Ex-Christian missionary is jailed after he sexually abused indigenous girls...
A Florida-based former Christian missionary was today sentenced to 58 years in federal prison for sexually abusing girls who were part of an indigenous tribe in the Amazon and filming the acts. While...
View ArticleFree Church of Scotland settles with crash boy’s parents
Legal action taken against the Free Church of Scotland by the parents of a Peruvian boy who died on a trip to Scotland has been settled. Gianmarco Peschiera, 14, and Carlos Gonzales, 15, died when the...
View ArticleAssemblies of God groups agree to bridge a century-old racial divide
When he was a boy, the Rev Thomas Barclay noticed a difference between the worshippers of his small Pentecostal denomination and churches he visited of the larger Assemblies of God. “Why are they all...
View ArticleChelsea legend Eddie McCreadie is born again on Tennessee farm
While he might be harder to track down now, there was once a time when everyone knew where to find Eddie McCreadie, writes Allan Pattullo in The Scotsman. He was performing at left-back for Chelsea...
View ArticleHonour for Scottish choral group hand-picked for New York concert
A choral group from Lanarkshire has been invited to perform at New York’s famous Carnegie Hall next year. The Lanark and Carluke Choral Union have been asked by the Distinguished Concerts International...
View ArticleNational Trust criticised as Greyfriars Church of Scotland is sold for...
The Greyfriars Church of Scotland on Frederick Street, Port of Spain, has reportedly been sold to a private developer, and there is growing concern the building, which dates back to the 1800s, will be...
View ArticleOld and new traditions meld at Newmarket’s St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
This year marks the 180th anniversary of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at the foot of Main and Water streets. Surrounded by Fairy Lake and in the heart of heritage Newmarket, Ontario, its two iconic...
View ArticlePope Francis signals blessing to breakaway traditionalist US Anglican church
Pope Francis has signalled his blessing to the breakaway traditionalist American church at the centre of the split which has divided the 80 million strong worldwide Anglican Communion over the issue of...
View ArticleProtesters block ‘demolition crew’ at Greyfriars Church of Scotland
Labourers believed to be assigned the task of demolishing Greyfriars Church of Scotland on Frederick Street, Port of Spain, were confronted yesterday by protesters, mainly from the Citizens for...
View ArticleChristian college head: No, we won’t issue ‘trigger warnings’ before altar calls
The president of a Christian college in the US has hit back against “self-absorbed and narcissistic” students in an excoriating online article. A student at Oklahoma Wesleyan University last week...
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