A study sponsored by the Humanist Society of Scotland revealed many Scots are departing from religion and religious identity. The study showed a stark difference compared to a similar survey in 2011. The survey conducted by YouGov , an international research data and analytics group, asked more than 1002 adults about their religious preferences.
The Humanists Society Scotland found out that a substantial majority (even 59%) of Scottish people do not hold either religious or spiritual beliefs.
The Church of Scotland has voted to redraft its existing laws and potentially allow same-sex marriages to take place in churches.
Former resident of Catholic care home ‘Smyllum House’ in Scotland talks about years of physical and sexual abuse which was oversaw by nuns and staff.
Scottish church is barred from representational bodies and excluded from decisions on policy for three years for allowing same-sex marriages.
The Humanist Society’s results showed that 72.4% of Scots are not religious, which raises concerns about Scottland’s official statistics on religion.
Church of Scotland made a step towards performing same sex marriages and it apologized for historical discrimination against lesbian and gay people.
A Sunni taxi driver accused of murdering an Ahmadiyya newsagent admitted to killing the man because he had shown disrespect to Prophet Mohammad.
In an attempt to end religious assemblies in their schools, at least 300 Scottish students signed a petition last month.
In a recent study, Scotland was warned of sectarian conflict between believers and non-believers.