Over 30 years, SRT has tried to put substance to the spiritual, to distinguish the benefits and the limits of human technical creativity in real cases. In theology and practice it has pioneered questions of a right relationship to God's creation. SRT has proved the value of Christian principles as rich resources to challenge a purely material view of technology. See more about SRT's Origins and Aims in our other pages. Mobile Phone Masts Responding to concerns about using mobile phone masts on church premises, SRT Director Donald Bruce urged the Church of Scotland General Assembly against premature judgement.
Scientific studies are underway on the possible radiation risks.
Since it is very unlikely that the small devices installed in some church steeples will be shown to cause significant harm, we should not rule ahead of evidence. Whether it's a wrong use of a church is open to debate. A mast could send a criminal message or a life saving phone call. But technology is like that. Your Church Four Scottish churches took part in a pilot scheme for environmental auditing of church life and premises.