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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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