Scottish Christian News Monitor

SCIAF launches emergency Myanmar appeal

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:28:47 +0100

Local Catholic Church partners of SCIAF and the wider Caritas Internationalis network are delivering aid to the people of Myanmar following...

Prime Minister visits Finchley Synagogue

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:51:35 +0100

It is not every night a seat at the Finchley Synagogue is the hottest ticket in town, but Wednesday evening proved...

Academic 'falls from grace' by stealing church records

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:49:25 +0100

A language expert had a "cataclysmic fall from grace" when he stole precious historical documents from one of Scotland's most ancient...

Mass celebrates anniversary at Murthly Castle

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:47:21 +0100

At the end of a year of celebrations to mark the 175th anniversary of the parish community of St John the...

Rebuttal: Sheilagh Kesting on church power

Sun, 11 May 2008 24:14:39 +0100

There an assumption that associates the church with power, that sees the church as an institution whose purpose is to increase...

Wendy and Douglas Alexander will always have each other at least

Sun, 11 May 2008 24:12:34 +0100

Back in the planning stages it all looked beguilingly simple, writes William Langley, following Wendy Alexander's referendum call. From the wholesome...

Church of Scotland mediators to quell disputes

Sun, 11 May 2008 24:05:53 +0100

The Church of Scotland will hire mediators to handle mutinous parishioners clashing with ministers over the interpretation of Christian doctrine.

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Concerns as SNP say they have 'no plans' to continue to hold anti-sectarian summit

Sun, 11 May 2008 24:03:39 +0100

Fears are growing that the Scottish government is cooling its anti-sectarian policies inherited from Labour and have been warned the issue...

Marshall: Let 13-year-olds have sex

Sun, 11 May 2008 24:01:39 +0100

Scotland's children's commissioner is calling for the age of consent to be lowered to 13 for sexual partners of similar ages.

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Church of Scotland membership slips to new low

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:26:12 +0100

The incoming moderator of the Church of Scotland today admitted the Kirk has not been attractive enough to encourage would-be worshippers...

David Lunan: Just the man to lead a broad church

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:10:48 +0100

The Scotsman's Friday Interview is with the Rev David Lunan, who will next week become the Moderator of the General Assembly...

Christian Research church attendance figures called into question

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:01:52 +0100

The Church of England has disputed statistics published by Christian Research this week which pointed to serious decline in church attendance...

Long-lost Scots from Argentina return to Leith to retrace roots

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:41:05 +0100

They left Leith on the sailing vessel Symmetry in 1825 with the promise of a new life in South America.

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UK guilty of 'hypocrisy' over Iran, says Scottish Church

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:36:56 +0100

The Church of Scotland says the British government is guilty of "gross hypocrisy" by renewing the country's Trident nuclear weapons system...

David Moyes: Keegan is right in a lot of ways - but I'm not going to accept it

Fri, 09 May 2008 24:18:31 +0100

Following his team's 1-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, the Everton manager, David Moyes, and his Arsenal counterpart, Arsène...

Churchgoing on its knees as Christianity falls out of favour

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:30:33 +0100

Church attendance in Britain is declining so fast that the number of regular churchgoers will be fewer than those attending mosques...

PM praises Christians, endorses Global Day of Prayer

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:27:49 +0100

Prime Minister Gordon Brown hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday in honour of the Global Day of Prayer...

Public life cannot be 'God-free', says cardinal

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:20:04 +0100

British public life cannot be a "God-free zone", the head of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales warned tonight.

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Kirk issues 'call for help' on Burma

Thu, 08 May 2008 20:25:19 +0100

Colin Renwick, convener of the Kirk's World Mission Council, has called on Scottish communities to respond to the terrible devastation caused...

Caring city needs more help or it will collapse

Wed, 07 May 2008 23:14:25 +0100

Overseas charity Glasgow the Caring City is facing a cash crisis - because of the Glasgow Airport terror attack and the...

Lending a compassionate ear - and some flip-flops

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:17:35 +0100

Feature on Perth's Street Pastors. "It is midnight on the streets of Perth and four women are teetering arm-in-arm along the...

Fury at plans for flats next to historic church

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:14:00 +0100

A plan to build a block of flats in a conservation area of Glasgow is creating a storm of protest.

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Charities and churches slam water charges

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:21:39 +0100

A petition is to be lodged with the Scottish Parliament by charities and churches opposed to the introduction of water charges...

Scottish Bible Society seeks funds for conflict-ridden Congo

Sat, 03 May 2008 20:24:04 +0100

A new appeal by the Scottish Bible Society aims to raise funds to help people in the vast and conflict-ridden Democratic...

