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| Macmillan was widely tipped for the selection as [[Moderator of the General Assembly]] in 1996 and again in 2002, but failed to win sufficient support. According to ''[[The Scotsman]]'' (30 October 2002), "Although he has a high public profile in the capital, and inside [[Church of Scotland|the Kirk]], insiders felt he was not universally popular." | Macmillan was widely tipped for the selection as [[Moderator of the General Assembly]] in 1996 and again in 2002, but failed to win sufficient support. According to ''[[The Scotsman]]'' (30 October 2002), "Although he has a high public profile in the capital, and inside [[Church of Scotland|the Kirk]], insiders felt he was not universally popular." |
| In October 1991, St Giles held a Service of Repentance in memory of the victims of the [[First Gulf War]], which was also attended by Muslims. Instead of simply allowing the Muslims to leave the service to carry out their prayers, Reverend Macmillan decided to stop the service twenty minutes after its start and let the Muslims perform their prayers in the Cathedral next to the Holy Table. The Adhan, the Muslim call to the prayer, was made from the pulpit of the cathedral and the prayers were performed in the midst of a Christian congregation of over 1,000. For this he was awarded a Muslim News Award for Excellence. | In October 1991, St Giles held a Service of Repentance in memory of the victims of the [[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], which was also attended by Muslims. Instead of simply allowing the Muslims to leave the service to carry out their prayers, Reverend Macmillan decided to stop the service twenty minutes after its start and let the Muslims perform their prayers in the Cathedral next to the Holy Table. The Adhan, the Muslim call to the prayer, was made from the pulpit of the cathedral and the prayers were performed in the midst of a Christian congregation of over 1,000. For this he was awarded a Muslim News Award for Excellence. |
| He was appointed Honorary Chaplain (Pontifex Maximus) of the [[Harveian Society of Edinburgh]] and held this position until 2013.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Minute Books of the Harveian Society|url=http://archives.rcpe.ac.uk/calmView...iew.Catalog&id=DEP/HAR/1/1/1&pos=17|location= Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh}}</ref> | He was appointed Honorary Chaplain (Pontifex Maximus) of the [[Harveian Society of Edinburgh]] and held this position until 2013.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Minute Books of the Harveian Society|url=http://archives.rcpe.ac.uk/calmView...iew.Catalog&id=DEP/HAR/1/1/1&pos=17|location= Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh}}</ref> |
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