Comments by the leader of the Scottish Christian Party on the secular, scientific, political and ecclesiastical scene and the application of Christianity to public life.
President Donald Trump believes in hell and he thinks it can be found in mentally-ill gunmen who shoot school children. He wants to arm trained school teachers to shoot "the hell out of" gunmen running amock. The world's media has drawn attention to his colourful language, but the media is unlikely to address his wrong …
Continue reading President Trump’s poor theology and use of language
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 …
Continue reading Should a public service accommodate belief?
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 …
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 …
The tenth anniversary of Street Pastors in Scotland was celebrated by a debate and reception in the Scottish Parliament on 19/12/2017. The debate was secured by Murdo Fraser, MSP, and can be viewed here. Inverness was the first place in Scotland to invite the Street Pastors initiative and pioneered its introduction to the Highlands ten …
Few people think about why we need the Day of Judgment. Many do not think about the Day of Judgment at all – it scares them too much. They just make science fiction films about the Apocalypse. So why do we need a general judgment? Briefly, because people cannot secure justice in our wicked age. …
Not many people know that this is a quotation from the Bible. ‘A merry heart does good like a medicine’ Pro 17:22. Some Christians are too morose for their own good and for the good of Christianity. Some people think that serious Christians should be morose; rather morose Christians need to learn their Christian behaviour …
The popular choices under persecution are ‘turn, run or burn’. The first is secular repentance, the second looks like cowardice, and the last is the wicked solution imposed by control freaks. In former times in the UK it was literal burning, but nowadays persecution burns a hole in your pocket, your wallet or your reputation. …
There are real oxymorons – "Unitarian Christians" and "Arian Christians" – and there are what ought to be oxymorons but are only too real – flawed Christians and sinful Christians. Is it any surprise? Biblical students and students of human nature should not be surprised. So why is it a great surprise that there are …
It is time to rehabilitate Demas, the companion of the apostle Paul, from the slander than judges him a turncoat or even worse, an apostate. The King James Version translates 2Tim 4:10: 'For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia' and other …
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