For the fourth year in a row, I was attending the Pride march in Glasgow. I have talked about the experience in previous blogs released around this time of year. Saturday was mild and cloudy, but we all expected rain around lunchtime, though it was clear some were dressed clearly hoping it wouldn’t come atContinue reading “Pride 2025”
Author Archives: Peter Johnson
Community
We often talk, or hear others talk about “the LGBTQ+ community”. So, today I wanted to look at the idea of community. What is a community? What are its strengths and weaknesses? How does the Bible view community, and finally, getting more personal, what is my community? A community is a group of people whoContinue reading “Community”
Monitoring our changing society
I realize that most of the blogs I write are what journalists call “long form”, and many people struggle, simply saying TL:DR (Too Long: Didn’t Read). However, I take consolation that many news media take pride in their long-form and slow news pieces. Tortoise Media, the recent purchasers of The Observer are a case inContinue reading “Monitoring our changing society”
Being Trans in a post UK Supreme Court World
I had been puzzling over what to write about this month when we had that now-infamous ruling from the UK Supreme Court, just before Easter, adjudicating that a person’s sex is determined as that assigned at birth, rather than the one the individual identifies with. I then went through the stages of thinking, well that’sContinue reading “Being Trans in a post UK Supreme Court World”
Being LGBTQ+ in a Trumpian world
I have avoided directly addressing Donald Trump’s return to the White House in previous blogs. though I have referred to it as we have discussed other issues. It is difficult to have any conversation these days that doesn’t at some point touch on the latest edicts coming from the POTUS. A couple of days agoContinue reading “Being LGBTQ+ in a Trumpian world”
Evangelicalism: a closer look
Last month I looked at the idea of integrity and whether it still matters, as we watched the inauguration of a new (well, second-hand) President. I don’t want to focus directly on him again because we have been force-fed so many “edicts” from the White House this month, and for many, the distortion of truthContinue reading “Evangelicalism: a closer look”
Integrity – does it still exist, and does it matter?
When did you last hear someone described as a person with integrity? That was a question I asked myself a couple of weeks ago. It struck me that as I began writing I couldn’t remember the last time I heard it used of anyone in everyday life, or indeed, in any recent obituary in theContinue reading “Integrity – does it still exist, and does it matter?”
The Brain – infinite variations?
Firstly, I apologise for there being no blog last month. The frustration of my main computer being “away for repair” goes on! So much has happened since my September blog, but I really don’t want to get into any Trumpian stuff right now – there will be time enough in the coming months. It’s plentyContinue reading “The Brain – infinite variations?”
Apologies
Short Version: I am very sorry but it hasn’t been possible to produce a blog this month for technical reasons. I plan to be back up and running next month. Longer Version: Just after last month’s Blog was finished, my Desktop PC refused to power on. The physical switch/button on the box would not work.Continue reading “Apologies”
Labels and Identities
AI Generated picture “Labels” – edited by Peter Johnson This month’s blog is a little more challenging, at least to me, because of the many pitfalls. There are a lot of links and although I don’t expect you to read all of them, I’d encourage you to at least scan-read most of them even ifContinue reading “Labels and Identities”
Changing Minds 