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Israeli spin doctor who attacked Church of Scotland is silenced over Facebook posts 16 Aug 2013 | 02:20 am
An Israeli government spin doctor has been barred from speaking out in public after a series of vitriolic diatribes on Facebook that included an attack on the Church of Scotland and condemnation of me...
Rowan Williams tells ‘persecuted’ western Christians to grow up 16 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
Christians in Britain and the US who claim that they are persecuted should “grow up” and not exaggerate what amounts to feeling “mildly uncomfortable”, according to Rowan Williams, who last year stepp...
Headmaster of abuse school quits Oxford University 16 Aug 2013 | 02:08 am
A former headmaster of a Scottish Catholic boarding school hit by accusations of serial child sex abuse has resigned from a senior position at a Benedictine college of Oxford University. Father Franci...
New rector will be formally installed at Dunbar church 13 Aug 2013 | 01:55 am
The congregation of St Anne’s Scottish Episcopal Church in Dunbar is looking forward to welcoming a new rector. Rev Andrew Bain succeeds Rev Sheila Cameron, who retired. He has been conducting service...
Thomas Chalmers memorial unveiled in Anstruther 11 Aug 2013 | 01:18 am
A long-awaited memorial garden to East Neuk-born Minister Thomas Chalmers, who helped revolutionise the Church of Scotland in the mid-19th Century, was officially opened in Anstruther. The garden is l...
Kirk care staff caught up in zero-hours contracts row 11 Aug 2013 | 01:13 am
The Church of Scotland’s social care arm is employing hundreds of staff on controversial zero-hours contracts. More than 500 Crossreach staff are currently on the terms – which guarantee neither work ...
Poverty is the question. Are you the answer? 9 Aug 2013 | 07:32 pm
Scots are being challenged to get their thinking caps on and get quizzical for Christian Aid this September. The charity’s annual ‘Quizaid’ fundraiser encourages workplaces, churches and schools acros...
Church of Scotland pension fund appoints bond specialist to board 9 Aug 2013 | 12:55 am
The Church of Scotland Pension Fund has appointed a high-ranking bond specialist at one of the nation’s largest fund managers as its vice chairman. Graeme Caughey, head of government bonds and global ...
Shock over ‘senseless’ vandalism of Fife church 8 Aug 2013 | 11:14 pm
Vandals have done thousands of pounds worth of damage to Townhill Parish Church. Heartbroken congregation members turned up to the church in Townhill’s Main Street on Sunday to find stained glass wind...
Karina McTeague given key position at new City financial watchdog 8 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
Former Halifax Bank of Scotland risk specialist Karina McTeague has been hired by one of the new City regulators to oversee its supervision of the UK’s retail banks. The Financial Conduct Authority ...
