KENYA: It is more than a century since Scottish missionaries arrived in Kenya and established the meeting halls and mission stations that would grow into the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Today, its two million-strong congregation worships in churches adorned with the foreign symbols of its founders - the Scottish saltire, engravings of scientific instruments and chequerboard floors.
But that could be about to change. The engravings of compasses, squares and even the cross of St Andrew are under threat as part of a drive to sweep Masonic imagery from churches in Kenya. The Presbyterian Church of East Africa has set up a hit squad to remove what it deems unchristian symbols from its buildings.
It has already ripped 30 stained glass windows from St Andrews Church, its main seat in Nairobi. But the move has split its vast congregation.
Several parishes have warned off what they have called the "demolition crew", comparing its zeal with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
They say many of the images on stained glass windows and engraving simply reflect the traditions of the church's Scottish founders.
Later this month, inspectors are due to visit the Church of the Torch, just outside Nairobi.
Its minister, the Rev Stephen Kabuba, described the plans as "barbaric" and said he was concerned that some church leaders wanted to remove all decoration except the crucifix.
"These symbols are not Satanic. Many of them may have other meanings, and other people might have put things like the cross of St Andrew to all sorts of other uses, but none of that makes it an unchristian symbol," he said.
"If this group removes these symbols, they are not removing freemasonry connections from the church, they are removing some of the Scottish traditions.
"The Scottish missionaries who came here sacrificed so much to come here. We cannot forget that."