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HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES
The Church and Society Council is currently working
on investigations and responses into a range of central
issues in society today including gambling and alternatives
to custody. We will bring you information on these studies
as soon as possible and we would be pleased to hear
your responses to these issues.
Other issues currently covered in more depth on this
page include:
Alcohol and Drugs Forum
Improving health and nutrition
of Scotland's children
Adoption and fostering
Care not Killing
Gambling
All the reports are available to download in Word [.doc],
rich text [.rtf] and text only [.txt] formats.
Scotland's Futures Forum has taken its 'Fresh perspectives on Alcohol and Drugs'
online with a dedicated website facility, which allows people to give their views on the alcohol and drugs debate. Have your say by clicking on this link www.scotlandfutureforum.org
Please note this link will take you out of the Church
of Scotland website and open a new browser window.
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Improving health and
nutrition of Scotland's children
Download the council's response to the Scottish Executive's
proposals for a Schools' (Nutrition and Health Promotion)
(Scotland) Bill.
Download the response:
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Adoption and fostering
Download the council's response to the Scottish Executive's
consultation on Safe and Secure
Homes for our Most Vulnerable Children below.
Download the
consultation response:
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Care not Killing
The General Assembly has consistently stated that: "the
Christian recognises no right to dispose of his own life
even although he may regard those who commit or may attempt
to commit suicide with compassion and understanding rather
than condemnation". The Church has frequently stressed
its opposition to various attempts to introduce legislation
to permit euthanasia, even under strictly controlled circumstances
as incompatible with Christianity.
The Church has associated itself with the Care not
Killing organisation whose stated aims are:
- Promoting more and better palliative care
- Ensuring that existing laws against
euthanasia and assisted suicide are not
weakened or repealed during the lifetime of the
current Parliament
- Influencing the balance of public opinion further
against any weakening of the law.
You can see more information about this campaign by
visiting the web site at www.carenotkilling.org.uk
Please note this link will take you out of the Church
of Scotland website and open a new browser window.
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Gambling
The Church and Society Council was given the following
deliverance from the 2005 General Assembly:
"Instruct the Church and Society Council to
take forward the on-going work of Social Responsibility
in relation to gambling, in particular to maintain
a watching brief on the progress of the Gambling Bill,
to respond appropriately and address key issues such
as the internet and other interactive forms of gambling."
A sub group was set up to look at the issues involved
and gathered evidence on interactive TV, internet
gambling, sports sponsorship, stock market and super
casinos. The group brought reports to the 2007 and 2008 General Assemblies.
Against the odds...? is a new publication from the Methodist Church and The Salvation Army about the Gambling Act 2005, Christian approaches to gambling issues, and what you can do about gambling related problems.
Download this publication here:
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