Church of Scotland (English Wikipedia)

"Report of the Assembly Trustees" (PDF).
"Report of the Assembly Trustees" (PDF).
"Our Structure". Church of Scotland. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
"Articles Declaratory of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland". The Church of Scotland. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018. The principal subordinate standard of the Church of Scotland is the Westminster Confession of Faith approved by the General Assembly of 1647, containing the sum and substance of the Faith of the Reformed Church. Its government is Presbyterian, and is exercised through Kirk Sessions; Presbyteries, [Provincial Synods deleted by Act V, 1992], and General Assemblies. Its system and principles of worship, orders, and discipline are in accordance with "The Directory for the Public Worship of God," "The Form of Presbyterial Church Government " and "The Form of Process," as these have been or may hereafter be interpreted or modified by Acts of the General Assembly or by consuetude.
"Joining the Church". Church of Scotland. 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018. The usual pattern for joining the Church of Scotland is that infant children of Church members are received into the Church through Baptism. In time it is hoped that the child will come to make his or her own public profession of faith and the congregation will support the family in this task. This public profession of faith is sometimes referred to as confirmation.
Westminster Confession of Faith Archived 22 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine page at Church of Scotland website
Scotland, The Church of (28 September 2020). "Faith Impact Forum". The Church of Scotland. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
Scotland, The Church of (22 June 2022). "Kirk calls first nuclear weapons treaty meeting "a glimmer of light and hope"". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
Scotland, The Church of (12 October 2021). "Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
Scotland, The Church of (24 April 2017). "General Assembly allows ministers and deacons in same-sex marriages". www.churchofscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
"End of life issues". churchofscotland.org.uk.
"Criminal justice". churchofscotland.org.uk.
"Frequently Asked Questions (marriage)" (PDF). Church of Scotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
"Survey indicates 1.5 million Scots identify with Church". The Church of Scotland. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
"How we are organised. The Kirk and the State". Church of Scotland website. Church of Scotland. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
"Church of Scotland statistics 1999 - 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
"Legal Questions Committee" (PDF). Church of Scotland. May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
"Previous General Assemblies". Church of Scotland. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
"Ministries Council" (PDF). Church of Scotland. May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
"Let me now turn to my last reflection of the week" (PDF). Church of Scotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
"Annual Report and Accounts: For the year ended 31 December 2020" (PDF). Church of Scotland. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
Scotland, The Church of (26 February 2010). "Church Constitution". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
Scotland, The Church of (2 April 2014). "Forums, committees and departments". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
Scotland, The Church of (2 March 2020). "Church reform timeline". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
Scotland, The Church of (2 April 2014). "Forums, committees and departments". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
Scotland, The Church of (22 February 2010). "History". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
Scotland, The Church of (26 May 2022). "New Principal Clerk of the General Assembly takes oath of office". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

confessingchurch.org.uk

Member Churches Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine confessingchurch.org.uk, accessed 7 July 2009

dullandweemparish.org

"God's Invitation". Parish Church of Dull and Weem. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011.

forward.com

Church of Scotland Insults Jews With Denial of Claim to Israel Archived 20 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine by Liam Hoare, The Jewish Daily Forward, 10 May 2013.

gov.scot

"Section Two - Household Characteristics". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
"Scotland's People Annual Report Key findings | 2019" (PDF). gov.scot. 2019.
"Scottish household survey 2019: key findings". The Scottish Government. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
"Scotland's People Annual Report: Key Findings" (PDF). The Scottish Government. 15 September 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

haaretz.com

"Church of Scotland to alter report denying Jews' claims to Israel". Haaretz. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
Church of Scotland: Jews do not have a right to the land of Israel Archived 15 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine by Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz, 3 May 2013.

heraldscotland.com

"Kirk could lose £1m a year over gay ordination". Herald Scotland. 16 June 2013.
"Kirk failing in its moral obligation to parishioners". The Herald. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016.

jewishpress.com

"Church of Scotland Thinks Twice, Grants Israel the Right to Exist" Archived 28 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Jewish Press, 12 May 2013.

jpost.com

Scottish Church denial of Jewish land rights stirs ire Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by Jewish Telegraphic Agency, (reprinted in The Jerusalem Post), 5 May 2013.

kaleidoscot.com

"Affirmation Scotland – seeking to create a more inclusive church". KaleidoScot. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

lawandreligionuk.com

Pocklington, David (24 December 2015). "Columba Declaration: Church of Scotland and Church of England | Law & Religion UK". Retrieved 25 June 2022.

legislation.gov.uk

"Church of Scotland (Property And Endowments) Act 1925". legislation.org.uk. 30 June 2022.

pressreader.com

Stewart, Ian (25 January 2017). "A past to be proud of in a world which will always need good journalism". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via Pressreader.

queenscrosschurch.org.uk

Church, Queen's Cross. "Affirmation! Scotland · Our Partners · Queen's Cross Church". www.queenscrosschurch.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

resourcingmission.org.uk

"About the Youth Assembly". Resourcing Mission. Retrieved 26 August 2015. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

royal.uk

"The Queen, the Church and other faiths". royal.uk. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

scojec.org

"Church of Scotland Rebuked". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014. SCoJeC Rebukes Church of Scotland over General Assembly Report

scotland.gov.uk

"Analysis of Religion in the 2001 Census". The Scottish Government. 17 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

scotlandscensus.gov.uk

"Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion". Scotland's Census. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
"Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Religion'

scotsman.com

"Church of Scotland approves friendship declaration with Catholic Church in Scotland". www.scotsman.com. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
"Church of Scotland 'struggling to stay alive'". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
Swanson, Ian (25 May 2021). "Church of Scotland 'will not survive' without radical action to cut minister numbers, General Assembly is warned". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
"Cash shortage sees Church of Scotland axe Youth Assembly". 24 May 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

scottishchristian.com

"Kirk's College of Divinity has so few students it is 'scarcely viable'". Retrieved 22 February 2018.

