These posts from David Robertson almost defy belief:
– Et Tu Kirka? Reflections on the Church of Scotland’s new alliance with the Humanist Society:
…Why?
The only answer I can think of, apart from sheer stupidity, is politics and self-interest. The clergy and bureaucrats who make these kind of decisions, know full well that their congregations are declining, that they are losing 20,000 plus members per year, that their finances are in severe trouble (with the pension scheme being tens of millions in debt and a significant number of the larger evangelical congregations leaving). But they don’t really care. There is enough silver to be sold off to keep them in jobs for a few years. What they really do care about is the fact that with the rapid secularisation of society, the nice cosy arrangement they have had with the secular state is under threat. What will they do if they are not allowed to be schools chaplains or other religious functionaries of the state? How can they maintain the illusion of importance and significance? When Secular Scotland began their campaign I thought it had no chance of succeeding just now, but I had reckoned without the spineless Machiavellian leadership of the C of S. In order to preserve their positions they have done a deal with the humanists (who in turn of course are aspiring to be humanist chaplains).
– An Open Letter to C of S Evangelicals in the light of the C of S/Humanist Debacle
On Monday there was a change. The Church of Scotland realising that it was going to get a backlash from its own members began to retract and in an attempt at news management, issued a press release which in effect accused me of lying…