Opinion pollsters are organising a post-mortem on why the opinion polls were so completely wrong in the recent General Election. There will be much huffing and puffing, money and time wasted in trying to reach a conclusion. For my part, a good part of the answer will be found in the tick box mentality of …
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New pope of Rome answers questions
I used to say that the Roman Catholic pope in Rome never answers questions, and is not accountable to others. At least, he now answers questions. During the resignation of Ratzinger from the Roman papacy, a discussion on BBC Scotland asked the question whether the job was too much for one man. A papal advisor, …
Christian behaviour
Many Christians can reel off the five points of Calvinism, but what are the five points of Christian behaviour? They do not exist, because it is more likely to be 505, or 5005. There are systematic theologies galore, but there is no systematic theology on Christian behaviour. There are books on Christian behaviour, but no …
How do we hold politicians to their promises and Manifesto pledges?
The National Debt is being used by politicians to justify massive changes of policy which did not appear in the election Manifestos of the main political parties. The Lib Dems are the biggest casualties, and the public suspects that the Tories are using this opportunity to cut benefits and excesses in the system which could …
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Official launch of Scottish Street Pastors
Inverness Street Pastors joined with those from Aberdeen and other areas of Scotland for the official launch of Ascension Trust (Scotland), the body that oversees Scottish Street Pastors, at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, on 22nd January 2010. The various Street Pastors initiatives throughout Scotland now come under the auspices of the newly inaugurated Scottish end …
