A leading figure in the Free Church of Scotland has criticised the organisers of a talk by controversial scientist Richard Dawkins.
Author and pastor David Robertson said he was concerned the event, hosted by the UHI Millennium Institution (UHI) in Inverness, would not be balanced.

Prof Dawkins, a specialist in evolutionary biology, will speak on the theme of Science and The God Delusion.

UHI said separate talks will give alternative views to Prof Dawkins'.

It will host an inaugural lecture by Andrew McGowan, principal of the Highland Theology College in the summer.

UHI also hopes to secure a date later this year with Dr John Lennox, a fellow in mathematics and philosophy and chaplain at Green College Oxford, University of Oxford.

However, Mr Robertson told the BBC Scotland news website Prof Dawkins and Dr Lennox should be sharing the stage on the same day.

He said: "In one sense I have no objection to a professor from Oxford coming to Inverness, but I do have concerns about how it has been done.

"All that is going to happen is Dawkins' people will go to see him and Christians will go to listen to John Lennox.