The great debate: Scott Rennie, an openly gay minister who lives with his male partner, was appointed to Queen's Cross Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, in a 326-to-267 vote (with more than 300 abstaining) by the Church of Scotland's ruling body last month. He is the first openly gay minister of the Church of Scotland.* Above, Rennie rehearses a sermon in Brechin Cathedral on May 15 in Brechin, Scotland.