From Scotland-Same-sex couples will likely be able to wed in the The Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC) by this fall, less than a year after church leaders voted to remove a clause in its law stating that marriage is a union of a man and a woman.
According to the Herald Scotland, the SEC is expected to become the first major denomination to take the controversial step after its General Synod backed a motion to officiate gay marriages.
Last year, synod members voted to delete the first clause of canon 31, which states: "The doctrine of this church is that marriage is a physical, spiritual and mystical union of one man and one woman." In March, six of the seven synods voted in favor of a proposal to amend canon law to allow clerics to conduct marriages for same-sex couples in church.
More here-
http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/70769/20170601/scottish-episcopal-church-expected-begin-officiating-same-sex-weddings-fall.htm
and here-
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15323615.Scott_Rennie_welcomes_marriage_moves_within_Episcopal_church/
and here-
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gay-wedding-opponents-will-need-pastoral-care-tbqgx3n6x
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