The Irish Times

The Irish Times view on the churches and gay rights: the road to irrelevance

The actions of the Presbyterian church are typical of a failure to keep up with changes in social attitudes

Sun Jan 09 2022 - 19:45

Sandymount church council refuses to back down over appointment of gay member

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 21:02

Christian message of love and non-discriminatory support for human rights go together

Tue Jan 04 2022 - 01:00

Church ‘bringing shame on itself’ with order to recant appointment of gay council member

Wed Dec 22 2021 - 01:00

In 2018 the General Assembly in Belfast decided same-sex couples could no longer be full members of the church, nor could their children be baptised

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 21:06

Sandymount minister and council appointment decision ‘injurious’ to purity and peace

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 00:52

Leaked report says decision has ‘caused scandal injurious to the purity and peace of the church’

Sun Dec 12 2021 - 18:30

New laws in North will see further divisions emerge as attitudes harden within church

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 01:00