Scotland’s oldest sports shop has opened for the first time on a Sunday in its 100-year history, with its owner blaming “an Americanised culture” for the move. Greaves Sports began a seven-day operation from January 3 at its store in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street.
Euan Murray wraps his arms around his 18st body and shivers. The Northampton Saints and Scotland tighthead prop is a mountain of a man, but he looks vulnerable when facing the subject of his religious choices. This Sunday, as Scotland take on France at Murrayfield in their first match of the Six Nations, the 29-year‑old will not be on the pitch.
ONE of the new faces of the BBC's football coverage refuses to work on a Sunday because he is a devout Christian. Dan Walker insists on observing the Lord's Day even though there are top-flight matches almost every Sunday this season. Here 32-year-old Dan - who fronts magazine show Football Focus this Saturday at 12.15pm on BBC1 - explains why he WON'T be covering those games.
The Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh has been closed to visitors on the Christian Lord’s day from the beginning of February 2008. It receives thousands of people a week but only about 400 on the Lord’s day and this has led to the decision to close it off to tourists. It is estimated that the closure will save around £100,000 every year. This action by the Scottish government highlights once again that money and not conviction or principle rules the way our secular society is run.
Around 500 spectators applauded, cheered, whistled and whooped as the MV Isle of Lewis let go her mooring ropes and slipped off her berth in Stornoway harbour at precisely 2.30pm today.
A group from the Free Church Continuing, sang Psalm 46 - God is our refuge and our strength - as passengers boarded and vehicles drove onboard.
Scottish Council News
On Tuesday 4th May 2010 a meeting of the Scottish Council was held in Edinburgh, followed by the Annual General meeting. The work of Day One in Scotland has suffered over the past year or so because of the lack of a full-time Scottish Secretary. Discussion took place at the Council meeting on efforts to re-establish the work. The Council had agreed at their previous meeting to appoint Mr Andrew Murray as Administrator for the year 2010-11. It is hoped that the work in Scotland will be carried forward by the Branches. Some are active; others need to be revived. The Administrator has indicated in a letter to ministers that a speaker can be provided for a local meeting, if an application is made to him.
The Rev John Maclean wished to be relieved of the chairmanship of the Council for health reasons. At the AGM the Rev Kenneth Stewart was appointed Chairman for 2010-11 with the Rev John J Murray as vice-Chairman.
The Scottish Council members are Mr Sam Bell, Rev I.D. Campbell, Rev James Gracie, Rev Donald Macaskill, Rev Donald Macdonald, Rev John Maclean, Rev Gordon Mair, Mr Andrew Murray, Rev John J Murray, Rev Kenneth Stewart.
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