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  • 14 Feb 2010
    Scottish social justice movements still inspired by theology

    Radical understandings of Christian theology have played a marked role in achieving land reform in Scotland as recently as the last decade, according to new research produced by the University of Strathclyde.

  • 27 Jan 2010
    Scottish churches want nuclear weapons ban to be key election issue

    Churches in Scotland have launched an initiative at Holyrood seeking to place the abolition of nuclear weapons and the scrapping of the Trident system at the heart of the forthcoming General Election campaign.

  • 9 Jan 2010
    Kirk's global network backs action on HIV/AIDS

    This weekend, Church of Scotland congregations around the world are highlighting the global HIV and AIDS pandemic in their morning services and encouraging people to support practical action at grassroots level.

  • 21 Dec 2009
    Come ale ye faithful, says Lanark church

    There might not have been anywhere for expectant Mary and her husband Joseph two thousand years ago, but a minister in Lanark, Scotland, says there is plenty of room at the inn this Christmas. At least, at the one to which he is going.

  • 20 Dec 2009
    Church of Scotland appoints new social care chief

    CrossReach, the Church of Scotland's social care organisation, has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer to oversee one of the largest care agencies in the country with over 80 services, supporting 2,500 people in need every day.

  • 11 Dec 2009
    Church of Scotland backs alcohol price-cut restrictions

    Over the next few months the Church of Scotland will urge members of congregations to write to alcohol producers and their MSPs in support of the minimum pricing proposals contained in the Alcohol Bill.

  • 25 Nov 2009
    Kirk offers principles for upcoming Scottish independence debates

    The Church of Scotland has responded to the UK Government's reply to the Calman Commission and the fact that there will be a parliamentary White Paper on Scottish independence next week, setting out its principles for discussion.

  • 8 Nov 2009
    Government minister supports role of faith groups in anti-poverty work

    Faith is the driving force behind “impressive work” in many local communities fighting poverty, a senior government minister has claimed in relation to a visit to a Glasgow-based anti-poverty organisation.

  • 2 Nov 2009
    Church of Scotland takes climate challenge to the world stage

    The Church of Scotland takes its climate change message onto the world stage tomorrow, as officials prepare to address Ban Ki-Moon, the UN Secretary General, and the Duke of Edinburgh.

  • 28 Oct 2009
    Church of Scotland announces new moderator

    The Rev John Cairns Christie has been named as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), the country's largest Christian denomination.