Being Joan: A Scottish singer songwriter who's clocked up 15 years of prison...
Cross Rhythms music editor Tony Cummings recently named "Come To Set Me Free" by Scottish singer/songwriter Being Joan one of the best tracks of the year. When one considers that the track emanates...
View ArticleRise in demand for work chaplains
The demand for chaplains in Scottish workplaces has soared, according to a senior Church of Scotland minister. Reverend Iain McFadzean, the newly-appointed national director of Work Place Chaplaincy...
View ArticleJewish burial officer to fight Orthodox bosses over sacking
A Jewish burial officer who helped set up a progressive group in the largely Orthodox Scottish community has been told he can take his dismissal claim against his employers to a tribunal, writes Brian...
View Article'Flying Dutchman' announced as new UK oil and gas industry chaplain
A Dutch Church of Scotland minister has been appointed to one of Britain’s most prominent chaplaincy posts. The Reverend Martin Grashoff, minister at Kilcalmonell, Killean and Kilchenzie churches in...
View ArticleTop Scots school axes chaplain post
A top Scottish boarding school has abolished its historic chaplain post, which has been a tradition for generations. Gordonstoun, at Duffus in Moray, has replaced the role with the broader title...
View ArticleCardinal visited killer Riggi in hospital
The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland visited a woman who killed her three children after she had been charged with their murder and was being assessed in a psychiatric unit, it has emerged....
View ArticleGrieving service comes together to deal with loss
A new bereavement support service has been launched in Edinburgh, aiming to help those grieving for a loved one by bringing them together with others going through the same experience. The Acorns...
View ArticleUK chaplains in Afghanistan: ordinary priests with an extraordinary flock
Commanders fully recognise and appreciate the work of the padres, even if their contribution is not always understood elsewhere, writes Riazat Butt. Major Nigel Jordan-Barber was a rifle company...
View ArticleSchool chaplains 'not silenced' says Scottish Borders
A Scottish council has rejected claims that it is trying to “silence” school chaplains with new guidelines. A group campaigning against gay marriage hit out after Scottish Borders Council reviewed its...
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Kirk’s Moderator designate tells of her ‘anger at God’
A minister who will next month become the Kirk’s leading figure has spoken about her “anger with God” when she witnessed the suffering of parents who had lost their babies. The Reverend Lorna Hood, who...
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