David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective - this podcast was known as Quantum of the Wee Flea. Now it has been turned into a radio programme with Rhema FM.
Episodes
Oct 7, 2016
Oct 7, 2016
15 min
Keiran Turner of the Evangelical Alliances joins Al Smith in the studio to talk about Speak Up, the new resource for Christians that about the law across the UK for sharing the Gospel in public, in private, at work, at church, on the street and online.
You can download or read the full version at
www.GreatCommission.co.uk/speakup
"About time! We have needed something like Speak Up for a long time. It is balanced, informative, clear, well-written, wise, biblical and incredibly helpful. Some Christians think it is illegal for us to share our faith, others almost seem to think it is immoral and yet others are just confused about how and what we can say. This short publication not only sets out the legal position but gives us wise biblical advice which is directly applied to the culture we live in, not the one we used to live in, or the one we wished we lived in. It’s good news that we have the good news and it’s good news that we can tell the good news. Every church and Christian in the UK should have a copy of this wonderful resource."
David Robertson, minister of St Peter's Free Church, Dundee, director of Solas CPC
| MUSIC |
Jimmy Needham - Speak
Tom Paxton - A job of work
Judas Priest - Breaking the law
Beautiful Eulogy - Exile Dial Tone (Theme tune)
Oct 1, 2016
Oct 1, 2016
17 min
| TOPICS |
| LINKS |
National Geographic - Computers Decipher Burnt Scroll Found in Ancient Holy Ark.
BBC - Glasgow University archivists find John Knox's Bible.
Dundee Courier - Religious leaders unite in St Andrews for “momentous” stand against radicalisation.
The Wee Flea - Tesco Values – Intolerance, Exclusion and Hope.
Herald Scotland - Kevin McKenna: Corbyn a passionate rebuke to the insidious creep towards moderation.
BBC - Farm subsidies: Payment to billionaire prince sparks anger.
Daily Record - Porn star's X-rated movie workshop at Scottish arts festival sparks fury.
| MUSIC |
Tom Waits - Books of Moses
Dolly Parton - The Book of Life
Ray Charles - I can't stop loving you.
Bastille - Hello
The Doors - The end
The Kinks- Animal Farm
Sep 27, 2016
Sep 27, 2016
14 min
Nate Morgan Locke from Christianity Explored Ministries is interviewed by Al Smith about the new evangelism and outreach course, Life|Explored. For more info please visit www.life.explo.red
Sep 26, 2016
Sep 26, 2016
23 min
| TOPICS |
- Brangelina, Syria and Yemen
- Leo on the BBC
- Faith economy
- Life|Explored
- Tim Keller - Making Sense of God
| LINKS |
BBC Radio 4: iPM 17 September 2016
The Conservative Woman - Ken MacIntosh: Transgender kids are cool, if you believe their crazy parents and the BBC
The Guardian: Religion in US 'worth more than Google and Apple combined'
| MUSIC |
- Shirley Bassey (with Propellerheads) - History Repeating
- Jimi Hendrix - Love or Confusion
- Morcheeba - Daylight Robbery
- Fleetwood Mac - What's the world coming to?
- Soul II Soul - Get a life
Sep 19, 2016
Sep 19, 2016
27 min
| TOPICS |
- CLINTON, CAMERON, MAY, STURGEON, DAVIDSON.
- GENDER FLUIDITY
- CRANMER, BEECHING, OZANNE
- GRAMMAR SCHOOLS AND CHINESE CLASSES
- SCOTTISH EDUCATION
- HUMANISTS SUE OVER RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE
- TANK's 100th ANNIVERSARY
- DONALD A HENDERSON
| LINKS |
Reuters: May approves Hinkley Point nuclear plant, sets tighter controls
Ipsos MORI: Scottish Public Opinion Monitor – September 2016
BBC Radio Scotland: Call Kaye - 7th September 2016
ArchbishopCranmer.com: Good Disagreement: report fellow Christians to the police for daring to disagree
Telegraph: China's pushy parents enrolling their toddlers in 'CEO courses'
Scottish Government: The Scottish Attainment Challenge
Scottish Government Consultation: Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve excellence and equity in education: A Governance Review
HeraldScotland: Humanist Society Scotland launches legal bid to give Scottish pupils the right to opt out of religious observance in schools
BBC: WW1 tank takes over Trafalgar Square for 100th anniversary
New York Times: D.A. Henderson, Doctor Who Helped End Smallpox Scourge, Dies at 87
| MUSIC |
Jimmy Cliff - World Upside Down
Ocean Colour Scene - Top of the World
The Cranberries - War Child
KRS-One - Sound of da police
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Scatman John - Song Of Scatland
The Strokes - 50/50
The Stranglers - Tank
Beautiful Eulogy - Exile Dial Tone (Theme Tune)
Sep 11, 2016
Sep 11, 2016
24 min
- First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's miscarriage
- Keith Vaz
- Transgender Man Pregnancy
- Transgender Down Under
- Solas Magazine
- Marrying yourself
- School Uniform
- Bishop David Jenkins
- Col. Jeff Williams
| LINKS |
Herald Scotland - Nicola Sturgeon tells of sorrow over miscarriage
TheWeeFlea.com - Sturgeon's Sorrow
Christian Today - Keith Vaz: Defending the indefensible
ArchbishopCranmer.com - Why does no one care that Keith Vaz's rent boys might be trapped in sexual slavery?
