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Church embraces change with new vote for Moderator
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[Herald Scotland] - Congregations tend to be ahead of their leadership on most issues and it is hard to imagine the kind of resistance to female moderators there was before the appointment of Alison Elliot in happening under a more democratic system that allows
Land reform is significant achievement says Rob Gibson
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[Sutherland Northern Times] - The SNP Government recently set up the Land Reform Review Group chaired by Dr Alison Elliot to find ways to enable more people in rural and urban Scotland to have a stake in the ownership and use of land which, says Mr Gibson, “puts radical land reform
Kirk plans to ditch secret system for leader choice
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[Herald Scotland] - The system has been accused of being discriminatory because nominations for women Moderators were rejected until 2004, when Alison Elliot became the first female incumbent. Under the new plans, the General Assembly – the annual gathering of 1000
Alison ELLIOT | Order of the British Empire | The Gazette
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Dr. Alison Janet ELLIOT O.B.E.. Lately Associate Director, Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Edinburgh. For public service.
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