A university in Glasgow has fired a Catholic chaplain for holding a prayer service at his parish &#8220;in reparation&#8221; for the city&#8217;s gay pride parade.
According to <a href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2018/07/20/scottish-university-fires-chaplain-who-called-pride-parade-gross-offense-to-god/">Crux</a>, &#8220;Father Mark Morris, the pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Glasgow, on Monday hosted a &#8216;rosary of reparation for the gross offense to God which is Glasgow Pride.&#8217; The priest also served as the Catholic chaplain for Glasgow Caledonian University, a public university of over 16,000 students, although classes are not currently in session.&#8221;
The Glasgow gay pride parade featured over 5,000 participants with 50,000 attendees. It is considered the largest gay pride event in the country.
After hearing of Father Morris&#8217; prayer service, the university said it was &#8220;extremely disappointed&#8221; and immediately terminated him as a result.
&#8220;The views implied are antithetical to those held by the University, which is strongly inclusive,&#8221; Pamela Gillies, the university principal, said in a statement. &#8220;We actively respect and promote equality and diversity, and this has included having an official presence at the last two Pride Glasgow events.&#8221;
Considering that the Catholic Church has always held homosexual acts as sinful, it makes no sense that the university had him on the payroll in the first place. Even more nonsensical is the university&#8217;s expressed commitment to working with the archdiocese for more chaplains.
&#8220;The university will work with the Archdiocese of Glasgow to ensure the continued provision of chaplaincy support for staff and students at our Faith and Belief Centre when the new term starts,&#8221; Gillies continued. &#8203;
Catholic students of the university have defended Morris and called on the administration &#8220;to reconsider this unfair dismissal of our chaplain.&#8221; In a statement posted on the GCU Catholic Community Facebook page, students praised Morris for his commitment to the faith.
&#8220;He is a faithful priest who has served our community with joy, dignity, and a smiling face for many years now,&#8221; read the post. &#8220;We are extremely disappointed that the university has decided to dismiss Father Morris. It is frankly abhorrent that a Catholic priest would be dismissed from his post as a Catholic chaplain for merely reaffirming the teachings of the Catholic faith.&#8221;
The statement continued: &#8220;In no way does this mean that homosexual persons are not welcome here at the chaplaincy, nor does it mean that they have fallen short of the love of God. Anyone who knows Father Morris will know he is a gentle giant and is very careful to be truthful but also charitable. He is well-loved by the students and spends a lot of time with the homeless, providing them with meals and a listening ear.&#8221;

Scotland: University Fires Catholic Chaplain For Rejecting Gay Pride

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On June 23, 2016, the world heard the news. Great Britain had voted to leave the European Union in a shocking move that shook the world.
Former UKIP Leader Nigel Farage explains the history of the movement in the latest Prager University video on <a href="https://www.prageru.com/videos/brexit-why-britain-left-european-union">Brexit</a>, &#8220;Why Britain Left the European Union.&#8221;
&#8220;If one big government is bad, imagine how much worse two big governments would be,&#8221; Farage says. &#8220;But that&#8217;s what people living in Europe have had to deal with: their own nation&#8217;s bloated government and the super-national government of Europe, now known as the European Union. Bureaucracy times two! How&#8217;s that for a horror show?&#8221;
&#8220;Well, actually, you&#8217;ve no idea,&#8221; he continues. &#8220;It&#8217;s worse than you think. Believe me. I know, because for 17 years, I&#8217;ve represented South East England as a member of the European Parliament, the EU&#8217;s legislative body. I was also leader of the UK Independence Party, or UKIP, where I lead Britain&#8217;s efforts to leave the European Union. To their everlasting credit, that&#8217;s just what happened on June the 23, 2016: The United Kingdom left the European Union. The world knows it as &#8216;Brexit.&#8217;&#8221;
Farage adds, &#8220;Brexit is a statement of national sovereignty. Don&#8217;t misunderstand me: I like nations. I like borders. I like the people that live within those borders making their own laws. But I don&#8217;t like it when faceless bureaucrats make laws for nations they don&#8217;t even live in.&#8221;
&#8220;But that&#8217;s what they do in the European Union.&#8221;
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On Monday, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon followed through with her post-Brexit promise to seek a second referendum for independence. As MPs in Westminster find themselves embroiled in contentious negotiations to leave the European Union, Sturgeon and her independence-minded Scottish National Party, or SNP, are moving forward with plans to fragment the United Kingdom and dissolve historically precarious political bands with London.
