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21 May 2012

Churches urged to act together to end Gaza 'scandal'

The churches should act together to get the British government to act for an end to the Israeli blockade on Gaza, the Kirk Assembly has agreed.
21 May 2012

Kirk urged to continue speaking and acting for social justice

The Church of Scotland General Assembly has heard a passionate plea to continue speaking and acting for social justice in Christian terms.
21 May 2012

Banker calls for mutuality as the basis of economic reform

A ground-breaking Church of Scotland report on economics is calling for a recovery of vision based on people, mutuality and trust.
21 May 2012

Future church? Ekklesia at the Kirk's General Assembly

Along with Ekklesia associate Carla J. Roth (who has a special interest in legally-related church and society issues), I am attending the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland meeting in Edinburgh this week, both as a media representative and also in a networking capacity.
21 May 2012

China partnership means much more than pandas, Kirk declares

While the world ogles Edinburgh's pandas, the Church of Scotland is seeking to highlight vital ongoing work with Chinese churches and communities.
28 Sep 2011

Bring troops home from Afghanistan, says Kirk minister

A Kirk leader has repeated the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly call for the government to bring the troops home from Afghanistan.
2 Jun 2011

The Kirk faces a challenging future

Where does the Church of Scotland – not the established church, but still a self-proclaimed ‘national’ one – now sit within a changing Scottish national settlement, following the formalities of its 2011 General Assembly? Simon Barrow looks at some of the issues.
2 Jun 2011

Kirk urged to campaign against learning disabilities cuts

The Church of Scotland has been urged to campaign against cuts being imposed by Scottish local authorities to learning disability services.
1 Jun 2011

Domestic violence a 'violation of God’s wish for humanity'

Violence in the home is a “violation of God’s wish for humanity”, the Church of Scotland has been reminded in a hard-hitting report.
1 Jun 2011

Poverty Truth Commission challenges 'template mentality', says church leader

Dr Alison Elliot, who was the first woman to be a moderator of the Church of Scotland, has given a ringing endorsement to the Poverty Truth Commission.

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