David Robertson

Would Jesus be prosecuted for hate speech?
Under the Scottish Government's proposed new law, Jesus Christ would be prosecuted for hate speech. Why should Christians today expect to be treated any differently?

The return of fascism to the West
Once you remove Christianity from Western liberal democracies, what you are left with will be neither liberal nor democratic.

The fallout from Falwell
The resignation of Jerry Falwell Jr is a sadly all too familiar story â the corruption of a 'Christian' leader through the unholy trinity of power, sex and money.

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion: Empowering women or the end of civilisation?
The justification for this p0rnography is that it is empowering women by celebrating their sexuality. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Should gay conversion therapy be banned?
Doubtless in the future, being accused of supporting gay conversion therapy will be sufficient for the mob to descend and your career to be over.

Scotland's Hate Crime Bill is a charter for the suppression of free speech
The intention behind the Scottish Government's Hate Crime Bill seems to be good. But the bill is drafted in such a way that it is a charter for the suppression of free speech.

Why the Chinese Communist Party is a threat to the West
The Chinese Communist Party is using the West's own business, education, media and technology as weapons to undermine the democratic countries.

To wear or not to wear a face mask?
The mask question is fascinating. At one level it seems so simple and obvious to some people that wearing a mask is our Christian duty. On the other hand, there are those who argue that it is your Christian right not to wear a mask because the mask is a sign of a tyrannical government and besides which, isn't it useless anyway? So who's right?

Christians everywhere should be concerned about Hagia Sofia's conversion to a mosque
Christians everywhere should be concerned about Hagia Sofia's conversion to a mosque.

If you take a stand for the unborn, prepare yourself for a lot of abuse
In today's society, however, a politician taking a stand for the unborn, is a target for incredible pressure and abuse, especially if she is a woman and a Christian.

Do Chinese lives matter?
The CCP hates the Christian church and we can only fear for what the Christians in Hong Kong will face in the coming years.

Answering the Bible critics who love to cite the laws in Leviticus
There is an anti-Christian meme that just keeps resurfacing in discussion and debate. It is a clip about the Bible from the best TV series ever, The West Wing, and is often cited by Bible critics as though it were unanswerable. It's not.

Time to cancel the cancel culture
Banning material because it offends, or even has the potential to offend, is the mark of an authoritarian dictatorship, rather than a liberal democracy.

J K Rowling and the Deathly Hallows of the Culture Wars
It's embarrassing for us as Christians that a children's novelist is braver and more of a prophet than many church leaders.

Why I won't/will bend the knee
Racism is a sin. But I won't be taking the knee - and I won't be joining the BLM marches. Here's why.

Can the American Gospel save America?
Are we witnessing the end of US hegemony in the world? Are we witnessing the end of the US as we know it? Some will wish that it were so. For them the end of the US is good news â although they have no idea what the world would be like without the US. For me and many others, we are watching the decline of the US with a growing sense of dread. Is there no good news?