March - the Free Presbyterian church of Scotland

Church Information 93Repairing “Broken Britain”?David Cameron, leader of the Conservative party, has claimed that a shockingcase of wickedness in Doncaster last year was not an “isolated incident ofevil” but symptomatic of wider social problems. Two brothers, just 10 and11 at the time, mounted a vicious, sustained assault on two other young boyswhich might easily have resulted in their deaths. Mr Cameron used suchincidents to justify his description of the country as “broken Britain” and hewent on to promote his policies in support of marriage.Now we welcome everything that helps to preserve an institution givenby God Himself for the good of mankind. But what “broken Britain” needsis a return to a clear acceptance of the whole moral law and a willingness toreceive the gospel. While we do not expect politicians to preach the gospel,governments are under a responsibility to do whatever is in their power to promotethe true religion. So we would expect them to frame their legislation –and in the case of an opposition party to put forward legislative proposals– in line with the moral law. Mr Cameron sometimes attends the Church ofEngland, but in an interview with a homosexual magazine (reported at lengthin The Independent) he has called on that Church “to do some of the thingsthat the Conservative Party has been through . . . recognising that full equality[for homosexuals] is . . . essential”.This is not the kind of approach that will repair “broken Britain”. In thepast Mr Cameron has voted appropriately on homosexual issues in the Houseof Commons; now he is apologising for having done so. May the Lord bringpoliticians and people in Britain to a wholehearted respect for the Bible andits teachings. Only then can we expect the healing of our social problems.Church InformationMeetings of Presbytery (DV)Western: At Lochcarron, on Tuesday, March 23, at 1 pm.Outer Isles: At Stornoway, on Tuesday, March 9, at 11 am.Leverburgh Care Home – Depute Officer in ChargeAs the present post holder has intimated her retiral, the Leverburgh Residential CareHome Committee invites applications for this post. A nursing qualification isdesirable; otherwise the relevant SVQ3 qualification will be necessary. Applicantsshould be in sympathy with the Christian ethos of the Home. For an application formand further information, contact the Officer in Charge, Leverburgh Care Home,Ferry Road, Leverburgh, Isle of Harris, HS5 3UA. Completed application formsshould be returned to her by March 30. (Rev) D Macdonald, Committee Convener