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aberdeen

August 19, 2013

Learning to share sacred space across the divides

Religious buildings can be, and usually are, regarded in a very 'tribal' and territorial way. Yet at its heart, the religious impulse (if it is to be saved from the destruction its distortion can so easily produce) is about discovering the universality of the divine in the midst of our particularities.
February 20, 2013

Photos enable Scottish parliament to face up to Donald Trump

An award-winning photographer is displaying her photos, of the community on the front line of Donald Trump's development in Aberdeenshire, at Holyrood.
December 26, 2010

Christians and Muslims in Aberdeen share hospitality and prayer

A neighbouring church and mosque have marked their friendship on Christmas Eve by opening their doors for simultaneous prayers, then sharing food.
November 24, 2007

Alex Salmond launches Scottish inter-faith week

Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond is this weekend launching a Scottish Inter-Faith Week, during which people from across the country are being invited to meet their neighbours and to build new friendships.
June 12, 2007

Polish migrants help save Scottish church from closure

A Catholic church in Aberdeen facing closure will now remain open, thanks to community appeals and an influx of new parishioners from Poland. The Church is increasingly reliant on new migrant workers.
January 8, 2007

Scottish opposition to Trident replacement continues to grow

Catholic Bishop Peter Moran of Aberdeen is the latest church leader to appeal to Scotland’s Christians to write to their MPs in opposition to the planned renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system. Christian leaders across Britain are also calling for concerted debate and action.