Calls for reform as royal fiancee drops Catholicism

Fri, 02 May 2008 20:30:04 +0100

Calls for an end to the Act of Settlement have been renewed after the fiancée of the Queen's grandson converted to...

Fears over Catholic archive fate

Fri, 02 May 2008 20:27:32 +0100

Prominent Scottish historians have voiced fears about the fate of a collection of Catholic archives of national importance.

They claim...

The Reverend Robert Philp

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:18:40 +0100

The Reverend Robert Philp, who has died aged 95, was a Church of Scotland missionary in Kenya and acted as interpreter...

Baptists focus on the future at forthcoming Assembly

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:06:45 +0100

Baptists from across the country will be travelling to Blackpool this Friday for the Baptist Assembly, the biggest Baptist event of...

Police act to stop clergy attacks

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:04:21 +0100

Threats against members of the clergy and vandalism of church property have prompted police in South Lanarkshire to launch a faith...

Debate on sexual health 'closed down by Catholic Church'

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:00:50 +0100

The expert who led Scotland's drive to improve sexual health said yesterday the Scottish Government had deliberately "closed down" debate because...

Unsung heroes of young people's work celebrate

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:47:21 +0100

People's perceptions about how the church relates to young people is often that it is out of touch, but the reality...

Make this Sunday a 'Day of Prayer' for Zimbabwe, says Kirk

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:42:35 +0100

The Church of Scotland has today issued a call to prayer for Zimbabwe. The Kirk has long historical connections in Zimbabwe...

Cardinal's shoulder fixed in latest operation

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:06:00 +0100

Scotland's most senior Roman Catholic has had another operation weeks after having a heart pacemaker fitted, it was reported today.

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Church entrepreneurs make a difference

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:40:48 +0100

In many local communities across Scotland the church plays a crucial role in developing community projects to help and support people.

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William Bowie

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:32:35 +0100

Obituary of William Bowie, soldier and businessman; born: 26 February, 1911; died 10 March, 2008, in Glasgow, aged 97.

William...

Families who don't believe in God failed by education, humanists say

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:39:02 +0100

Families who don't believe in God are being failed by Scotland's education system, it was claimed yesterday.

The Humanist Society...

Bible offer rebuffed by SNP councillor

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:50 +0100

A prominent member of the SNP group on the Highland Council has rebuffed an offer by church leaders to present each...

Churches on the front line in Hamilton

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:30:57 +0100

This extract from an Evening Times feature tells how local churches have joined community police, youth groups and the council in...

David looks ahead to top Kirk job

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:57:56 +0100

A Glasgow minister is weeks away from becoming moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

The Reverend...

Free Presbyterian official admonished after hitting kids with belt

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:27:35 +0100

A bookkeeper for the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland on Skye was admonished at Portree Sheriff Court yesterday - six months...

Honorary doctorate for Free Church College principal

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:05:32 +0100

Professor Donald Macleod, Principal of the Free Church College in Edinburgh, is to receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity...

Churches on the front line in Hamilton

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:51:25 +0100

This extract from an Evening Times feature tells how local churches have joined community police, youth groups and the council in...

Presentation Bibles offer prompts furore

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:10:50 +0100

An unholy row has broken out among Highland councillors after an Inverness Christian group offered to present Bibles to every councillor...

Fr Hugh McGinlay

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:00:34 +0100

Obituary of Fr Hugh McGinlay, priest and hospital chaplain; born January 16, 1949; died March 13, 2008.

Father Hugh McGinlay,...

Sunday Herald issues apology

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:37:26 +0100

The Sunday Herald yesterday devoted an entire page to an apology over the controversial use of the phrase, ‘bead-rattling’, in a...

Healing room opens in Selkirk

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:33:14 +0100

The latest in a number of religious healing rooms in Scotland is about to open in Selkirk.

It takes the...

Solicitor-General condemns current Act of Succession

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:30:20 +0100

The Solicitor-General has called for a repeal of the 1701 Act of Settlement, saying the ban on the monarch marrying a...

Bishop Joseph Devine attacks Chinese regime

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:58:34 +0100

A senior Roman Catholic bishop has provoked a political row by comparing the Beijing Olympics to the Berlin Games held under...

Shock as offender works at care home

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:54:42 +0100

One of Scotland’s most dangerous sex offenders leaves his cell five days a week for a day job at a care...

A lesson for us all: feature on independent Christian schools

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:35:32 +0100

One small school in Greenock could be a template for state education in Scotland. Richard Bath explains why he sent his...