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		An Act to declare the lawfulness of certain Articles declaratory of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland in matters spiritual prepared with the authority of the General Assembly of the Church.
		The Church of Scotland adheres to the Scottish Reformation; receives the Word of God which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as its supreme rule of faith and life; and avows the fundamental principles of the Catholic faith founded thereupon.
		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.
	www.magma.ca /~rev/ACT_11.HTM (708 words)

	Church of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Church of Scotland (CofS sometimes known as the Kirk) is the national church of Scotland.
		The Church of Scotland was (and is) a firm opponent of nuclear weaponry.
		The Church of Scotland is Presbyterian in polity, and Reformed in theology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Church_of_Scotland (1981 words)

	Article Scotland \| Scottish gifts, kilts and accessories
		Scotland's legal, educational and judicial systems continue to be separate from those of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and because of this it constitutes a discrete jurisdiction in public and in private international law.
		Scotland's only land border is with England, and runs for 96 kilometres (60 miles) between the River Tweed on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west.
		The territorial extent of Scotland is generally that established by the 1237 Treaty of York between Scotland and England and the 1266 Treaty of Perth between Scotland and Norway.
	www.scotlandshopdirect.com /p,scotland,page.php (5759 words)

	The Church of England and "Establishment"
		The Church of Ireland, which was the Irish analogue of the Church of England, was united with the Church of England as the "United Church of England and Ireland", the rules of the English Church prevailing.
		The Church of Scotland split in the 19th century over the question of independence from the state; in particular, the right of congregations to control appointments of ministers (which was limited by "lay patrons" who had the right to nominate ministers).
		In the nineteenth century, the Free (or "Nonconformist") Churches, that is the non-Anglican Protestant churches in England, often sought the disestablishment of the Church of England.
	ubh.tripod.com /whist/chhist/ce-est1.htm (3045 words)

	The Church of England and "Establishment"
		The Church of Ireland, which was the Irish analogue of the Church of England, was united with the Church of England as the "United Church of England and Ireland", the rules of the English Church prevailing.
		The Church of Scotland split in the 19th century over the question of independence from the state; in particular, the right of congregations to control appointments of ministers (which was limited by "lay patrons" who had the right to nominate ministers).
		In the nineteenth century, the Free (or "Nonconformist") Churches, that is the non-Anglican Protestant churches in England, often sought the disestablishment of the Church of England.
	www.thuto.org /ubh/whist/chhist/ce-est1.htm (3045 words)

	Church of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Church of Scotland is Presbyterian, not Episcopalian, and should not be confused with the Church of England, the Church of Ireland nor the much smaller Scottish Episcopal Church, all of which are part of the Anglican Communion.
		Both the Church of Scotland and the Scottish Episcopal Church are Churches of the Reformation.
		The latter is a Sister Church, not a daughter church of the Church of England.
	www.phatnav.com /wiki/index.php?title=The_Kirk (717 words)

	Scotland - Sciaga.pl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom and it’s situated in the North of the main British island and includes the Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland and other smaller islands It’s a beautiful place surrounded by the North sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
		The Church of Scotland (sometimes referred to as The Kirk) is the national church, but it is not subject to state control nor is it "established" in the same manner as the Church of England within England.
		The early roots were in the Education Act of 1496 which first introduced compulsory education for the eldest sons of nobles, then the principle of general public education was set with the Reformation establishment of the national Kirk which in 1561 set out a national programme for spiritual reform, including a school in every parish.
	www.sciaga.pl /tekst/54872-55-scotland (1843 words)

	Church of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Church of Scotland is the established national church of Scotland.
		The Church of Scotland is Presbyterian, not Episcopal, and should not be confused with the Church of England, the Church in Wales, the Church of Ireland nor the much smaller Scottish Episcopal Church, all of which are part of the Anglican Communion.
		The latter is a Sister Church, not a daughter Church of the Church of England.
	church-of-scotland.iqnaut.net (738 words)

	Short History of St Ninians United Free Church of Scotland
		Church members, was one which caused disputes again and again in the Church of Scotland in the 18th Century.
		However, a new Church had been built and opened within a few years just a few yards beyond the old site, and it was this new building that would be the scene of tonight's events.
		In 1900 the U.P. Church and the Free Church combined to form the United Free Church, and the Free Church Congregation in the village, took the title "North," while the 1773 Church was now known as St. Ninians South United Free Church, membership 460.
	www.ufcos.org.uk /stirling/history.htm (3214 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The early Church based its doctrine and life on Scripture, the medieval Church was steeped in the Bible, the Reformers fought for open access to the Bible, Enlightenment scholars struggled to find the original meaning of the Bible, contemporary judicial systems remain steeped in biblical concepts.
		This states that the Church of Scotland adheres to the Scottish Reformation; receives the Word of God which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as its supreme rule of faith and life; and avows the fundamental doctrines of the Catholic faith founded thereupon.
		Church traditions which have seemed to value the Sacraments more highly now insist on a full diet of Scripture in worship, serving as reminder, affirmation and encouragement to those in the Reformed tradition who have accorded the Bible a central place throughout, but who now may feel “faint but pursuing”.
	www.churchofscotland.org.uk /boards/worship/downloads/wppod1998.doc (19132 words)

	Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In section 8, the words ", and to all open procuratories, clauses, and precepts, if any, and as the case may be,"; and the words from "; and the clause of obligation" to "other public, parochial, and local burdens, due from or on account of the lands conveyed prior to the date of entry".
		Schedules A to C. Schedule D (being the form of memorandum of allocation of feu-duty; and not that Schedule D substituted for Schedule O by section 8(1) of the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924).
		In section 16, subsection (2); and in subsection (3)(b) the words "feuduties, ground annuals," and "and, in the case of a grant of land in feu, of all feuduties payable by the grantor to his superiors from and after the date of entry".
	www.hmso.gov.uk /legislation/scotland/acts2000/00005--v.htm (3393 words)

	The University of Chicago Martin Marty Center
		Concerns over the Church's status as a designated religious body were expressed forcibly in Committee together with a concern that the Court of Session would have new powers over the Church of Scotland, a move that would be unacceptable to the Church.
		One MSP argued that the Scottish Churches Committee's fear that the Scottish Parliament was "overstepping the line in the relationship between the church and the state" was untenable in a modern democracy.
		In Scotland as in the United States, the relationship between religion and law, church and state, is fraught with tension.
	marty-center.uchicago.edu /sightings/archive_2006/0622.shtml (620 words)

	Short History of the United Free Church of Scotland
		When we say that the Church is 'Established' what is implied is that by an act of parliament it is declared to be the National Church that it is intimately connected with the state and in virtue of the state connection enjoys a privileged position.
		In 1929 the United Free Church united with the Established Church (the Church of Scotland).
		Autonomy: Historically the United Free Church of Scotland has consistently been opposed to State Establishment of religion, believing it to be a hindrance to the welfare and witness of the Church of Jesus Christ.
	www.ufcos.org.uk /hista.htm (1004 words)

	Article Display
		In Scottish Insurance Commissioners v Church of Scotland 1914 SC 16 the Court of Session reached the same conclusion regarding assistants to ministers, not to be confused with associate ministers, of the Church of Scotland.
		The same was held of a minister of the Methodist Church in President of the Methodist Conference v Parfitt [1984] ICR 176 and a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Wales in Davies v Presbyterian Church of Wales [1986] ICR 280.
		Section 63(1) of the 1975 Act confers jurisdiction on an employment tribunal to hear and dispose of a complaint that a person has committed an act of discrimination against the complainant which is unlawful by virtue of Part II of the Act, which deals with discrimination in the field of employment.
	www.butterworths.co.uk /lawcampus/dataitem.asp?ID=58511&tid=7 (19930 words)

	Scotland at AllExperts
		Scotland continues to have a separate legal and judicial system from England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and because of this it constitutes a discrete jurisdiction in public and in private international law.
		Although Scotland has a long military tradition that predates the Act of Union with England, its armed forces now form part of those of the United Kingdom and are known as the British Armed Forces.
		The national broadcaster for Scotland is BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic), a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sc/scotland.htm (6641 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Church of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Church of Scotland is Presbyterian in its structure, governed by a system of local, regional and national 'courts' or councils.
		Following the Church of Scotland Act of 1921, the Church was given freedom from interference in spiritual matters.
		The Church of Scotland is one of the Reformation churches.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/scotland/cos4.shtml (623 words)

	God versus Trident Nuclear Submarines
		In the Established churches, we see the difference between the Scottish and English constitutional positions reflected by the top-down role that the Prime Minister plays in appointing Church of England bishops on behalf of the Queen, compared with the bottom-up democratic or “presbyterian” process by which the Church of Scotland elects its Moderator.
		In Scotland and England alike the Crowns are represented by a single sovereign, Her Majesty the Queen.
		He roots Scotland’s constitutional status in the Declaration of Arbroath, the 1560 Reformation, the 1707 Treaty of Union and the Church of Scotland Act 1921.
	www.alastairmcintosh.com /articles/2000_trident.htm (6070 words)

	PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The European_Court_of_Human_Rights can find acts of the UK government (including those done pursuant to an Act of the British Parliament) to be in violation of the Convention.
		Acting under the Human Rights Act, British courts can declare Acts of Parliament to be in violation of the Convention; this power, like that of the European Court of Human Rights, does not automatically annul the law.
		The qualifier "almost" is provided because in the 1921, after a century of dispute, Parliament passed the Church_of_Scotland_Act_1921 which finally agreed that it does not have sovereignty over the Church_of_Scotland, the established church in Scotland.
	www.bellabuds.com /uk:parliamentary_sovereignty (924 words)

