May 27th, 2009 - Scotsman
EVANGELICAL Kirk members have warned they might join the Free Church of Scotland following the decision to appoint the openly gay minister the Rev Scott Rennie.
The move yesterday came after a week of controversy in which the General Assembly, the Church of Scotland's executive body, agreed to uphold Mr Rennie's appointment to Queen's Cross Church in Aberdeen.
An evangelical minister, who asked not to be named, said that in light of the decision on Saturday night regarding Mr Rennie, he and others were willing to speak to the Free Church of Scotland with a view to joining them.
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