Glasgow Churches Together

MORE 2011 ELECTION RESOURCES

What politicians think about the Church in society

The Churches Vote web site commissioned specially-filmed interviews with the leaders of the five main parties to ask their views on the role of the Church in Scottish society.
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Click here to find out what their views are.

They were also asked :
What are your ambitions for Scotland?
How would you make Parliament more accountable?
What are your priorities at a time of cuts?
What is the biggest challenge facing Scotland today?

Party Manifesto Analysis

The Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office analysed the manifestos of the five main parties.
• Here are the results.

Christians’ Manifesto

What policies do you think the people who lead Scripture Union, the Scottish Bible Society, Bethany Christian Trust, the Scottish Pre-School Play Association, Christian Focus Publications, the Baptist Union of Scotland, YMCA, Prison Fellowship Scotland, and International Christian College would like to see a new Scottish government introduce?

All these people and many other Christian leaders from around the nation have shared their hopes in the My Manifesto project on the CARE for Scotland election web site.
• Read more …

Catholic Voters’ Guide

The Catholic Church in Scotland has launched a special website which ‘aims to give an insight into the Church’s social teaching in some of the most important areas being considered by Christians at this election’.
• Read more …

Action of Churches Together in Scotland

• Joint Faiths Board applauds Women Offenders report
• Stories from the Heart
• Meet Aberdeen’s Regional Ecumenical Team.

World Council of Churches

• Message of the presidents of the WCC at Pentecost 2012
• Churches regret NATO delay in withdrawing nuclear weapons from Europe
• Ecumenical Patriarch honoured with "Freedom Award"

Ecumenical News International Headlines

• France will have new denomination with Protestant merger
• Syrian Christians live in uneasy alliance with Bashar Assad
• Indonesian authorities restrict places of worship after Muslim protests

Parties answer GCT’s General Election questions

• Scottish Green Party

• Scottish Labour Party

• Scottish Liberal Democrats

• Scottish National Party

Election news from Scottish Christian.com