Posts from — January 2010
Gers fans angry over ref’s cross
Conspiracy-crazy Rangers fans have blasted a referee for attaching a cross to his whistle.
And they have flooded internet forums with
‘Unhappy’ Queen sends Lord Chamberlain to ask Archbishop Nichols about Pope’s Anglican plan
In a surprising departure from protocol, the Queen has sent the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official of the Royal
Susan Boyle wants to sing for Pope Benedict XVI when he’s in Scotland
Singing sensation Susan Boyle wants to perform for the Pope when he visits Scotland.
The Britain’s Got Talent winner, a devout
Kintyre takes Haiti to its heart
Once again Kintyre has risen to the occasion; images of earthquake stricken Haiti spurred people into action.
The Red Cross in
Reverend George Lind bades a fond farewell to Annan for pastures new
A Dumfries-born banker who became a Church of Scotland minister in Annan 12 years ago has left for pastures new.
The
£10,000 grant for Christian police who believe prayer can cut crime
A Christian policing group which believes that the power of prayer can catch criminals and keep officers safe from harm
Jack E. McClendon, 83; longtime pastor of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in D.C.
The Rev. Jack E. McClendon, 83, a longtime pastor at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington who also was
Pope Benedict XVI will visit Scotland on September 16 & 17 this year
The Pope is set to visit both Glasgow and Edinburgh during a historic trip to Scotland on September 16 and
Labour MEP calls for Europe-wide ban on ‘dangerous’ Buckfast tonic wine
A Scots Labour MEP yesterday called for a Europe-wide ban on Buckfast.
Catherine Stihler urged a powerful European Parliament committee to
Scottish churches campaign against nuclear weapons
Scottish church leaders have intensified pressure on the Government to abandon plans to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system.
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