David Robertson

Is the Church now the Green Party at prayer?
Is the Church now the Green Party at prayer?

The Church should not be treating the Extinction Rebellion doctrines as Holy Writ.

Be warned: the slippery slope of euthanasia is real
Be warned: the slippery slope of euthanasia is real

Euthanasia is going to be the moral issue of the next couple of years but we only need to look at Belgium and the Netherlands to see where this is going.

Social media promises equality and diversity - except for Christians
Social media promises equality and diversity - except for Christians

To abuse someone on the basis of their religion is against Twitter's rules. Unless apparently you are a Christian.

The Israel-Palestine conflict: what's it all about?
The Israel-Palestine conflict: what's it all about?

David Robertson examines the background to the latest fighting and offers some suggestions for how Christians should approach it.

Lessons from the UK elections for Church and society
Lessons from the UK elections for Church and society

The UK was born on the basis not just of a united politics and economics, but also a united religion – Protestantism – what we might now call evangelicalism. That is certainly no longer true, but the question is now whether the UK can long survive without its Christian foundations?

Woke capitalism is a threat to the world and the Church
Woke capitalism is a threat to the world and the Church

Unelected and unaccountable super rich business executives should not be able to run countries or determine a nation's values, writes David Robertson.

Racism in the Church of England: what's the answer?
Racism in the Church of England: what's the answer?

The recommendations of the Church of England's race report may be well-meaning in seeking to address the injustice of racism in the Church, but my trouble with them is that they are just critical race theory dressed in theological clothing.

A vaccine passport to freedom?
A vaccine passport to freedom?

There are strong arguments for vaccine passports, but there is a downside as well.

Is paedophilia a real danger?
Is paedophilia a real danger?

What's next? So many changes have occurred in society that even a few years ago would have been unthinkable, and one issue that is 'unthinkable' today may soon become the mainstream.

Sir Keir Starmer's apology only reveals the intolerance of our so-called 'diverse' society
Sir Keir Starmer's apology only reveals the intolerance of our so-called 'diverse' society

Sir Keir Starmer has committed a terrible sin – he has blasphemed by visiting a place where one of the most sacred doctrines of today's secular society is not believed.

Lessons for today from Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
Lessons for today from Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

CS Lewis, Francis Schaeffer and Os Guinness are some of the Christian prophets who saw where we were going and accurately predicted the state we have now found ourselves in. But there is another secular 'prophet' who in my view was astonishingly prescient and that is Aldous Huxley.

How should we worship now?
How should we worship now?

Does it matter how we worship – as long as we enjoy it, and it suits us?

An open letter to Jordan Peterson
An open letter to Jordan Peterson

Like King Agrippa, you are "almost persuaded" (Acts 26:28), and so I hope that you will soon be fully persuaded.

How claims of 'hurt' and 'harm' are being used to limit our freedom
How claims of 'hurt' and 'harm' are being used to limit our freedom

Surely we are all against harm and want to listen to the victims? Surely people should not be free to harm other people? But if we take a deeper look and think about this for a moment, the problems become obvious.

If conversion therapy is banned, it is the Bible that will be silenced
If conversion therapy is banned, it is the Bible that will be silenced

Western countries are lining up to ban conversion therapy but the truth is that most politicians are largely ignorant of what conversion therapy actually is.

Harry, Meghan and Oprah: An interview fit for a kingless society
Harry, Meghan and Oprah: An interview fit for a kingless society

This interview in so many ways reflects the shallowness and confusion of the celebrity culture which our society is dominated by.