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David Robertson: Why Christians should welcome Government sex education...
It’s predictable, writes Rev David Robertson. The government produces guidelines on sex education, the media look for a storm/squabble/outrage and the Church duly provides them with one – usually to do...
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Church of England Commissioners buy Scottish land to become largest private...
The Church Commissioners for England have announced the purchase of a forestry portfolio from UPM Tilhill for £49 million. The purchase means the Commissioners are the largest private commercial...
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Sex education: ‘Parents sidelined in favour of named persons’
Parents are being marginalised by Scottish sex education guidance that encourages teachers to speak to a child’s named person about any wellbeing concerns, campaigners say. Under the Named Person...
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Labour leader Ed Miliband praises Christians’ role in society
Ed Miliband called yesterday for “respect” to be the watchword in the immigration debate, writes Ruth Gledhill. He praised Christians for their work in promoting social cohesion and fighting hunger and...
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Quakers appoint a Scottish Parliamentary Engagement Officer
In the light of “significant and growing differences between the Scottish and Westminster parliaments”, Quakers in Britain have appointed an Edinburgh Parliamentary Engagement Officer. Mairi...
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Churches call government welfare sanctions ‘inhumane and un-Christian’
A group of churches has called for an urgent overhaul of the government’s benefits sanctions regime, describing it as punitive, inhumane and un-Christian. The churches say the sanctions regime...
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Video: Call for adultery to cover same-sex marriages fails at Scottish...
A petition urging ministers to change the definition of adultery following the introduction of same sex marriages was presented to MSPs at Holyrood yesterday. A campaigner, Akri Jones, presented a...
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Northern Ireland ban on buying sex ‘may drive trafficking to Scotland’
A ban on paying for sex in Northern Ireland could drive parts of the trade to Scotland, MSPs have been told. Northern Ireland recently became the first part of the UK to make buying sex a criminal...
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Support the most vulnerable, say Churches in open letter to Prime Minister
Leaders from four major UK Churches have signed an open letter to the re-appointed Prime Minister, David Cameron, congratulating him on his election and encouraging him to hold ‘truth, justice, peace...
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Abortions count for 27 per cent of all deaths in England and Wales
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), there were 506,790 recorded deaths in England and Wales in 2013 – the most recent year for which figures are available. These,...
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Majority of Scots against ‘intrusive’ Named Person proposals
Almost two-thirds of Scots parents believe the Scottish Government’s plans to appoint a “named person” for every child is “an unacceptable intrusion”, a new poll has found. And fewer than a quarter of...
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Scots party leaders call for Named Person pause
Parents’ concerns about the Named Person scheme should be addressed and the whole proposal paused, the leaders of the Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Labour have said. Ahead of the upcoming...
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Salvation Army group launches Scotland election films
A set of films encouraging people to vote in Scotland’s Holyrood elections in May has been launched by the Salvation Army. Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Roberts who works for the Salvation Army told...
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Swinney downgrades Named Person advice to ‘optional’
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, has warned local authorities that state guardians can only offer optional advice, after last week’s Supreme Court judgment on the Named Person scheme. A...
View ArticleNew Justice and Peace film highlights ‘Scotland’s shame’ at Dungavel
A new short documentary-film released on behalf of Justice and Peace Scotland is aiming to highlight the issues taking place at Dungavel [detention centre]. Created by parish media group Sancta Familia...
View ArticleChildren facing bullying over pro-marriage and pro-life views in Scotland
School children are being verbally attacked for believing in traditional marriage and upholding the life of the unborn, MSPs have been told. Numerous accounts – including one girl being told she...
View ArticleScotland to presume consent for organ donation with ‘soft opt-out” law
Scottish lawmakers announced last week that the government will introduce a “soft opt-out” system for organ donation. The system, which has raised medical ethics questions in other countries, presumes...
View ArticleSexbots could increase objectification of women and children, warns Salvation...
Last week, a report about sex robots warned about the ‘dark side’ of the technology, which could involve issues of rape and paedophilia. And now The Salvation Army has had its say on the controversial...
View ArticleBishop Stephen Robson: We must fight the ‘culture of death’
Each year, around the Feast of the Visitation of our Lady, the Catholic Church in Scotland celebrates the Day for Life, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the meaning and value of human life at...
View ArticleNew development manager for Scottish Churches Housing Action
Scottish Churches Housing Action has welcomed Heather Zajac as its new development manager as 2018 gets underway. Heather has experience in volunteer co-ordination with Fresh Start in Edinburgh, and...
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