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Australia next? Person fined $62,000 for ‘homophobic’ Twitter message

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EDINBURGH, Scotland , - The Court of Session in Edinburgh has fined a Scottish man £40,000 ($62,020 U.S.) in damages after he sent a message on Twitter calling a lesbian same-sex "marriage" advocate "a danger to children." David Shuttleton Lesbian Jaye Richards-Hill sued David Shuttleton, an antiques dealer from Barrhead, near Glasgow, for defamation because of his remarks about her homosexual activism. Shuttleton reportedly also sent messages to First Minister Alex Salmond and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon relating his concerns about Richards-Hill, a teacher and adviser to Education Secretary Mike Russell, Calling people who disagree with his anti-gay campaign "normalphobes," Shuttleton told the  Daily Record , "It’s an absolute scandal that homosexuals have got such power in our community. It’s an absolutely scandalous abuse of our laws." While the huge award may set a precedent in cases involving alleged "homop

Edinburgh cardinal suspends discussion with govt’ over ‘gay marriage’

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EDINBURGH, August 20, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - The head of the Catholic Church in Scotland has suspended all communications with the government over plans to create “gay marriage” in the province. Keith O’Brien, the Cardinal archbishop of Edinburgh issued a statement yesterday saying that all future discussions on the subject between the government and the Church will be conducted through officials. Scottish Premier Alex Salmond and Cardinal Keith O'Brien In a move the newspapers are calling a “snub” to Scottish premier Alex Salmond, Cardinal O’Brien said through a spokesman that he “is really keen that the perspective and the position of the Catholic church has conveyed to the Scottish government, but he isn’t convinced that he necessarily has to do that in person.” A spokesman for Salmond denied that he is no longer on speaking terms with the cardinal, saying the two had an “entirely amicable” conversation by phone on Saturday. Relations between the First Minist

Scotland forges ahead with gay ‘marriage’ plans amidst widespread opposition

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English: Scottish Government logo Español: Logo del Gobierno de Escocia (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) EDINBURGH, August 8, 2012 – A Scottish Presbyterian denomination, the Free Church of Scotland , told media this week that “tens of thousands” of Scottish people responded to a public consultation with a “definitive no” to the government’s plans to install “ gay marriage .” But by pushing forward with the gay ‘marriage’ plans anyway, the government is rendering “the whole exercise completely meaningless,” said the denomination. The government, they said, is “riding roughshod” over the “clear opposition” expressed by the overwhelming majority. A spokesman for the church said, “The Scottish Government’s decision to press ahead with these plans is astounding given the huge number of Scots who have said that they do not want marriage to be redefined.” “Not only are the Scottish Government redefining marriage, but obviously redefining what consultation means as well.” The Sco