It’s time for democracy to make itself felt David Robertson | Published in The Scotsman 08 June 2016 IT’S time to Establish a challenge to the power and influence of those who hold the reins of power, says David Robertson Last month I had the privilege of being a guest of the …
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Does religion restrict freedom?
Published in Christian Today 01 June 2016 The word ‘freedom’ is one of the great buzzwords of our culture. In the words of the rock band Queen, we all want to “break free”. Whether it’s Mel Gibson shouting “Freedom” as he is hung, drawn and quartered, or Martin Luther King crying “Free at last, free at last, …
How to answer people who say Christians are all hypocrites
Published in Christian Today 20 May 2016 While the Church is one of the greatest ‘apologias’ for the gospel, it is also often the weakest link. How many people say they cannot believe the gospel because they see those who say they believe acting in a way that is contrary to their profession of faith? In …
Is Christianity homophobic?
Published in Christian Today 09 May 2016 The bookstore in Glasgow was packed. The talk on science and the Christian faith went well. The time came for questions. The bookstore manager was desperate to be first – “What do you think about homosexuality?”. “Why are you asking me that?” I replied. “This is a discussion …
Is Christianity Regressive?
Published in Christian Today 22 April 2016 So we have been talking about Jesus, the beginnings of the Church and its history, but what about today? Church was fine in the 19th Century and, in a kind of English country village way, in the 20th. But apart from a few redneck areas in the US, Northern Ireland, …
What have Christians ever done for us?
Published in Christian Today 15 April 2016 If the Church is supposed to be the ultimate apologetic for Christ (“all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another”), it seems as though the case for Christ is very weak! The general attitude is perhaps summed up best by …
Scotsman: Comment: LGBTI discussion more like a rally than a debate
Comment: LGBTI discussion more like a rally than a debate WORRYINGLY major change to take place without talks, writes David Robertson When is a debate not a debate? That question crossed my mind when I watched the recent LGBTI Scottish Parliamentary leaders debate. The trouble was that there was no debate. It was more like …
Did Christianity spread by violence?
Published in Christian Today 08 April 2016 “These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also” Acts 17:6 The life, teaching, death and resurrection of Jesus would have been useless to us unless we heard about it. Jesus ascending to heaven would just mean that he had gone. If, as looked highly likely, …
Gender politics and the gospel: A warning from Scotland
Gender politics and the gospel: A warning from Scotland David Robertson | Published in Christian Today 06 April 2016 Question: When is a debate not a debate? Answer: When there is no debate. Last week all the Scottish parliamentary party leaders spoke at such a ‘debate’. It was organised by various LGBT groups ahead …
Where is Jesus now? And what is he doing?
Published in Christian Today – 02 April 2016 It’s the week after Easter. We repeat the joyous affirmation of faith. “Christ is risen. He is risen indeed.” In St Pete’s as we have some Greeks in our fellowship we always use the Greek version – “Christos Anesti...Alithos Anesti.” But then comes the question: OK, He is Risen. …