Time Magazine - My Brother’s Pregnancy and the Making of a New American Family
Daily Mail - Child aged FOUR becomes the youngest in Australia to do a gender swap
Bloomsbury.com - Teacher's Guide - Introducing Teddy
The Spectator - The rise of marriage for one
Premier Christianity: Three Cheers for the Christian headteacher sticking to his values
BBC - Bishop David Jenkins obituary: A controversial cleric - BBC News
| MUSIC |
- Eddi Reader - My love is like a red, red rose
- Lostprophets - A town called hypocrisy
- INXS - Time
- T-Rex - Children of the Revolution
- Eric Carmen - All by myself
- Chuck Berry - School Days
- Christine and the Queens - Tilted
- Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
Sep 4, 2016
Sep 4, 2016
17 min
Dr. Andy Bannister appointed new Director of Solas CPC
PRESS RELEASE: New Director for the Solas Centre for Public Christianity – Dr. Andy Bannister
Alec Motyer
The Gospel Coalition: J. ALEC MOTYER (1924-2016)
T.I.E. - Time for Inclusive Education
The National: Alyn Smith: Scotland is a beacon to LGBTI people everywhere and we need to shout that more
The Herald: School pressure, social media stress, body image anxiety: Teen Scotland in meltdown
CommonSpace: SNP parliamentarians support LGBTI+ education lobby at Glasgow Pride
The Herald: LGBTI campaigners turn on Swinney over homophobic bullying in schools
Millionaire Lottery Couple Divorce
The Telegraph: Millionaire lottery couple divorce after wife leaves husband for married former Dreams mattress boss worth 100 times more
One from the archives - Jesus 'healed using cannabis'
The Guardian (2003): Jesus 'healed using cannabis'
NHS Privatisation
Metro: Privatisation of NHS continues as hospital contract awarded to Richard Branson
Huffington Post: Britain’s Privatised Rail Network Makes Millions For Foreign State-Owned Train Companies
| MUSIC |
Royal Choral Society - Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah
Sons of Korah - Psalm 91
Stereophonics - Mr Writer
Donna Summer and Barbara Streisand - No More Tears (Enough is Enough)
Stereophonics - Been Caught Cheating (Yeah, what can we say, Al likes the Stereophonics, ok!)
Aug 29, 2016
Aug 29, 2016
22 min
| TOPICS |
* Usain Bolt and Mary Berry - Faith and the BBC *
* Stephen Green and Tom Daly *
* TheNewAtlantis Journal's Special Report on Sexuality and Gender *
* Celtic and Palestine Flags *
* #TwoWomenTravel *
* Angus Buchan *
* Writer of Yes Minister dies *
| LINKS |
Premier Christianity: The BBC's decision to ignore Usain Bolt's faith is another sign of anti-Christian bias
TheWeeFlea.com: The Blasphemy of Christian Voice and an Apology to Tom Daley
TheWeeFlea.com: What the Green Reaction tells us about the UK Church
TheNewAtlantis.com: Special Report - Sexuality and Gender
HeraldScotland: UEFA open disciplinary proceedings against Celtic for Palestine flag display
Twitter: Two Women Travel
BBC: Trending #TwoWomenTravel - Live-tweeting an abortion
Kaleidoscot.com: Angus Buchan faces protest after Dumfries event relaunch
Kaleidoscot.com: Following campaign Hope Church cancels Angus Buchan Scotland visit
BBC: Yes Minister writer Sir Antony Jay dies at 86
| MUSIC |
The Proclaimers - Over and done with
Madness - Don't quote me on that
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Mixed up world
Ziggy Marley - Shalom Salaam
Kylie Minogue - Baby
The Cranberries - Wake up and smell the coffee
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Death is not the end
Aug 20, 2016
Aug 20, 2016
23 min
Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of BPAS (Britain’s largest independent provider of abortions) has written a new book – The Moral Case for Abortion. As Christians we need to understand what the argument is and be ready to respond to it.
In this week’s Quantum of Solas podcast, David Robertson discusses Mrs Furedi’s recent comments on a Spiked Podcast with John Deighan, Chief Executive of SPUC Scotland (Society for the Protection of Unborn Children).
| LINKS |
Spiked Podcast: There is a moral case for abortion
| MUSIC |
Kari Atalla – The baby that would have been mine
Aug 13, 2016
Aug 13, 2016
19 min
Olympics
Hinkley Point C - nuclear-power station
Bloody Sunday Priest
The Labour Party
The Rainbow Flag
Channel 4’s Naked Attraction
GSA - Genetic Sexual Attraction
LINKS
BBC: Rio 2016
The Economist: The problem with Britain’s (planned) nuclear-power station
International Business Times: UK must pull the plug on the exorbitant Hinkley Point nuclear power project
BBC: Bishop Edward Daly: Bloody Sunday priest dies
The Guardian: Boris Johnson lifts ban on UK embassies flying gay pride rainbow flag
Daily Mail: Mother, 36, and son, 19, who fell in love when they met last year after she gave him up for adoption as a baby, say they'll go to JAIL to defend their relationship
MUSIC
Sinead O'Connor - Property of Jesus
Blood, Sweat and Tears - Nuclear Blues
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Billy Bragg - The Red Flag
Ziggy Marley - Rainbow in the Sky
Modestep - Rainbow
Corey Smith - Arc of a Rainbow
Toploader - Just about living