Unbelief is the default position for human beings. Fake news drowns out the truth, and when the truth is discovered it may not be believed because of the inbred scepticism in our ungodly society. For every truth, there are many untruths set against it. As there is more falsehood than truth, there is more unbelief …
Category: Behaviour
Can you trust Christians?
It is common to hear people complain that they cannot trust such and such a person, particularly politicians. This is a blanket statement, showing how little thought they have given to the subject. People say that they cannot trust the Prime Minister and little wonder that people say that they cannot trust Christians when they …
Jesus’ conversational topics
"Jesus answered and said: ..." The Synoptic Gospels How often do we read this comment in the Gospels? "Jesus answered and said." Well – 34 times in the King James Version to be exact, and many more times in various combinations – but what I meant was – look how common it is! It is …
More BBC nonsense
It appears that the BBC thinks its audience wants to watch the side of the head of its reporters. Tonight, BBC news showed its reporters in various poses. A prominent new pose is the reporter speaking well to the side of the camera so that viewers are looking at the side of their head. Why? …
The SNP’s Scotland and slippery women
The SNP Government has published Scotland's Right to Choose. Possibly the inspiration for the title comes from 'a woman's right to choose'. The Abortion Act 1967 was passed with assurances that 'social' abortion would not occur. More than 50 years later few people recall this and the debate is now about 'a woman's right to …
There is a Christian Party
"There is a Christian Party – I like that!" When Donald Dewar, the first First Minister of the reconstituted Scottish Parliament in 1999, launched the Scotland Bill in 1997 he announced: "There shall be a Scottish parliament," and added: "I like that!" Similarly, "There is a Christian Party – I like that!" You can add …
Christian excuses
You know the phenomenon – someone promises you that they will do something and they don't. After a while you realise that it will not be done, possibly after several enquiries and further promises. First, there are the lame excuses, and then there is the justification, which does not stand up to examination. It would …
Christians and political party loyalty
Brexit has tested Westminster party loyalties to breaking point and it is testing the raison d’être of these parties. There is a realignment along Brexit lines and this General Election is clearly about Brexit – unless one is a Tory. Boris Johnson and the Tories are clearly fighting for their party rather than the country, …
Political statistics
The 2016 UK Referendum, whether to stay in the European Union, was the largest vote in UK history. 17.4 million people voted "Leave" and it seemed clear that Britain wanted to leave the EU and that this would happen. The tail wagging the dog However, we live in an era when the tail wags the …
Representative democracy
Brexit has demonstrated the importance of voting for the person whom you want to represent you in the House of Commons. The current situation of a minority Government bound by the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 has highlighted the following issues: Direct and Representative democracy Should an MP honour the wishes of the country in a …
