The language battle is heating up. Redefining marriage is the most spectacular and far-reaching milestone on the secular journey to destroy Christian values in western society, but the language battle began a long time ago with tolerating swearing and blasphemy. Christian terms such as Jesus, Christ, God, Lord, heavens above, hell and damn are all …
Category: Politics
The risk in disposing of electronic devices
When you buy a new electronic device, do you consider how you will dispose of it? When your computer dies there are implications for identity theft if you do not dispose of it properly. You may have heard about hard drives from disposed computers being examined in distant countries to discover the identity of the …
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Market research surveys
Do you know when you are filling in a Market Research survey? Some people are happy enough to do so, but what if you do not know if you are doing so? Today I was asked by a well-known retail chain for my email at payment. Okay - it is in the public domain. I …
Browbeating by secularists
From referendums to climate change, secularists will not tolerate differences from their opinion. The failure to accept election results is a manifestation of the teenage tantrums of modern society – recent well-known examples being the Scottish Independence Referendum on 18/9/2014, the Brexit referendum on 23/6/2016 and Donald Trump's Presidential election victory on 8/11/2016. The secularist …
Another Lib Dem broken promise
The new Lib Dem leader's first pledge is to break another promise. Sir Vince Cable was confirmed as the new Lib Dem leader when the time for nominations passed and he was elected unopposed. He immediately announced that under his leadership, the Lib Dems will offer voters the chance to avoid Brexit - "to exit …
Equality and children
Highland Green MSP John Finnie wants to criminalise parents who smack their children. However, social services are already over-stretched and already have too much power to intrude into family life. He has launched a consultation, which closes on 4/8/2017, as a prelude to his planned Private Members' Bill to ban smacking by parents. It is …
Signs of the Times
We are living in interesting and significant times, with a number of notable anniversaries co-inciding. 31st October 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation and the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. Martin Luther unwittingly commenced the Protestant Reformation when he posted his 95 Theses for discussion on the door of the Castle …
Gmail disarray
Can anyone explain why editing an email in the Gmail editor may look okay when you send it, but the recipient may receive it with altered editing - font, font size, broken lines, etc? This is a general problem known since at least 2011 but never solved by Gmail. It is so unpredictable that one …
RBS and the SNP
Can someone explain why Royal Bank of Scotland, bailed out by the tax-payer, is held accountable for shareholders losing their money after being duped by Fred Goodwin and co? If RBS had not been bailed out, it would have failed and shareholders would have lost out. Being bailed out by the tax-payer, it is essentially …
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal interview
The full BBC Radio nan Gàidheal (Gaelic radio) interview with Dr Donald Boyd, the leader of the Scottish Christian Party for broadcasting on 19th May 2017, which was only partially broadcast on the day. Dr Boyd was asked about the SCP vision for Inverness and the Highlands, and he was asked in conclusion what the …
