Beauty for Ashes

David Robertson​ reflects on what the media coverage of the funeral of former SNP leader, Gordon Wilson, can tell us about the different world views of many in the media and in the country of Scotland at large.

BBC - Memorial service for former SNP leader Gordon Wilson

The Wee Flea - The Memorial Service of Gordon Wilson – A Witness to Different Truths

 

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Spiked!It’s official:  It's official. You’re not allowed to say ‘Islamist extremism’

Gov.uk - PM statement following London terror attack: 4 June 2017

Spectator Coffee House Blogs - Labour's abortion stance is the final straw

The Christian Institute -  Farmer banned from market for supporting traditional marriage

The Spectator - Do Penises cause climate change? Discuss.

Zimbabwean Pastor eaten by Crocodile

Ian Brady's Humanist funeral request

Stephen Fry and Blasphemy

President Macron of France

Will President Trump be impeached?

Hillary Clinton: Abortion is 'right and moral’

Obama's £2.5 mil speech

Jakarta's Christian governor found guilty of blasphemy

Transgender Police Caps

The Rubbish Party

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HeraldScotland - Fake news story takes hold of major national newspapers

Premier Christianity - Ian Brady's humanist beliefs show why atheists need to own up to their own fake news

Mashable.com  - Viral story about the pastor eaten by crocodiles is so, so fake

Spectator Blogs - Macron is president – but he starts out under a deep cloud of suspicion

The Christian Institute - Hillary Clinton: Abortion is 'right and moral’

Express.co.uk -  Bit rich? Barack Obama 'to pocket £2.5million for sold-out speech in Milan today'

Al Jazeera - Ahok: Indonesia's religious tolerance on trial?

Premier Christianity - Jakarta's Christian governor found guilty of blasphemy

The Telegaph - Police swap helmets for caps to attract more transgender officers

 

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Zimbabwean Pastor eaten by Crocodile

Ian Brady's Humanist funeral request

Stephen Fry and Blasphemy

President Macron of France

Will President Trump be impeached?

Hillary Clinton: Abortion is 'right and moral’

Obama's £2.5 mil speech

Jakarta's Christian governor found guilty of blasphemy

Transgender Police Caps

The Rubbish Party

LINKS

HeraldScotland - Fake news story takes hold of major national newspapers

Premier Christianity - Ian Brady's humanist beliefs show why atheists need to own up to their own fake news

Mashable.com  - Viral story about the pastor eaten by crocodiles is so, so fake

Spectator Blogs - Macron is president – but he starts out under a deep cloud of suspicion

The Christian Institute - Hillary Clinton: Abortion is 'right and moral’

Express.co.uk -  Bit rich? Barack Obama 'to pocket £2.5million for sold-out speech in Milan today'

Al Jazeera - Ahok: Indonesia's religious tolerance on trial?

Premier Christianity - Jakarta's Christian governor found guilty of blasphemy

The Telegaph - Police swap helmets for caps to attract more transgender officers

 

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Church of Scotland General Assembly.

 

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Church of Scotland "Constrained Difference" - The C of S Theological Forum Report

Herald Scotland - Kirk in landmark apology over 'long history' of gay discrimination

David Robertson - A Last Minute Plea to our Brothers and Sisters in the Church of Scotland - The Free Church Record - Editorial – May 2017

Solas Magazine - The new edition is out now.

The UK General Election and the dumbing down of politics.

President Trump relaxes tax laws for churches endorsing political candidates.

Why Religious Liberty matters.

Tim Farron - Is gay sex a sin?

Chinese Fishing

Church of Scotland General Assembly.

 

LINKS

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The Wee Flea - Is Gay Sex a sin?

Short Answers 16 - Why are Christians such homophobic bigots?

The New York Times - China’s Appetite Pushes Fisheries to the Brink

Church of Scotland "Constrained Difference" - The C of S Theological Forum Report

Herald Scotland - Kirk in landmark apology over 'long history' of gay discrimination

David Robertson - A Last Minute Plea to our Brothers and Sisters in the Church of Scotland - The Free Church Record - Editorial – May 2017

The Copt Massacre - An extraordinary response.

