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Babies soon may be baptised on Skype

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

The Church of Scotland is considering online baptisms and communions to help reverse a decline in membership. The plans are due to be presented to delegates at the Church’s annual gathering on The Mound in Edinburgh next week. It is hoped the plans will start a debate about how to engage more with parishioners while also Read more

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Rosmini students mentoring younger kids worldwide

Friday, December 4th, 2015

Since 2012 Rosmini College students have been mentoring younger students in roughly 40 classrooms across 10 countries. They have provided a weekly video lesson across New Zealand and 23 classrooms overseas. The Year 12 students have led 8-10 minutes lessons to some of these schools for more than four years. The Over the Back fence Read more

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Man accidentally divorces his wife during Skype chat

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

A Muslim man is paying a high price for a joke he made while chatting to his wife on a messenger conversation on Skype.

The man in question jokingly typed “talaq”, which translates as “I divorce thee”, three times in a row during a conversation with his wife on the internet messenger. Worried about his joke, the husband decided to seek the advice of the Islamic authorities in case his actions invalidated his marriage.

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