Comments by the leader of the Scottish Christian Party on the secular, scientific, political and ecclesiastical scene and the application of Christianity to personal and public life.
The title of this blogpost has been almost superceded by the shocking unilateral behaviour of Britain's first Roman catholic Prime Minister. I had intended to draw attention to his manifest inadequacy as leader of this country, but his latest move only serves to show how much of a puppet he is, moved by others to …
Continue reading Andy Burnham is not Prime Ministerial material
The Assisted Dying Bill began its discussion in the House of Commons today. Officially called The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, the concept of assisted dying does not occur in the title. Possibly it is too stark and too revealing to name it for what it is. This Bill will legislate for atheism. …
Tonight, at 9:00 p.m. on BBC Scotland, Stolen Babies is a documentary on the Forced Adoption scandal in the UK. It will also be broadcast tomorrow on BBC2 at 9:00 p.m. and it has been available on BBC iPlayer since yesterday. Forced Adoption is a countrywide scandal that was imposed upon 250,000 mothers in the …
Current Presbyterianism needs a Reformation as surely as Roman catholicism needed it in the 16th century, and still needs it in the 21st century. Roman catholicism never learned from the Protestant Reformation, but instead it battened down the hatches and carried on worse than before. This is a natural reaction, and not many people learn …
If you ask what Presbyterianism is, you may be told that that it is a form of church government in which the church is structured in a hierarchical manner with lower courts subordinate to higher courts until a General Assembly oversees them all. This is inadequate. This describes the form, not the substance nor the …
There are many forms of religion in the world. The religion of politics is preached by politicians who promise equality, justice and peace on Earth and young people are duped into believing them. This is not a religion about the salvation of one's soul but about the improvement of one's bodily and social conditions. Many …
Many people will be aware about the attacks on BBC impartiality. This is probably one factor in the falling numbers of TV licence holders. The rules about the licence fee. Various scandals have not helped the public perception of the Corporation, from the top downwards. When veteran John Humphrys retired from the BBC flagship Today …
Sir Keir Starmer's resignation today demonstrates that the Labour Party did not expect to win the next General Election under his leadership. He admitted as much in his resignation speech, that "The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election." The catalyst is …
In my youth, before I was 20 years old, I lived with my parents and three siblings. We had all been Church of Scotland attenders through my formative years, where I did not hear the Gospel explained and learned nothing about heaven or hell nor why I was in the world. When I was converted …
Some people are always on the run – from their own past. They cannot face up to their own past. There are billions of such people. As the years pass, they become uncomfortable with what they have done in the past, and they use various techniques to forget it, cover it up and hope others …
Believer's baptism is a common expression in Christian circles. It is not a biblical phrase. What is meant by 'believer'? Usually this expression means a person who is "born again". So say those who believe in believer's baptism. Really? What about someone who is not born again? Can they not be baptized? Not usually, according to …
Britain is on the verge of legislating for atheism. If we pass an Assisted Dying Bill we are legislating atheism because such a Bill operates on the assumption that there is no life (or pain) after death. This is atheism. Abortion operates on the assumption that those involved in this despicable act will not be …
"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints." Psalm 116:15 The death of God's earthly saints is precious in His sight because they have become heavenly saints and reached their heavenly goal, leaving their earthly troubles behind them. "After death the wicked cease from troubling the godly, and there the …
The nature of funeral services in the Scottish Highlands is changing. I have attended countless funerals in my lifetime, and last winter has taken its toll upon a significant number of people that I knew. Witnessing these funerals I draw attention to the subtle changes that are taking place. Instead of seeking God's blessing upon …
This, my personal blog, seeks to apply Christianity to personal and public life. Today's 70-minute interview on UK Column explains verbally how the Christian Party “Proclaiming Christ’s Lordship” seeks to apply Christian principles to public affairs. Our policies are here. I am the Scottish Christian Party's candidate for the Highlands and Islands Region for Thursday's Election to …
