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Church of Scotland

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noun

  1. the established church in Scotland, Calvinist in doctrine and Presbyterian in constitution

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The Church of Scotland was the “only institution,” Mr. Mierowsky writes, “able to mobilize national opposition to incorporation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Rt Rev Rosie Frew, the Church of Scotland's moderator, recognised the "diversity of views" within the church - though it ultimately did not support a change in the law.

From BBC

"True compassion does not mean helping someone to die, but committing ourselves to care for them in life," write a coalition of senior clergy from denominations including the Church of Scotland, the Roman Catholic Church and the Free Church of Scotland in an open letter to MSPs.

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Wallace was brought up in the Church of Scotland - in which his accountant father was an elder - and religion and politics were inter-related interests and influences throughout his life.

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In 2021, he took on the role of the moderator of the Church of Scotland.

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