In the 2001 census, about 42% of Scots identified themselves as Church of Scotland by religion.
The Church of Scotland's governing body is to debate the issue of gay ministers.
Ms. Foster reminded us that a 1928 book of Church of Scotland ministers listed Rev.
Both the Church of Scotland and Roman Catholic Church are opposed to the proposals.
The Church of Scotland told the BBC Scotland news website missives had been concluded.
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Sunday morning, she will lead services at the cathedral, which is affiliated with the Church of Scotland.
These include the Scottish education system, the Church of Scotland and Scots law.
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, John Miller, also offered his sympathies to the bereaved.
There are only three other female deans running cathedrals in England, and one female dean in the Episcopal Church of Scotland.
The new moderator of the Church of Scotland has officially taken up her post, as the Kirk's General Assembly gets under way.
After Dunblane, the Church of Scotland set up a counselling service specifically to help residents come to terms with what had happened.
The prime minister - son of a Church of Scotland minister - told Pope Benedict XVI he would be welcomed by millions.
Reverend Ian Galloway from the Church of Scotland and Dr Salah Beltagui from the Muslim Council of Scotland all opposed the bill.
The Methodist and United Reformed Churches, the Church of Scotland and the Baptist Union jointly published the The Lies We Tell Ourselves study.
Ms Milne said the Church of Scotland saw marriage as the best way of providing a happy and stable environment for a child.
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The Free Church of Scotland, Community Land Scotland, Liberal Democrat MP Charles Kennedy and SNP MSP Dave Thompson have welcomed the government's decision.
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The Church of Scotland said the report described the breadth of theological opinion that existed but did not represent the considered view of the Church.
The Church of Scotland is offering a reward for the return of the Moderator's official ring and cross, which were lost at Edinburgh Airport.
Mr Brown was born in Glasgow on 20 February 1951, the son of a Church of Scotland Minister in the small Fife town of Kirkcaldy.
The Humanist Society of Scotland (HSS) said it expected to see the number of humanist weddings "overtake those of the Church of Scotland in 2015".
There were 11, 430 civil marriages and 5, 013 Church of Scotland weddings.
The Church of Scotland made the changes following a meeting with representatives of the Jewish community in Britain facilitated by the Council of Christians and Jews.
The Church of Scotland has said the report describes the breadth of theological opinion that exists but does not represent the considered view of the Kirk.
The Church of Scotland, which will report on its own investigation of the issue in May 2013, expressed concern the government was rushing ahead with its plans.
The Free Church of Scotland said it has taken an "unprecedented step" to write to MSPs to urge a rethink on who manages sporting rights on Raasay.
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John Menzies, for example, a lawyer for the Church of Scotland and the Scottish American Trust, traveled 35 times to America, no small thing in the 19th century.
Mr Russell said calls by the Church of Scotland, the Catholic Church, and the Archbishop of York for repeal of the act had added extra weight to the campaign.
Developers have agreed to buy Greyfriars John Knox Church - next to the council's Marischal headquarters, on the corner of Broad Street and Queen Street - from the Church of Scotland.
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Dr Bill Reid from the Methodist Church of Scotland said the legislation was calling on the whole of society in Scotland to assist in ending life and that that would be a "dangerous step".
Also among the mourners were the Rt Rev Andrew McLellan, moderator of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, who read one of the prayers, Sir David Steel, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
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