Presbyterian church elder ousted from post over gay marriage stance
by Claire Williamson, Belfast Telegraph:
Former Alliance leader David Ford has said it is a “matter of great sadness” that he has been removed from his role as an elder in his Presbyterian church after supporting gay marriage.
In 2013 Mr Ford told of the difficulty he faced in balancing his party’s support for same sex marriage with his Presbyterian beliefs.
The MLA compared the debate over gay marriage to the civil rights campaign in Northern Ireland 50 years ago.
At the time Mr Ford told the BBC’s Sunday Sequence: “I think it’s not for majorities to tell minorities that feel discriminated against that they’re not being discriminated against.
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