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Faith leaders urge Scots to take up offer of coronavirus vaccine Faith leaders urged people to take up the offer of a Covid-19 vaccine (Russell Cheyne/PA) Faith leaders in Scotland have joined together to call on people across the country to accept the offer of a coronavirus vaccine. Rev Dr George Whyte, Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, said it is imperative people keep themselves and others safe. He has signed a statement with six other faith leaders in a show of support for the vaccination programme being rolled out across the country. It reads: “We faith leaders in Scotland understand the difficulty that our communities are facing during this pandemic. ....
Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church ‘Unto us a child is born.’ Those are the words I will proclaim on Christmas morning. But this year the cathedral will be very quiet, with only fifty worshippers allowed to attend. There will be no singing, no hugging, and no handshakes, yet the message will be the same; the joy will be the same. People talk about the pandemic ‘stealing’ Christmas or that the Government’s rules have ‘cancelled Christmas’. My response is that these verdicts are nonsense. The birthday of Jesus cannot simply be cancelled any more than my own birthday can be cancelled (however much I may wish it could). What will be different this year are the festivities of our Christmas holiday. ....