&#8220;With Britain poised to trigger the start of its E.U. departure by month&#8217;s end, Sturgeon said she will push for a vote on Scottish independence in autumn 2018 or spring 2019 &#8212; likely just before the United Kingdom leaves the union,&#8221; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/scottish-leader-to-seek-second-independence-referendum/2017/03/13/7e70ec2e-07e7-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html?utm_term=.923f28ea4d61">reports</a> The Washington Post. &#8220;The move, Sturgeon said, will allow <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/a-british-vote-to-leave-the-eu-could-shatter-the-united-kingdom/2016/05/30/db3099b6-2127-11e6-b944-52f7b1793dae_story.html?utm_term=.1276fef18dab" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">pro-E.U. Scots</a> to decide whether &#8216;to follow the U.K. to a hard Brexit or to become an independent country.&#8217; &#8221;
Scottish voters largely opposed the Brexit decision to leave the European Union, parting ways with the rest of the UK. Edinburgh tends to vote to the left of London, with Scottish MPs favoring further integration into the EU.
Capitalizing on another opportunity to push forward an independence vote, the SNP cited Scotland&#8217;s unique opposition to the Brexit vote as reason enough to finally sever ties with 10 Downing Street. This comes less than three years after Scottish voters rejected a vote for independence, with a 55.3% majority voting to remain a semi-autonomous entity within the United Kingdom.
Ironically, Sturgeon rose to power as the leader of the SNP on the political ruins of former leader Alex Salmond, who championed a failed referendum in 2014. The vote, held on September 18, 2014, was strongly opposed by both the Conservative and Labour parties.
The second referendum is strongly opposed by Tory Prime Minster Theresa May.
Sturgeon&#8217;s announcement paves the way for &#8220;uncertainty and division,&#8221; <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-39255181">stated</a> May on Monday, noting that a majority of Scots oppose another referendum vote. 
&#8220;The tunnel vision that SNP has shown today is deeply regrettable,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Instead of playing politics with the future of our country, the Scottish government should focus on delivering good government and public services for the people of Scotland. Politics is not a game.&#8221;
Sturgeon claims that her calls for a soft-Brexit have fallen on deaf ears, forcing the SNP to take the nuclear option. 
&#8220;All of our efforts at compromise have been met with a brick wall of intransigence,&#8221; Sturgeon <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2b2bb222-07e4-11e7-ac5a-903b21361b43">said</a>.
Despite the fact that the Scottish government itself once called the 2014 referendum a &#8220;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/13/nicola-sturgeon-fires-starting-gun-on-second-scottish-independence-referendum">once in a generation</a>&#8221; vote, the SNP leader hailed the new push for independence as a victory for democracy and self-determination.
&#8220;It will be Scotland&#8217;s choice,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;And I trust the people to make that choice.&#8221;
Sturgeon&#8217;s optimism notwithstanding, Scotland&#8217;s post-independence dream of joining the EU will likely face a brick wall of its own. EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, have expressed little to no interest in incorporating Scotland into its bloc of nations. The fact is, Germany, France, and other powerhouse economies fail to see any value in creating a political bond with a country that has long been dependent on tax dollars and resources from London. With low GDP-output and no standing army, Scotland may very well fade into oblivion if it decides to divorce its de facto and far more productive patrons down south.

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The Twitter account for the Greater Glasgow, Scotland police has morphed into the online thought police to shield the precious snowflakes on Twitter from mean comments.
