As the public watches the spectacle of an ungovernable UKIP, described by Henry Bolton, its fourth party leader in 18 months, as a swamp to be drained of its factional infighting, it should now be apparent how skilful Nigel Farage was in holding together such a disparate and untutored political party. An ungrateful nation threw …
Month: January 2018
What do people mean by a change of culture?
The usual secular mantra for failed enterprises is that "we need a change of culture" at the top. The failure of Carillion has given this mantra another airing on media chat shows. However, it is wearing thin, and it is time to diagnose it for what it is. For culture read religion. False religion motivates …
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Where were the Christians?
Yet again a large corporation has proven itself to be "too big to manage". In 2008, the banks were “too big to fail” and the Scottish Christian Party warned about corporations which were “too big to manage”. This warning continues to fall on deaf ears, and as such institutions are too big for individuals to take …
Should a public service accommodate belief?
Current UK law forces Christians to promote unchristian material contrary to their beliefs, but Virgin Trains has decided to stop selling the Daily Mail newspaper because it is not compatible with the Virgin Trains brand and its beliefs. However, BBC Newsnight described it as 'a culture war'. What about Christian beliefs, the Christian brand and …
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Seven days that changed the heavens
408 years ago today, Galileo's discovery changed our understanding of the solar system forever. His astronomical observations irrefutably confirmed the hypothesis formulated by Copernicus 100 years earlier that the Earth was not the centre of the solar system. This was an Earth-shattering discovery. Between 7th and 13th January 1610, Galileo discovered and observed the four …
Selective moral outrage
Secular morality has always been selective. It knocks out the first four commandments and modifies the other six of the Ten Commandments. It adds a few more of its own, and keeps some up its sleeve to use when the going is good and when the time and the price is right. Political correctness is …
The Seven C’s of Christian action
A Happy New Year to one and all! Let us begin 2018 by considering the 7 C's of Christian action. It will be good to incorporate them into New Year Resolutions. There have been many books written on Christian doctrine, many biographies of Christians which motivate to Christian action, but not as much about the …
Donald's Thoughts 