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Kirk Weddings Down because of Ceremony Cost

Posted by: vibeckeg on: March 21, 2009

By Vibecke Gudmundsen
Fewer couples get married in the Kirk because of the cost of church weddings, a Church of Scotland minister has said.
The number of weddings conducted in the Church of Scotland has suffered a strong decline over the last years, falling 11,4% from 2001 to the end of 2007, according to the General Register [...]

Church of Scotland Stunned by New IVF Rules

Posted by: vibeckeg on: March 5, 2009

By Vibecke Gudmundsen
The new UK regulations on in vitro fertilization (IVF) will erode the role of fathers, a senior Church of Scotland minister has warned.
The new rules shortly coming into force allow the women who conceive a child through in vitro fertilization or sperm donation to put any person as the second parent on [...]