CopticDadAndMom.com - A message to those who kill us (Fr. Boules George)

Syrian Bombing

 

African migrants sold in Libya 'slave markets'

IOM - The UN Migration Agency - IOM Learns of 'Slave Market' Conditions Endangering Migrants in North Africa

 

Sex for Rent

BBC - Landlord adverts posted online 'target young for sex'

 

 

Prep HIV Drug

BBC - NHS Scotland to fund 'game-changer' Prep HIV drug

 

Pink News - Victoria Australia announces extra $100k for PrEP funding

 

 

Funding abortion propaganda

Daily Mail - Fury as pro-choice activist is handed £500,000 of taxpayers' cash to write a book on abortion

 

Peter Singer - rape of disabled might be ok

Current Affairs - Now Peter Singer Argues That It Might Be Okay To Rape Disabled People

 

End of Gender specific awards

BBC - Is it time to scrap gender specific awards?

 

Breastfeeding unnatural

The American Conservative - Rod Dreher: Now Breastfeeding Is Unnatural?

The Wee Flea - Is the Benedict Option the Best Option for Today’s Church?

 

University Essays marked down

The Telegraph - University students told essays will be marked down if they fail to use 'gender-sensitive' language

 

Prof. Dr Jordan Peterson defunded

National Post - ‘An opportunity to make their displeasure known’: Pronoun professor denied government grant

 

Scottish University Freedoms

Herald Scotland - University freedoms are at risk, say critics

 

The Reformation

The Christian Institute - Mike Reeves: Tyndale and the Early Reformers

The Copt Massacre - An extraordinary response.

CopticDadAndMom.com - A message to those who kill us (Fr. Boules George)

Syrian Bombing

 

African migrants sold in Libya 'slave markets'

IOM - The UN Migration Agency - IOM Learns of 'Slave Market' Conditions Endangering Migrants in North Africa

 

Sex for Rent

BBC - Landlord adverts posted online 'target young for sex'

Prep HIV Drug

BBC - NHS Scotland to fund 'game-changer' Prep HIV drug

Pink News - Victoria Australia announces extra $100k for PrEP funding

Funding abortion propaganda

Daily Mail - Fury as pro-choice activist is handed £500,000 of taxpayers' cash to write a book on abortion

 

Peter Singer - rape of disabled might be ok

Current Affairs - Now Peter Singer Argues That It Might Be Okay To Rape Disabled People

End of Gender specific awards

BBC - Is it time to scrap gender specific awards?

Breastfeeding unnatural

The American Conservative - Rod Dreher: Now Breastfeeding Is Unnatural?

The Wee Flea - Is the Benedict Option the Best Option for Today’s Church?

University Essays marked down

The Telegraph - University students told essays will be marked down if they fail to use 'gender-sensitive' language

 

Prof. Dr Jordan Peterson defunded

National Post - ‘An opportunity to make their displeasure known’: Pronoun professor denied government grant

Scottish University Freedoms

Herald Scotland - University freedoms are at risk, say critics

The Reformation

The Christian Institute - Mike Reeves: Tyndale and the Early Reformers

Fake News Ban in Germany

Washington Post - How do you stop fake news? In Germany, with a law.

 

Fairy Tales in Australia

Daily Mail - Now the PC bores ban FAIRYTALES: Plan to stop kids reading Snow White and Cinderella because they give boys a 'sense of entitlement and girls poor self esteem' 

 

NHS Scotland on Gender

Christian Institute - NHS Scotland: ‘Ditch boys and girls, kids can be gender fluid’

CentralSexualHealth.org - Guidance for Schools - Supporting transgender and gender variant children and young people.

 

Mike Pence's Marriage

Stream.org - Ladies, Would You Rather Be Married to Mike Pence, or Anthony Weiner?

 

Cadbury Easter Eggs and the Humanist Society Scotland

The Wee Flea - Eggasperating the Humanists