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July 2008

• Engaging with the Lambeth Conference on every level
• Gay bishop to take the stage
• Rev Dr Andrew Ross
• CAP calls on churches to help free UK from debt
• Cervical cancer: the vital message
• Censorship row as Kirk’s publishers drop student book
• Are 'traditional values' set to make a political comeback?
• Britain's broken society is caused by lack of religion, says Chief Rabbi
• Moderator set for a busy week
• Parents of stabbed teenager condemn murder sentence
• Post Office announces 40 more branches in Scotland to close
• Rev Andrew Ross
• Church tourism conference to focus on increasing visitor numbers
• Behind bars with Scotland's unrepentant knife crime teenagers
• Prejudice must not poison the testing of doctors
• Curran damned by self-delusion
• Rent boy faces jail for £3k blackmail plot over gay priest
• Buckie youth smashed bottle on man's head
• Lambeth Marketplace offers goods, ideas, meeting place
• Government gives £7.5m for all religions to work together
• George Gray
• Youth festival is 'waste of money'
• Money for bibles and breakfasts
• How can we renew the people in our urban landscapes?
• All things must pass
• Alastair Bissett-Johnson
• Sally Army centre drugs fear
• Scripture Union launches free online resources for Bible Sunday
• Rector leaves after just 14 months
• 'Despicable' thieves target churches
• Iconic hero: Tribute paid to John Fordyce
• Church heckler jailed for breach
• JAM spreads happy words
• Life and Work takes to the streets
• Night shelter for homeless is axed
• Historic abbey uncovered in dig
• A prayer for the Elgin shoppers
• Eric Liddell's story to set Chinese hearts racing
• Gordon Brown promises backing for Israel in face of Iran nuclear threat
• Couples opt for humanist weddings as appeal of the church wanes
• Glasgow East By-election: O'Brien attacks 'monstrous' embryo bill
• Kirk papers reveal charmed cows
• SNP helped set up publicly funded Muslim group
• One in three medics back [sic] mercy killing
• Labour’s unholy betrayal
• Student pastor starts at Gourock church
• Glasgow East by-election: Abortion and embryo controversies back in spotlight for final days of campaign
• Museum is awarded UK honour
• Lochaline manse row goes to Kirk moderator
• Major Christian conference coming to Greenock
• T&A is Church's choice to help develop Israel spa
• Husband poured Buckfast over wife’s head
• Scottish Bishops to join Archbishop of Canterbury in putting foot down on poverty
• Charity to feed the poor hit by £700 bill after attacks
• United Reformed Church in call to save British farmers
• Bishops braced for a battle
• Scottish traditionalist group nears full communion with Vatican
• Catholic Church cannot win or lose poll for Labour
• Controversial gay bishop to visit Scots churches
• Choir leads the Praise in the Park
• Bishops converge on Dundee ahead of Lambeth conference
• City kills off bid to bring new life to graveyards
• Curran risks alienating Catholics in Glasgow East
• Brown sidesteps by-election row
• 'Your democracy is under attack from Putin's KGB infiltrators'
• 'There is poverty and there is poverty of spirit ... this is not a broken society'
• Margaret Curran averts Labour calamity
• Scottish Catholic church accuses Labour of violating moral law
• Cross with the voters at your peril
• Alexander Stoddart: talking statues
• Bishops arrive in Scotland prior to 2008 Lambeth Conference
• Methodists to make major investment in youth engagement
• Muslim leader found guilty of sexually abusing girls
• Victory for Christian registrar bullied for refusing to perform 'sinful' gay weddings
• Kirk urged to hand over redundant manse for villagers
• Josie’s joy as she wins her battle to stay in Scotland
• Church seeks pub's conversion
• Embryo research debate delayed
• Rev hits out at 'uncaring' hospital bosses
• Statement by British churches on Christian-Hindu relationships
• Sex attack by mosque leader 'changed my girl', mum tells court
• Why Gordon Brown will lose Glasgow East
• Glasgow East: Candidate profiles
• Platform 2: change your world
• Service celebrates joy that animals bring
• Hundreds share their grief 20 years after Piper Alpha disaster
• John devoted life to helping other people
• 200 fined, 60 held at Orange parades
• Skating Minister: Another piece in artistic jigsaw
• Orange Order bids to turn walk into week-long festival
• Minister Liz starting new challenge
• Dispatch from the Isle of Lewis
• Labour's Glasgow fortress may succumb to apathy
• National Museums Scotland accused over Buckfast censorship
• National Museum’s message in a wine bottle
• 'Abortion on demand will be our most shameful decision'
• 8-year-olds caught up in boozing
• Warning to bigots over Orange Walk behaviour
• Faiths combine to send Israel a mission of peace
• Manse set to be community centre
• Apology on the cards as police pup picture sparks warning over offence to Muslims
• Offensive puppy postcard claim dismissed
• Faith leaders urge 'tackle climate change'
• Historic church back in use after vandalism attack
• Festival slot for gay bishop
• Boozy burglar leaves police a perfect lead
• Court Circular: July 2: Palace Of Holyroodhouse
• Police apology over puppy postcard
• EIS accepts church veto on teachers
• Busy woman earns heavenly reward for 100-mile daily trip
• Farewell to 'tower of strength' Sir Roy
• URC looks forward to new moderator