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You report that the Rev Stephen Reid suggested to the Kirk assembly that, on the matter of gay marriage, they should “listen to the one who is King and head of our church” (General Assembly report, 26 May). He means Jesus.

However, the Gospels contain no record of any statement by Jesus on that matter, although several on marriage in general and an insistence that the resurrected would be sexless.

As he thought the Kingdom of Heaven imminent, one could argue that he regarded marriage at that time as irrelevantand that may explain why he did not marry.

He might have agreed with the law (Leviticus 18:22), although considering that he overruled or ignored several Jewish laws, he might well have ignored this one.

That is what the Kirk should listen to.

STEUART CAMPBELL Dovecot Loan, Edinburgh