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Presentation Bibles offer prompts furore

An unholy row has broken out among Highland councillors after an Inverness Christian group offered to present Bibles to every councillor and chief official of the council.

The offer was made by Christians Together, a newsletter published for Christians in the city, with a view to a presentation of the Bibles by leading Christian, Lord Mackay of Clashfern.

The editor of the newsletter, who refused to give his full name, told the Press and Journal yesterday that information about the offer should not be in the public domain.

He said: "An offer has been made by Christian leaders in the Highlands to Highland councillors and to chief officials of the council to support them in their role through prayer; and to further demonstrate support for them by making a gift of a presentation Bible to each individual." In a letter the group asked that the offer be made at a full meeting of the council, to be followed up with a summary e-mailed to everyone concerned, inviting replies, he said.

He added that no response had yet been received from the council.

The news came to light after an internal e-mail by Nairn Provost Liz MacDonald was leaked to the press. In it, she told all the other councillors that she was not interested in receiving a copy.

Full story at the Aberdeen Press & Journal.