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Are We Matter or Do We Matter?

December 5, 2018

What is a human being? Are we just a collection of atoms and particles? Or merely the result of time, chance and natural selection? Or… Read more

Debating Atheists at St Andrews University: a fascinating exchange of views

December 3, 2018

By DAVID ROBERTSON Last month I had the privilege of speaking at this debate in St Andrews – I believe it was the first of… Read more

Sorry, not sorry!

November 26, 2018

By ANDREW ROYCROFT – This is the new way to apologise – be outrageous, speak malignantly and abusively, push the edges of gratuitousness, and then… Read more

Why Can’t You Believe What You Want As Long As You’re Sincere?

November 19, 2018

In the latest SHORT/ANSWERS video Andy Bannister asks whether it matters what you believe as long as you believe it sincerely? Share SHORT ANSWERS… Read more

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Exploring The God Question – Review

November 19, 2018

“The Big Conversation”: Andy Bannister talks to Peter Singer

November 14, 2018

Confident Christianity Conference Report

November 12, 2018

“Christians seemed to have better answers than nihilism, scientism or atheism”: Cole’s Story

November 6, 2018

Why are religious people such hypocrites?

October 31, 2018

“Exhilarating and Exhausting”: Andy Bannister on Six Days of Mission in Plymouth

October 29, 2018

Yuval Noah Harari’s ‘Sapiens’ and ‘Homo Deus’ – a depressing view of our Humanity

October 22, 2018

What is Wrong With the World?

October 18, 2018

Believing, belonging, speaking: how true community commends Christianity

October 15, 2018

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God is a ‘Father to the Fatherless’: Phil’s Story.

October 10, 2018

What is the Gospel? Part two

October 8, 2018

The Advocate: CSW’s Mervyn Thomas

October 1, 2018

Redeeming an Unmentionable Word?

September 24, 2018

What is the Gospel?

September 20, 2018

The Questions of Pluralism

September 10, 2018

Trump, England and Identity Politics | Quantum 123

Is religion the cause of most wars? | Andy Bannister

How can I trust the Bible? | Andy Bannister

Books

Joined Up Mission

Solas Evangelism Network

Why did Jesus have to die? | Andy Bannister

God is love? What does that mean? | Andy Bannister

Unbelievable? The Foundations of Human Rights

Destruction of life on an unimaginable scale

How do you know if what you believe is true? | Andy Bannister

Hawking, Abortion and Suchet | Quantum 122

True for you but not for me. | Andy Bannister

Gender Self Identity in Dundee, Circumcision in Iceland and Harassing Prayer | Quantum 121

Billy Graham and the BBC | Quantum 120

February 26, 2018

Do all religions lead to God? | Andy Bannister

February 14, 2018

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Polyamory in Scotland, Euthanasia in Holland and Stephen Fry on Unhappy Children | Quantum 119

February 12, 2018

Three Universities

February 12, 2018

In The Market 7-2-18 | David Robertson

February 8, 2018

Ofsted’s Muscular Liberalism, Star Wars on the Sabbath and Rachael Denhollander | Quantum 118

February 5, 2018

The new secular ‘Puritans’, Jordan Peterson’s book and Churchill’s Finest Hour | Quantum 117

February 3, 2018

Can we really know what the Bible means? | Andy Bannister

January 22, 2018

Carillion, Jordan Peterson and Steve Chalke | Quantum 116

January 22, 2018

In The Market 3-1-18 | David Robertson

January 3, 2018

#MeetTheNativity, Brexit and Transgender | Quantum 115

December 21, 2017

If God, why evil and suffering? | Andy Bannister

November 17, 2017

Agnostic? Are you sure? | Andy Bannister

November 9, 2017

Weinstein, a French Brexit Cantata and the continued march of progressive ideology | Quantum 114

October 28, 2017

Would you believe in God if he showed you a miracle? | Andy Bannister

October 23, 2017

In The Market 19-10-17 | David Robertson

October 19, 2017

What should I do if I have doubts? | Andy Bannister

October 12, 2017

Vegas Shooting, Train Bible Chaos and Transgender Eggs | Quantum 113

October 5, 2017

Our society needs to come to grips with and understand the love of God | The Scotsman

October 5, 2017

Is Christianity dying? | Andy Bannister

October 4, 2017

German AfD, Aussie SSM & Suppression of Research into Transgender Reversion | Quantum 112

September 29, 2017

The Strange Death of Europe | Conversations 01

September 22, 2017

SPOTLIGHT ON…GERMANY

September 11, 2017

Michael Ramsden – Solas Conference Inverness 2016 | Quantum 111

August 24, 2017

What would it take to make you abandon the Christian Faith? | Andy Bannister

AN ENDURING TRUTH

The Funeral, The Media and The Politicians | Quantum 110

What do you think about death? | David Robertson

Why does science work? | Andy Bannister

Why am I not an atheist? | David Robertson

Gordon Wilson

Director’s Report – questions of suffering

Does the existence of suffering prove there is no God? | Andy Bannister

Solas Papers | Science and Scientism | Dr Alistair Noble

Islamist Extremism & Atheist Fundamentalism | Quantum 109

Is Atheism a belief? | Andy Bannister

What’s the problem with the “One God Less” argument? | Andy Bannister

Fake News Crocodiles, Blasphemy and a Brace of Presidents | Quantum 108

Four Key Principles for Apologetics

Elections, Religious Liberty, the Church of Scotland and Fishing | Quantum 107

Why are Christians such homophobic bigots? | David Robertson

Are you saying atheists can’t live good, meaningful lives? How dare you! | Andy Bannister