Continue reading The Application of Christianity to Public Affairs
Richard Dawkins calls himself a cultural Christian - the culture without the essence of Christianity. He is afraid of islam taking over Britain. Rupert Lowe is a political Christian and possibly Nigel Farage is also. Ben Habib might be the same. They are also afraid of islam taking over Britain. Their promotion of Christianity is …
The Scottish Christian Party is standing candidates in the Highlands and Islands Regional list and the Glasgow Regional list in the Scottish Parliament election on 7th May 2026. Put your cross by The Cross for a Christian Voice representing your Region in the Scottish Parliament. If you do not know whom to vote for in …
The quality of political leadership in Britain is puerile, ever since the Conservative Party voted David Cameron as its leader. The Tories had been in the political wilderness during Tony Blair's triple premiership. They experimented with a few ineffectual leaders. William Hague was the first Tory leader who never became Prime Minister. Iain Duncan Smith …
The gender experience throughout the 20th century in the UK is women taking more control of their life. Since their employment in the war effort in WWI, some women promoted and developed the feminist movement. Men were pushed aside as women took control of their fertility, and since the oral contraceptive pill became generally available …
Today the crew of Artemis II mission will view the Far Side of the Moon more fully and for the first time since the 1972 Apollo 17 mission to the Moon. Last time, Apollo 17 was so close to the Moon's surface, about 110km, that the crew had a limited view of it, but this …
I have a blogpost on evangelical errors and another on academic errors. However, I witnessed two errors within an hour today that I thought I would highlight. The first error was at a midday prayer meeting where we read in the New Living Translation at John 7:8 Jesus saying: "I’m not going to this festival, …
Dominic Cumming has confirmed, what I have often suspected, that Government ministers are just nodding heads for the civil service. They are briefed by the civil service and even cabinet meetings are choreographed. It must be depressing for thinking politicians that they are not allowed to express their own thinking. It is all scripted for …
Some things are hidden in plain sight. Such is my copy of the 1650 Scottish metrical version of the biblical Book of Psalms. It sits beside my chair and is one of the most influential books of the Bible, simply because I use it every day. Many Christians overlook the Psalms. The advantage of a …
Most of you reading this blogpost will know of numerous incidents that shock you to the extent that you wonder how they could be allowed to happen in Britain. From the Prime Minister selling out the Chagos Islands, to the rape gangs getting away with their wickedness through collusion with officialdom, there is a long …
A few years ago, on 1 Jan 2022 to be precise, I began a series of blogposts entitled Christian books and my Christian friends. However, it grew so long and complicated that I never found the opportunity to begin to publish it. I have now decided that I can begin the same project with books …
In my experience, there are many books, articles, lectures and sermons that are wide of the mark, which miss the point of their own topic. Instead of developing this point, I simply begin a list here to demonstrate it. On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, says absolutely nothing about the origin of species. …
Excellence should be able to demonstrate itself without appeals to authority or qualifications. Let those who claim to have authority or expertise demonstrate it by their conversation and teaching. The apostle Paul demonstrated the standard: "... but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.” 2Corinthians 4:2. …
I propose an easier argument for the existence of God than you have probably heard so far. Historically, there are a few standard arguments for the existence of God, but not everyone can understand them. They are known as the ontological argument (the most perfect Being necessitates His existence), the teleological argument (design and fine-tuning …
Continue reading Extraordinary providences and the existence of God
Democratic voting is not the answer to "holding the line", whether it is ecclesiastical, political or secular. Democracy works when the loser accepts the result of a vote, but accepting defeat has been abandoned in recent decades. Donald Trump had no sooner won his first term in office as the US President when protests began …
Surely most of us want competent Government. When will BBC Panorama make a programme on the incompetence of the UK Government under Sir Keir Starmer and of the SNP Scottish Administration? Why do I ask? Because it has just made a programme about the USA's Trump Government, apparently to warn or at least inform its …
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