Douglas Burnett

United Reformed Church minister in Bristol. Life-Long Raith Rovers F.C. fan. Slow but passionate triathlete.

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@KathyLette We should get together on one of these swims, Kathy! Apart from anything, it seems that we have got matching wetsuits and swm caps!! Thus was me in the Lake District last week

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@GordonBrown Well said, Gordon! 👍

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@GordonBrown Though the event would be complete if the crowd could come out with a rousing rendition of "Geordie Munro"! 😁

Enjoy your time out there!

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@MadsDavies Some of my church members went to LYCIG at Swannick and really enjoyed and benefited from it.

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@Theosthinktank I am trying to contact you, by phone and by e-mail, but no reply. Can you follow me, so that we can DM? With thanks.

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@BBCBreakfast Morning, all! Thanks for the article about the carrying of the kirpan. Of course, under UK law the kirpan and the Scottish sgian dubh get exemptions. Scots always wear the sgian dubh as part of Highland dress. I think no one would try to change that!

[Theos @Theosthinktank]

Unpalatable truth as it may be, there are some, especially today, who draw on the Bible to exclude and vilify others, as a way of protecting and the "pure" Christian culture of Europe or the West.

It's not an altogether new phenomenon, people have deployed the Bible for militaristic ends since the Crusades, but it appears to be growing once again as Europe comes under "attack" from immigrants and Islam.

How does this happen? What Bibles do the Far Right use? What texts do they quote? What principles underlie that usage? And what can be done about it?

In today's episode, @theosnick talks to theologian Hannah Strømmen, whose latest book The Bibles of the Far Right, examines just these questions.

🎧 Tune in here: https://t.co/A5L0wv790L

[Crewkerne Gazette @CrewkerneGaz]

Nicola Sturgeon faced heavy scrutiny over the weekend over her apparent blindness to that motorhome. Matters worsened when she and her husband somehow ended up trapped in Gordon Brown’s cave of eternal despair.

Spare a thought for the Scots. It can’t be easy.

{satire}

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@MadsDavies @JoshuaPenduck In the Reformed tradition, singing our faith through hymns is still a big thing. I love various of the worship songs too, but they can need a worship leader to make the most of them.

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@melanie_ward @RaithRovers Well said, Melanie!

[Madeleine Davies @MadsDavies]

Reading latest BSA stats on religion's decline. Was odd writing this piece as Quiet Revival report landed just as I was finishing. But it helped me think through how we respond to gloomy data. I/views with Stefan Paas,Andy Root, Andrew Rumsey among others
https://t.co/To6VEUhN2C

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@MadsDavies As you say, there are unique church questions. But, rather than beat ourselves up as if it is just us, we need to see our challenges as part of much wider social macrotrends that we are all caught up in.

[UnHerd @unherd]

"The devil is at work in every institution"

Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams tells @freddiesayers that the Trump administration has allowed a "leak" in public standards, enabling malign spiritual forces to exploit and manipulate American politics.

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@ShrewsburyURC John 1.1-14

[Theos @Theosthinktank]

Is renewed interest in spirituality amongst young people more than just a "vibe shift"?

Chine McDonald analyses the evidence for the @ChurchTimes.

Read it here: https://t.co/Tvakj6qlMJ

[Douglas Burnett @RevDougie]

@MadsDavies Similar issues across the denominations. It reduces the likelihood of ministers moving between pastorates, and also is impacting retention rates.

[camillao 🕊️💙 @Mar90490]

“A whole civilization will die tonight,” said Donald Trump.

Here is Pope Leo’s full response from Castel Gandolfo tonight. Once again, a moral compass.

[Zelex @OBEhizele]

Christ has Risen! Happy Easter Sunday!

You can find in me in the @NewStatesman today, with an Easter piece on the shape of Christianity in modern Britain.

Enjoy!

https://t.co/x3wdBQrJCA

[Theos @Theosthinktank]

📢 Chocolate-coated commercialism is making our celebrations meaningless

"Holidays no longer punctuate the year, but smother it, blending into a single, shapeless blob of novelty chocolate."

@GLapshynov calls for us to remember how to truly celebrate Easter.
https://t.co/al9r2iNBlQ

[Esmé Partridge @EsmeLKPartridge]

On my research for @Theosthinktank in this brilliant as per usual @BijanOmrani piece: