Beauty for Ashes

The one about Black Friday, Vodafone, 130o0 slaves, Labour stopping abortion being devolved to Scotland, Stephen Hawking predicting the Matrix, school nativity plays and Sir Fred Catherwood.

The one about Band Aid 30, Dennis Skinner v Mark Reckless, Brendan O'Neil & the Stepford Students, Koumpounophobia and Rosetta shirtgate.  David also shares some frank thoughts about the state of evangelism within Scottish evangelical churches.

The one about Ruth Gledhill on decline in religious affiliation in the UK; Ann Furedi, CEO of BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service) on abortion; Brian Houston of Hillsong on homosexuality; and Leonard Cohen on being "Born in Chains."

The one with incest in Germany and adultery in Scotland, a Christian school threatened with downgrading because it won't have an Imam lead assembly, the Solas Connect training week and the Solas Conference, the richest 1% in the world and the Top 10 richest pastors in the world.  After a week like this, only Leonard Cohen could get David Robertson singing!

Evangelicals being persecuted in Ukraine, Turkey stops Kurds returning to Syria, Ebola missionaries, Tony Campolo's tribe, Ian Paisley, Grace the woman who married herself).

The one about God TV.

A Referendum Result special - discussing the positives and the negatives of the outcome of the Scottish Independence Referendum.

With one week to go in the Scottish Independence Referendum, David Robertson discuss the nature and tone of the debate among Christians.  Also brief comments on the Royal baby announcement, another good article on aborting children with Down's Syndrome, Dundee University Students' Association (DUSA) banning the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) from exhibiting at their freshers fayre, and two stories on freedom of speech.

Abortion in Australia: Helen Thomas tells Zoe's story | Ashya King | Sunday trading for the Post Office in Scotland | Church bells ban in Swiss town | Scottish Independence Referendum update: An open letter to Alex Salmond.

In this week’s round-up, we discuss the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Scottish Independence Referendum, the US doctor that praised God for being healed from ebola, Richard Dawkins and aborting children with Down’s Syndrome, some soccer moms in the US who are suing FIFA and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.