Here&#8217;s the tweet that ignited the Internet firestorm:
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Think before you post or you may receive a visit from us this weekend. Use the internet safely. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/thinkbeforeyoupost?src=hash">#thinkbeforeyoupost</a> <a href="https://t.co/xNiDMf3jPA">pic.twitter.com/xNiDMf3jPA</a>
&#8212; GreaterGlasgPolice (@GreaterGlasgPol) <a href="https://twitter.com/GreaterGlasgPol/status/715867273261662208">April 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
It&#8217;s the kind of tweet that makes people wonder if it&#8217;s an April Fool&#8217;s joke&#8230;
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Please be aware that we will continue to monitor comments on social media &amp; any offensive comments will be investigated.
&#8212; Police Scotland (@policescotland) <a href="https://twitter.com/policescotland/status/549955567960465408">December 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
The Greater Glasgow Police and the Scotland Police are dead serious&#8211;your tweets will be monitored. Policing offensive comments on Twitter has now become a higher priority than policing actual crime.
Naturally, people were not pleased:
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/GreaterGlasgPol">@GreaterGlasgPol</a> Just curious, is every member of your police force a deranged transvestite like James McAvoy in &#8220;Filth&#8221;?
&#8212; Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) <a href="https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/715922151996596225">April 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/GreaterGlasgPol">@GreaterGlasgPol</a> Thanks for protectin ma wee safe space <a href="https://t.co/0G81GrHJ0c">pic.twitter.com/0G81GrHJ0c</a>
&#8212; David MacLean (@GeordieStory) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeordieStory/status/715897990398001152">April 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/GreaterGlasgPol">@GreaterGlasgPol</a> Can you be arrested for tweet theft? Asking for a friend.
&#8212; David MacLean (@GeordieStory) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeordieStory/status/715899338359193600">April 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/GreaterGlasgPol">@GreaterGlasgPol</a> Shut up, Gestapo.
&#8212; Instapundit.com (@instapundit) <a href="https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/715910495639875584">April 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Do you suppose the gormless PC who runs the <a href="https://twitter.com/GreaterGlasgPol">@GreaterGlasgPol</a> Twitter account is in a fetal position, sobbing uncontrollably, now?
&#8212; JuliaM (@AmbushPredator) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmbushPredator/status/715943865182789632">April 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ezralevant">@ezralevant</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GreaterGlasgPol">@GreaterGlasgPol</a> 
Terrifying. Orwell&#8217;s Thought and Speech Police have arrived. I despair for our world. 🙁
&#8212; Rob Alexander (@RobAlexandr) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobAlexandr/status/715942627149946880">April 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/GreaterGlasgPol">@GreaterGlasgPol</a> This is the result of liberalism. Can&#8217;t even have thoughts that contradict the state. Hey, you guys are cucks. Arrest me.
&#8212; MAGA :^) (@LibertarianNate) <a href="https://twitter.com/LibertarianNate/status/715941766583689217">April 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://t.co/xqpil2Tn5R">https://t.co/xqpil2Tn5R</a> 
Think before you tweet. 
1, Are the streets safe?<a href="https://twitter.com/GreaterGlasgPol">@GreaterGlasgPol</a>
&#8212; D (@vocnorth) <a href="https://twitter.com/vocnorth/status/715895016657457153">April 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
The <a href="http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/04/theres-been-a-tweet-but-worry-not-dci-taggart-is-on-the-case/">Spectator</a>&#8216;s Alex Massie unleashed a scathing criticism of the Greater Glasgow and Scotland Police.
&#8220;Whatever next? The monitoring of conversations in public houses? Why not?&#8221; writes Massie. &#8220;Twitter and Facebook, after all, are merely digital, virtual, gathering places. As the wags on social media have put it today, Thur&#8217;s been a Tweet and Detective Chief Inspector Taggart is on the case.&#8221;
Those in Scotland better be careful not to trigger anyone on Twitter, as the Greater Glasgow Police have anointed themselves as gatekeepers of the vaunted safe space.

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