General Assembly - Season 3 / Year 2009
Season 3 / Year 2009
Episodes
Episode 1
The Church of Scotland is facing a very public crisis. Should Queen's Cross Church in Aberdeen be allowed to appoint an openly gay minister? There are sure to be fireworks when the General Assembly in Edinburgh tackles this issue. Sheena McDonald and Pauleen Steenbergen present the highlights.
And there is a hard-hitting story from a young Glasgow girl about the harrowing experience of growing up in one of Scotland's most deprived areas and how the church helped her cope when one of her friends was murdered.
Episode 2
What should the church do if a convicted sex offender who claims they are cured wants to join the congregation? Sheena
McDonald and Pauline Steenbergen report on this difficult issue for the Church of Scotland being debated at the General Assembly in Edinburgh. And are society and the church so obsessed with families and relationships that single people are made to feel like second-class citizens?
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