The question posed by a member of the congregation this week:

What relevance does Christianity have in 2010?

Worldwide: one could suggest that worldwide it has huge relevance.  Christianity is the largest religion with the most adherents.  It is prominent in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the US.  World leaders have Christian backgrounds: Obama, Gordon Brown (son of the manse) and Tony Blair as immediate examples.  Charities such as Christian Aid, TearFund or Cafod do fantastic work around the world.  We could point to present day saints: Tutu, Bishop Romero to name a couple.

Let’s focus the question a bit more:

What relevance does Christianity have in Scotland and Western Europe in 2010?

A very fair question.  Recently the Church of Scotland announced that it would be seeking to reduce the number of ministers significantly.  There simply isn’t money to pay for them anymore.  The Glasgow Herald reported that the… click here to read more