All Saints, Jordanhill

The idea of equality has become more and more prominent in discussing public affairs, but it is not always set out just what we mean by it, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. In the bible all are equally created by God, and all equally die, even though the manner and circumstances of birth and death greatly…

We are all familiar with the idea of evolution, which in our culture seems to have the standing of holy writ rather than a theory of science, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. As a theory of science it is subject to proof and if that proof is not sufficiently robust, it may be falsified or at…

There seems to be noting so dear to our media as a scandal, especially a sexual one and especially a sexual scandal in the church, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. It certainly feeds the market demand for prurient voyeurism, as readers and viewers get their fill of satisfaction from seeing another person fall apart, and especially…

The diet of films offered to a boy growing up in the 1950s and 1960s included a large number of items concerning WW2, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. The allies were shown as heroic and the enemy – especially the Nazis – were shown as robotically evil. Of course their uniforms were smarter and their equipment…

The assault was truly shocking and it was carried out with utter callousness and viciousness, leaving the victim maimed and traumatized, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. It was well publicized for the victim was well-known and much respected. And then a suspect was identified, interviewed and charged. He is now in the dock of the criminal…