	St. Ninian's Craigmailen Parish Church Linlithgow, West Lothian.
		By the Education Act of 1872, schools were brought under the control of School Boards, and the members of the Congregation decided to build a new Church.
		The Church was re-dedicated by the Very Reverend James Simpson, a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
		On 6th October, 1921, it was handed over to the Trustees of the Church for the use of the Congregation, Mrs Leslie, the elderly caretaker, being given a liferent.
	www.kirkweb.org /ninihist.htm (2601 words)

	Scotland information - Search.com
		Scotland (Alba in Gaelic) is a nation in northwest Europe and a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
		A Secretary of State for Scotland, who prior to devolution headed the system of government in Scotland, sits in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and is responsible for the limited number of powers the office retains since devolution, as well as relations with other Whitehall Ministers who have power over reserved matters.
		Scotland is the home of curling (2002 Olympic champions, women) which, although not as popular today as in Canada, remains more popular in Scotland than anywhere else in Europe.
	www.search.com /reference/Scotland (6362 words)

	Appendix 3
		The secretary is Rev. Sheilagh Kesting of the Church of Scotland’s Committee on Ecumenical Relations.
		The Church of Scotland is the only one of the participating churches to have a ‘subordinate standard.’ The Westminster Confession is a doctrinal statement enacted by Church and State.
		The Meissen Agreement, 1988 (Church of England, the Evangelical Church in Germany and the Federation of Evangelical Churches in the GDR).
	www.urc.org.uk /assembly/reports1998/append3.html (7224 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Politics - New charity laws 'will be a calamity for the Kirk' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		THE Church of Scotland has warned the Scottish Executive that new charity laws will bring the work of the Kirk to a halt.
		Lawyers for the Church have told ministers that the powers in new legislation, aimed at preventing fraud, will "rapidly prevent the Church from continuing to function at all".
		She said: "If there was ever a situation where the powers in the bill were exercised the Church of Scotland would not be able to carry on.
	news.scotsman.com /politics.cfm?id=136672005 (527 words)

	Articles - Parliamentary sovereignty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This means it is supreme to all other governmental instiutions including the monarch acting alone and the courts, and may change or repeal any legislation passed by previous parliaments with a majority.
		After the Act of Union of 1707 there was some ambiguity about whether the principle applied in Scotland.
		The qualifier "almost" is provided because in the 1921, after a century of dispute, Parliament passed the Church of Scotland Act 1921 which finally agreed that it does not have sovereignty over the Church of Scotland, the established church in Scotland.
	www.1-helmets.com /articles/Parliamentary_supremacy (1144 words)

	Christian Today – Christian News > House of Lords to Rule on Kirk Unfair Dismissal Case
		The House of Lords is to rule this week on the case of a former clergywoman dismissed by the Church of Scotland for having an affair with a married Kirk elder.
		Percy argue that her agreement with the Kirk to work as a minister was synonymous with a contract of employment and as such entitled her to the workplace rights under the 1976 EU directive.
		The Church of Scotland, however, defends itself on the grounds that its decision against Percy falls within the Kirk’s rights as laid down by the 1921 Act to regulate its own affairs and which makes it exempt from the aspects of civil law.
	www.christiantoday.com /article/house.of.lords.to.rule.on.kirk.unfair.dismissal.case/4766.htm (642 words)

	Quodlibet Online Journal: The Church in Scotland 1840-1940: An Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Disruption, in the view of the Free Church founding fathers, "was not a secession; it was a severing of the true Church of Scotland from its connection with an Erastian state, which had broken its compact to preserve and protect the Church as a spiritual institution for the religious benefit of the Scottish people.
		The basis of the Union effected in 1900 between the Free Church and the United Presbyterian Church - the former holding at its constitution to the principle of Establishment, the latter to the principle of voluntaryism - was that the Church was "a private society unrelated to the secular community around her" [55].
		John Buchan, a shrewd commentator on Scottish church history as well as a foremost literary and political figure of the twentieth century [68], is probably correct to state that "The Church of Scotland was now, as to creed, status and property, on the same basis as the sister Church" [69].
	www.quodlibet.net /campbell-scotland.shtml (7050 words)

	History of The Free Church of Scotland In Toronto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Throughout this period, the Colonial Committee of the Free Church kept a watchful and sympathetic eye and assisted as it was able.
		In 1928 the people, most of whom had belonged to the Free Church in their native land, petitioned the General Assembly to be raised to the status of a fully-sanctioned charge.
		We of the Free Church of Scotland in Toronto are a local congregation of the church universal, the body of Christ.
	www.reformed.com /epcc/epcchist.htm (1328 words)

	A View from Here
		At the aforementioned tribunal, Miss Percy lost because her case was judged as being one for the Church, and "not a matter to be imposed on from outside by a secular court."
		Though the church has always been concerned about secular interference, it was not until 1921 than an act appeared to protect the Church of Scotland's freedom and independence from secular law on "matters spiritual".
		Writing to Donald Dewar last year, the then Moderator of the General Assembly expressed his concerns that the Bill "derogated from the constitutional settlement between Church and State set out in the Church of Scotland Act 1921." And it is into this legal and constitutional situation that the case of Ms.
	home.freeuk.net /maranatha/view.htm (633 words)

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