In the Gospel passage for this week the disciples are amazed at the authority in Jesus' teaching (Mark 1:21-28). Where are the sources of authority in our society today? David Hare's play Gethsemane suggests that a collective doubt is at the heart of public life and so the question of authority is a mute point. It is not that the powerful people know what to do and trick the rest of us to get us onside. We are all caught in a void of knowing. This leaves us with competing ideologies of truth and bus advertising has become the most recent medium for debate. Christian groups have hit back against the Atheist Bus Campaign - "There's Probably No God. Now Stop Worrying and Get On With Your Life". The Christian Party have booked 50 bendy buses to run with the advert "There definitely is a God. So join The Christian Party and enjoy your life". The Trinitarian Bible Society has booked 100 bus sides carrying a line from Psalm 53.1 "The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God". Russian Hour TV has booked 25 Superside bus adverts to run with the strap line "There IS a God, BELIEVE. Don't worry and enjoy your life". Why not a Bus Campaign that says - "There's probably not that much snow. Now stop complaining and get to work."

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