spectator.co.uk

Thompson, Damian (13 June 2015). "Crisis of faith". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

sundayherald.com

Church backs first openly gay minister – Herald Scotland Archived 27 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

tfn.scot

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-reveals-churchs-links-to-slavery

thegazette.co.uk

"No. 27310". The London Gazette. 3 May 1901. p. 3033.

theguardian.com

secular Scotland is fast losing its churches
Carrell, Severin (30 April 2019). "Church of Scotland pays £1m in damages to three abused siblings". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
Severin Carrell (23 May 2011). "Church of Scotland votes to allow gay and lesbian ministers". The Guardian.
Carrell, Severin (21 May 2015). "Church of Scotland opens door for appointment of married gay ministers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
"Church of Scotland votes to allow ministers to be in same-sex marriages". The Guardian. Press Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
"Church of Scotland to draft new same-sex marriage laws". The Guardian. Press Association. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

thejc.com

Scottish Church to debate Jewish right to land of Israel Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by Marcus Dysch, The Jewish Chronicle, 2 May 2013.

thenational.scot

"Church of Scotland to consider allowing same-sex marriage ceremonies". 22 May 2021.

uua.org

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Andrew Hill Thomas Aikenhead Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography monograph at website of Unitarian Universalist Association, c.1999

wcrc.ch

"Members". World Communion of Reformed Churches. 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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"Articles Declaratory of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland". The Church of Scotland. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018. The principal subordinate standard of the Church of Scotland is the Westminster Confession of Faith approved by the General Assembly of 1647, containing the sum and substance of the Faith of the Reformed Church. Its government is Presbyterian, and is exercised through Kirk Sessions; Presbyteries, [Provincial Synods deleted by Act V, 1992], and General Assemblies. Its system and principles of worship, orders, and discipline are in accordance with "The Directory for the Public Worship of God," "The Form of Presbyterial Church Government " and "The Form of Process," as these have been or may hereafter be interpreted or modified by Acts of the General Assembly or by consuetude.
Westminster Confession of Faith Archived 22 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine page at Church of Scotland website
"God's Invitation". Parish Church of Dull and Weem. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011.
Scotland, The Church of (28 September 2020). "Faith Impact Forum". The Church of Scotland. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
Scotland, The Church of (24 April 2017). "General Assembly allows ministers and deacons in same-sex marriages". www.churchofscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
Church backs first openly gay minister – Herald Scotland Archived 27 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Member Churches Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine confessingchurch.org.uk, accessed 7 July 2009
"Church of Scotland decision on married gay clergy delayed". www.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Church, Queen's Cross. "Affirmation! Scotland · Our Partners · Queen's Cross Church". www.queenscrosschurch.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
"Church of Scotland Rebuked". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014. SCoJeC Rebukes Church of Scotland over General Assembly Report
Scottish Church denial of Jewish land rights stirs ire Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by Jewish Telegraphic Agency, (reprinted in The Jerusalem Post), 5 May 2013.
Scottish Church to debate Jewish right to land of Israel Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by Marcus Dysch, The Jewish Chronicle, 2 May 2013.
Church of Scotland Insults Jews With Denial of Claim to Israel Archived 20 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine by Liam Hoare, The Jewish Daily Forward, 10 May 2013.
Church of Scotland: Jews do not have a right to the land of Israel Archived 15 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine by Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz, 3 May 2013.
"Church of Scotland Thinks Twice, Grants Israel the Right to Exist" Archived 28 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Jewish Press, 12 May 2013.
"Apologetics - Sanctity of Life - Abortion". christian.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
Andrew Hill Thomas Aikenhead Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography monograph at website of Unitarian Universalist Association, c.1999
"Frequently Asked Questions (marriage)" (PDF). Church of Scotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
"Analysis of Religion in the 2001 Census". The Scottish Government. 17 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
"Church of Scotland 'struggling to stay alive'". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
"Kirk failing in its moral obligation to parishioners". The Herald. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016.
Thompson, Damian (13 June 2015). "Crisis of faith". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
"Survey indicates 1.5 million Scots identify with Church". The Church of Scotland. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
"Scotland's People Annual Report: Key Findings" (PDF). The Scottish Government. 15 September 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
"Church of Scotland". Bothwell Parish Church. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
"Church of Scotland statistics 1999 - 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
"Legal Questions Committee" (PDF). Church of Scotland. May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
"Ministries Council" (PDF). Church of Scotland. May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
"Let me now turn to my last reflection of the week" (PDF). Church of Scotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

wikisource.org

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Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Established Church of Scotland" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

worldcat.org

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Carrell, Severin (30 April 2019). "Church of Scotland pays £1m in damages to three abused siblings". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
Carrell, Severin (21 May 2015). "Church of Scotland opens door for appointment of married gay ministers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

yahoo.com

"Church of Scotland decision on married gay clergy delayed". www.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

ynetnews.com

"Israel condemns contentious Church of Scotland report". Ynetnews. 10 May 2013.