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\nI am going to take a break from my research and writing on church property news long enough to highlight a few news headlines. As I have been going back and forth to the headlines over the last few months I am thinking that maybe this model of doing half of a month at a time might be the right balance. We will see. But on to a few of the items that have caught my attention since the first of the year.<\/p>\n

A lot happening in Scotland right now but let me mention one new item I have not covered previously — the Scottish Parliament holding hearings on a petition regarding the role of churches in the schools and a recommendation to limit their role.<\/p>\n

\nMSPs hear bid to cut religious influence on schools<\/a><\/b> – from Herald Scotland<\/p>\n

Edinburgh secularists challenge religious privilege in Scotland\u2019s education system<\/a><\/b> – from National Secular Society<\/p>\n

Church responds to Petitions Committee decision on religious representation on local authority education committees<\/a><\/b> – from Chruch of Scotland\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nAlso related to the Church of Scotland and schools is a program advocated for by the church to help all younger students with school meals<\/p>\n

\nChewing over the details: what will free school meals mean for Scots pupils?<\/a><\/b> – from The Courier\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nAnd a chaplain who was dismissed because of comments he made on Facebook<\/p>\n

\nChurch of Scotland minister loses role as chaplain of Glasgow school after calling homosexuality a ‘disorder’<\/a><\/b> – from The Telegraph\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nThere was also wide coverage of a BBC program that profiled Scottish minister’s wives<\/p>\n

\nIn and beyond the Manse \u2013 looking at the role of the Minister\u2019s wife<\/a><\/b> – from Stornoway Gazette<\/p>\n

Scottish church ministers\u2019 wives set to star in new reality television series<\/a><\/b> – from Scottish Daily Record
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\nAnd the Church of Scotland Youth program issued an interesting paper<\/p>\n

\nA guide to ethical living from Church of Scotland Youth<\/a><\/b> – from Scottish Christian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On to Africa – a few interesting headlines from there<\/p>\n

\nGhana: Minister Bemoans Corruption in Churches<\/a><\/b> – from allAfrica<\/p>\n

Presidential Authority Is Abused In Ghana-Rev. Martey<\/a><\/b> – from Spy Ghana<\/p>\n

Morally Refreshing Leadership from Moderator Martey<\/a><\/b> – from GhanaWeb<\/p>\n

BT Synod urges women to contest as independent candidates<\/a><\/b> – from Nyasa Times\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nI have mentioned this before but here is an update<\/p>\n

\nPaving the way: Lebanon\u2019s first female pastor<\/a><\/b> – from MSN News (although I think the author really does not understand some of the religious subtleties; the earlier story<\/a> was much better)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nAnd finally, this headline from the PC(USA)<\/p>\n

\nYouth Convince Presbytery to Divest from Fossil Fuel Companies<\/a><\/b> – from Burnsville Patch; this will be an overture from the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area to the 221st General Assembly and it looks like it will be a concurring overture to one already submitted<\/a> by the Presbytery of Boston. Looking through the supporting materials I personally see some issues and I may elect to return to this for a more detailed discussion at a later time. Among other things a particular quote comes to mind… “One word: Plastics”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nThat’s it for this time. Back with more in a couple of weeks…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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