The World is going nuts. Happy Easter 2017 | Quantum 106

Scottish Humanist Easter Eggs, German Fake News and Australian Fairy Tales | Quantum 105

Uni missions, Quench, Conferences and Short/Answers | Quantum 104

What is the evidence for the Resurrection? | Andy Bannister

Westminster, McGuinness, Scottish Prostitution and Emotional Abuse | Quantum 103

Can Life Have Meaning Without God? | Andrew Copson v Andy Bannister

#ScotRef, Belief-v-Evidence & the BBC Comedians | Quantum 102

Can life have meaning without God? | Andy Bannister

Gigamansions, Jenni Murray and Russell Brand | Quantum 101

What are Human Rights based on? | Andy Bannister

The Oscars, The Rising Tide of Paedophilia and The Apocalypse Preppers | Quantum 100

The growing confusion in the culture | Quantum 99

February 28, 2017

ETS Mission Society | Andy Bannister

February 28, 2017

How do we know what truth is? | David Robertson

February 22, 2017

God of Love, God of Judgement? | Andy Bannister

February 22, 2017

Understanding and Answering Atheists | Andy Bannister

February 21, 2017

Sharing Faith Without Looking Like An Idiot | Andy Bannister

February 20, 2017

Isn’t Religion Dangerous? | Gareth Black

February 18, 2017

Director’s Report – University Missions

February 9, 2017

Anti-Fascism: The new Fascism | Quantum 98

February 4, 2017

Who made God? | Andy Bannister

January 30, 2017

Northern Ireland Trumps the Marches over Abortion | Quantum 97

January 30, 2017

Trump, Streep and the BBC Transgender Documentary | Quantum 96

January 21, 2017

Can you be good without God? | Andy Bannister

January 19, 2017

Ten ‘Prophecies’ for the Church in 2017 | Quantum 95

January 14, 2017

Insight January 2017

January 12, 2017

Is death the end? | Andy Bannister

January 11, 2017

Ten ‘Prophecies’ for Society/Culture in 2017 | Quantum 94

January 6, 2017

What’s all the fuss about Christmas? | Andy Bannister

December 22, 2016

Merry Christmas | Quantum 93

December 22, 2016

Puberty Blockers, Universities and Secular Swimming Pools | Quantum 92

December 19, 2016

Is belief in God just like belief in Santa Claus? | Andy Bannister

December 15, 2016

The Transgender Equality ‘Debate’ in the UK Parliament | Quantum 91

December 8, 2016

Reaching the Highlands conference | David Robertson

December 6, 2016

Reaching the Highlands conference | Michael Ramsden

December 5, 2016

Reaching the Highlands conference | Andy Bannister

December 5, 2016

Castro, Crime, Wealth, Taxes and the Anglicans | Quantum 90

December 2, 2016

Are you more than your resume? | Andy Bannister

November 29, 2016

Post Truth | Quantum 89

November 26, 2016

Do Muslims and Christians worship the same god? | Andy Bannister

November 21, 2016

Post-Trump, Trudeau and Leonard Cohen | Quantum 88

November 17, 2016

Why the BBC should not broadcast Muslim prayer

November 17, 2016

What is beauty? | Andy Bannister

November 14, 2016

Post election special on President Trump | Quantum 87

November 13, 2016

‘Sexuality Society and the Church’ | David Robertson

November 7, 2016

‘Sexuality, Society and the Church’ part two | Ed Shaw

November 6, 2016

I don’t believe in God. I believe in science! | Andy Bannister

November 5, 2016

‘Sexuality, Society and the Church’ part one | Ed Shaw

November 5, 2016

Solas conference on sexuality, society and the church | Quantum 86

November 4, 2016

The responses to the Ashers Bakery decision | Quantum 85

October 31, 2016

BBC Radio Scotland – Gordon Brewer interviews Gordon Wilson

October 24, 2016

Church Planting in Govan | Quantum 84

October 22, 2016

Down’s Syndrome, Sally Phillips & the BBC | Quantum 83

October 15, 2016

BBC Radio Ulster – Andy Bannister on Islam and Christianity

October 10, 2016

Speak Up | Quantum 82

October 7, 2016

Leviticus Scroll, John Knox’s Bible & the St Andrews Declaration on a Shared Humanity | Quantum 81

October 1, 2016

Quantum Extra – Life|Explored

September 26, 2016

Brangelina, Syria & Yemen plus Gender Dysphoria | Quantum 80

September 26, 2016

Insight Sept 2016

September 21, 2016

Speak Up – The Law and Your Gospel Freedoms

September 19, 2016

Politicians, Gender Fluidity & Liberal Intolerance | Quantum 79

September 18, 2016

Sturgeon’s Sorrow, Transgender Update & Marrying yourself | Quantum 78

September 11, 2016

Time for Inclusive Education? Or Cheap Progressivism? | Quantum 77

September 3, 2016

PRESS RELEASE: New Director for the Solas Centre for Public Christianity – Dr. Andy Bannister

September 1, 2016

Faith & the BBC, Christian Voice v Tom Daly, plus Sexuality & Gender | Quantum 76

August 29, 2016

The argument in favour of abortion is changing. Are you ready to respond to it? | Quantum 75

August 19, 2016

Olympics, Nuclear Power & the Bloody Sunday Priest | Quantum 74

August 13, 2016

How to read – and understand – the book of Revelation

Named Person, PrEP HIV drugs & Tim LaHaye | Quantum 73

Brexit, Post-Truth & a Hate Crime Spike | Quantum 72

Europe’s Identity Crisis

The Resistible Rise of the New Eugenics.

Naming and Shaming – the Named Person Debacle

Tim LaHaye and the end times: What should we believe about the end of the world?

The burning issue: Why the Church has got to start talking about hell

Pie in the Sky when you Die? How to understand heaven

Intelligent Design with Jonathan McLatchie | Quantum 71

Insight July 2016

Does Christianity stifle creativity?

EU Referendum | Quantum 70

BBC – Kaye Adams Programme – Orlando / Homophobia?

Was Hitler really a Christian?

Generation Snowflake, Muhammed Ali & Jan Crouch | Quantum 69

The Scotsman | It’s time for democracy to make itself felt

Everyone expects the Secular Inquisition! | Quantum 68

Does religion restrict freedom?

Abortion, Euthanasia and Trident | Quantum 67

How to answer people who say Christians are all hypocrites

Fort McMurray Fires, The Queen & China plus the Kirking of the Scottish Parliament | Quantum 66

Unbelievable? Why Can’t Mike Believe? David Robertson & Mike Rand

Moody Radio: In the Market with Janet Parshall | May 12, 2016

Is Christianity homophobic?

Trump, the EU Referendum & The Scottish Election | Quantum 65

John Whittingdale MP, Ch4’s Sex Box plus Abortion and the Greens | Quantum 64

Is Christianity Regressive?

The EU, University Safe Spaces & Creflo Dollar in Scotland | Quantum 63

What have Christians ever done for us?

Moody Radio: In the Market with Janet Parshall | April 12, 2016

Scotsman: Comment: LGBTI discussion more like a rally than a debate

The Panama Papers, Scotland & China plus the LGBT+ re-education plans for Schools | Quantum 62

Did Christianity spread by violence?

Gender politics and the gospel: A warning from Scotland

Brussels & Lahore attacks, BBC & The battle for Christianity plus the suspended judge | Quantum 61

Where is Jesus now? And what is he doing?

Nicola Sturgeon makes gender recognition pledge

The Bible and Scots Law

TIE Campaign – Time to Indoctrinate Everyone? | Quantum 60

The Dangerous Betrayal of Scotland’s Christian Heritage

The Herald: We have failed to come to terms with the fact that Christendom has gone

The Ultimate Evidence: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

The Herald: Leading churchman embarrassed by MSPs protest against Ghana's handling of LGBT issues

Understanding miracles: Does God break the laws of nature?

Islam, Dawkins and Education | Quantum 59

Twa Kingdoms: Time for Reflection at the Scottish Parliament

What is the message of Jesus? Does it change?

In the Market with Janet Parshall | March 10, 2016

Europe, Socialism, Taxation & Trump | Quantum 58

The National: Call to scrap law forcing councils to have church representatives on education committees

Jesus: The Ultimate Reason to Believe

How can we believe in a God who allows evil and suffering?

February 27, 2016

Quantum 57

February 22, 2016

How can we believe in the God of the Old Testament?

February 20, 2016

The Scotsman: Too much centralisation – too little democracy

February 16, 2016

BBC Radio Scotland: Are we intolerant to Christians in society today?

February 15, 2016

Mail on Sunday – Discrimination against Christians

February 15, 2016

Quantum 56

February 15, 2016

BBC Radio Ulster: Does Dan Walker's Faith impact his ability to remain impartial

February 12, 2016

Why the Media need to stop hounding Dan Walker

February 11, 2016

In the Market with Janet Parshall | February 10, 2016

February 10, 2016

What to say when someone says the Bible can’t be trusted

February 9, 2016

VIDEO: Five bad reasons Christians avoid apologetics

February 4, 2016

Quantum 55

January 30, 2016

What to say when someone says, “Science has disproved God!”

January 30, 2016

Quantum 54

January 23, 2016

What to say when someone asks for proof of God’s existence

January 23, 2016

Insight newsletter – January 2016

January 21, 2016

SET EDUCATION FREE

January 21, 2016

Quantum 53

January 18, 2016

BBC Radio Scotland – David Bowie and heaven

January 14, 2016

David Bowie’s death, grief, and the frustration of a society that has nothing to offer the lonely

January 14, 2016