JOHN Milne is "in search of a new Christianity" (Letters, August 23). He suggests that people are leaving the church’s communities because of an outdated world view. Far from the Church of Scotland’s world view being two millennia old, it has fallen in line with too many contemporary world views which have departed spectacularly from the teachings of Jesus.
It is well documented that those churches which are growing in Scotland are those within the Church of Scotland and many independent churches which have not departed from the 2,000-year-old teaching and who believe in the supernatural power of God to change lives. Any "new Christianity" (so-called) which Bishop Spong is quoted as hoping for, will not grow out of abandoning supernatural faith. The belief inferred that the Kirk is too heavenly-minded to be of any earthly use is an old cliché and untrue.
Crossreach is the social responsibility arm of the Church of Scotland and supports over 30 organisations including postnatal depression, substance abuse, learning disabilities, homelessness, prison visiting and dementia units among many other projects and provided counselling services for 27,000 people last year alone. There is indeed a lack of awareness across Scotland about how much the church in Scotland as a whole actually does do, as well as not being informed of far-reaching effects of the social responsibilities carried out so well by the Church of Scotland. Crossreach’s mission statement demonstrates clearly i.