Church and Society Council

HAVE YOUR SAY 

The Church and Society Council has working groups which are preparing reports on a variety of issues. The council welcomes comments and feedback from you to help in the researching and writing of these reports. The various subjects are listed below along with questions to direct your comments. Please send relevant comments and information to the local involvement officer, Irene Crosthwaite, who will pass them on to the conveners of the working groups.

Send feedback back to:

icrosthwaite@cofscotland.org.uk

Reports to the 2009 General Assembly:

Deadline for feedback:30 November 2008

Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction

Is the restriction of harm for society more important than for the individual?

Ethics of Defence

When is it right to interfere in the internal business of a sovereign state?

Are there limits to how a nation can defend itself?

Growing up in Scotland

A recent UNICEF report found Britain bottom of the league as a place to grow up in.

Do you think Scotland is a great place to grow up in?

Is it a more difficult place to grow up in now than when you (or your parents) were younger.

Markets and Justice

Can we depend on the market to produce just outcomes?

Are there other mechanisms which can make just outcomes more likely?

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Parliamentary affairs
The Church's work with the UK and Scottish parliaments

Peace, international, Europe and migration
Current world issues and the council's responses and action

Equalities and human rights
Details on the range of current issues and the council's responses and action

Health and social issues
Debating the issues which affect the lives of the people of Scotland and worldwide

Society, religion and technology
The Church's engagement with science and technology, economics and industry, and environmental concerns

Responding to climate change
How the church is reacting to the global challenge of climate change

Education issues
Engagement with issues of religious and moral concern in schools and colleges

Schools
Resources for school assemblies and news for schools and their chaplains

News and events
The latest updates from the council

Resources
A range of information and resources to download

Have your say
Send in comments and feedback to the council's working groups

Summary of issues
A guide to key issues raised in reports to the General Assembly since 1980

Contact us
How to get in touch with the council and our staff