WHILE I entirely agree with John Macleod's article, Scots on the way to Hell (May 19), I would add that I find the situation for Christians less discouraging if viewed from here, from a simple Dundee tenement, than from my late parents' house in the affluent outer suburbs of London.
In all major Scottish cities there are congregations with whom I can have fellowship, whereas one must search hard to find a small congregation where the Deity of Christ and Biblical inerrancy are upheld in places where luxury and affluence are supreme and Thatcherite Toryism has the unquestioned loyalty of the majority.
Believing Christians are indeed a minority, but we all came to faith as sinners in need of repentance. Few of the affluent see any need of repentance, and, if churchgoers, are not spiritually challenged wherever the minister has chosen ''liberal theology'' instead of the Gospel.
Robin Ball,
27 Morgan Street, Dundee. May 19.
HAVING read Frank Eadie's letter (May 21) I make haste to defend John Macleod and his article, Scots on the way to Hell.
Perhaps Frank Eadie should venture out of his little schoolhouse on the Isle of Harris and view Scotland from the other side of the world! Should he ever consider such a venture I recommend that he takes a colleague to support him during times of shock as he views Scotland as a backsliding nation.
Many people around the world can speak with authority with regard to their own country of adoption. I can only speak about Bolivia where I have worked for several years with my wife.
Here is a land, the poorest in South America, that could be an example to us Scots. Despite the drug trafficking, corruption, and poverty, all on a scale difficult to believe, men, women, boys, and girls are living a life that would shame us. Churches are packed to capacity (even on a Saturday night), prayer meetings last for hours, new churches and Christian schools are being built all the time to accommodate the growth of the Christian Church.
Out of the ashes of poverty these people have become rich in the things of God. They are enjoying something that we as a nation once enjoyed, ''The Power of God in our Lives''.
Andrew J White,
50 Arniston Way, Paisley. May 21.
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