The USA, UK and Israel are in competition for the 'most disliked country' in the world. Forget North Korea, Syria, Iran and the host of other countries who regularly condemn Israel at the United Nations (UN). The current pariahs are the UK for leaving the European Union (EU), and the USA for moving its embassy …
Secularism is losing the battle against Islam
Media reports highlighting the brutality between man and man expose the false doctrine of the innate goodness of man. This false doctrine is serving us ill. Atheists point out the dangers of false religion, but are dogmatically and existentially unable to distinguish false from true religion. They throw the baby out with the bathwater. This …
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The Sun gets it wrong about The Sun
The Sun newspaper carries a report about the winter solstice but makes a common blunder about the summer solstice. One may forgive others being wrong, but The Sun about The Sun? Its article today explains: "The winter solstice is on December 21 (TODAY) and is the "shortest" day of the year and marks the start …
Lies still matter and always will
It seems that in our ungodly society some lies are more tolerable than others. The resignation of Damian Green is a case in point. Damian Green resigned as First Secretary of State after he was found to have made "inaccurate and misleading" statements about his knowledge that pornography was found on his House of Commons office …
10 years of Street Pastors in Scotland
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 …
Why did God create viruses?
Older people will remember the accusation, when they were young, against the existence of God – Why did God create viruses? It was intended to be a rhetorical question. Viruses are bad, full stop, so there is no good God. These shrill voices have been mute for some time, but why? Viruses are not as …
Jobs for the boys
You may have noticed that many of those who retire or move on from public service jobs are able to pick up plum jobs in the private sector or a government quango. Their experience in one job qualifies them for the next job. However, this experience can include manifest failures to the detriment of the …
The liberation of Jerusalem 1917 and 1967
One hundred years ago today, Jerusalem was liberated during the first World War by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) led by British forces. It was a significant event in the long journey towards recognizing and re-establishing the state of Israel in the native homeland of the Jews. On 11th December 1917 British General Sir Edmund …
Secular religion imitating Christianity
There are a number of Christian concepts being imitated by secular religion. Secularism is the most dominant false religion in the UK and it needs to be called out for what it is. It is growing quickly in many countries and so it is worth listing the features of this false religion, with links to …
70 years of recognition
Today is the 70th anniversary of the international recognition of the right of the state of Israel to exist. This continues to be challenged by many Palestinians. On 29/11/1947 the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 181 (also known as the Partition Resolution) that gave international legitimacy to divide Great Britain’s former Palestinian mandate into …