David Robertson

Persecuting Kate Forbes

It seems that in modern 21st century Scotland, a Scottish Christian Presbyterian in Bute House is to be feared, sneered at and viciously mocked.

A year ago, we suggested that Humza Yousaf would do well to survive after his unconvincing election as SNP leader and thus Scotland's First Minister. He hasn't. This Monday he joined the ever-growing list of 'progressive' political leaders who have resigned early â Nicola Sturgeon, Jacinda Ardern, Mark Drakeford and Leo Varadkar.

Back to back tragedies in Australia give pause for thought

In all of this we are reminded that we all live in a broken world where there are broken minds, broken bodies, broken homes, broken hearts and broken societies. We can only pray for, and long for, healing.

Scotland's destiny and the rewriting of history

Orwell's 1984 is more and more sounding like a handbook for Western 'progressive' society in the UK.

What Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook get wrong about Luther

And it's quite a lot!

Scotland's new hate crime law is no laughing matter

The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act comes into force on April Fools' Day but sadly, for Christians and others who don't toe the State's line, it is no joke.

Can a white person be a victim of racism?

There is a biblical answer to all this and it's simple.

Islamism in Britain Part 2: is there an answer?

In Part 1, I delved into the question of whether there was a problem with Islamism in the UK and concluded that there is. Here I explore some possible responses.

Islamism in Britain Part 1: Is there a problem?

The noise on both sides is overwhelming, but is it possible to have a more balanced, Christian perspective?

A storm in a syrup tin

It seems the only biblical symbol permitted in modern Britain is the culturally misappropriated rainbow.

Taylor Swift and Christianity

In the rejection of God, a culture tends to lose its mind and look for other saviours.

What is the Good News? A response to Jayne Ozanne's reinterpretation

Jayne Ozanne's new church is not about Christ. It is about protecting sexual identities.

There are lessons for Western democracies and the Church from Australia's contentious Voice referendum

Although the Voice referendum will hardly register outside Australia, despite all the hyperbole, it was important and there are lessons to be learned for all Western democracies and the Church.

Pray and weep for Israel

there are some basic principles we should all be able to put into practice when we reflect and comment on these issues.

The Marquis de Sade â the progressive prophet?

In order to understand the times we live in, it is essential that we know where we have come from.

Bringing up children in a post-Christian world

It is not the hostility of the culture. It is not the education system. It is not social media. It is not peer pressure. The primary factor is the inability of parents to pass on their faith â and the failure of churches to equip parents to do so.