nation at this time. Over the past few months, from John O’Groats to Land’s End and from Cape Wrath down to the White Cliffs of Dover, heavy rains, large waves and gale force winds have wreaked havoc, chaos and devastation across Britain. Severe flooding has brought many communities to a virtual standstill, with thousands of homes affected and countless properties destroyed. With all their emergency forecasting alerts, the weathermen are predicting worse is to come. They only need to look into their Bibles to have their predictions confirmed. We are reaping, and will further reap, the consequences of our moral degradation as a society. God will not be mocked: “He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision (confusion) than shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.” (Psalm 2v4-5).

Mr Donald J Morrison

85 Old Edinburgh Road

Inverness

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