Councillors in the Western Isles of Scotland have voted to officially outlaw civil partnership ceremonies for same-sex couples which begin in Scotland on 21st December.
The Western Isles, where Presbyterianism remains the bedrock of values, will become the only part of the country where gay couples will not be able to take part in civil partnership ceremonies.
According to The Scotsman, the move is to affirm the determination of the islanders to keep 21st century secularism off the island, and to preserve their belief that marriage should only involve a man and a woman.
