Following on from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s speech in the House of Lords during the debate on same-sex marriage and the subsequent statement by the Bishop of Leicester, there appears to be a certain amount of confusion as to whether the Church of England has capitulated on the matter of marriage.  On the same day last week […]

Yesterday’s piece on the new Faith in the Community report by Christians in Parliament and the Evangelical Alliance took the number of posts on this blog to 300.  I’m giving myself a moment to pause and celebrate having got this far.  It’s been a hard old slog working at producing about 200 posts per year, […]

Saturday was a great day for the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign.  The sun was shining and people came out in force.  The events were covered by the media and issues were raised and reinforced by a host of celebrities, campaigners and religious leaders. The IF coalition, which includes Save the Children, Oxfam, Unicef, […]

The battle over the redefinition of marriage has been a long and painful one since David Cameron announced at the Conservative Party conference in October of 2011 that his government was consulting on legalising gay marriage.  But during his speech he also said this: ‘Marriage is not just a piece of paper. It pulls couples together through the […]

David Cameron’s dream of The Big Society may have fizzled away since the 2010 election, but there are still a few remnants that live on.  One of these is the Big Society Awards that seek to recognise outstanding people and organisations whose innovative and dedicated work improves lives and strengthens communities. It’s very encouraging to […]

This blog has been following the story of four Christians who have taken freedom of religion cases to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for most of the last year.  You can read a the background details on each applicant’s case here.  These cases involving Nadia Eweida, Shirley Chaplin, Lilian Ladele and Gary McFarlane have been dragging on for some […]

It’s not the first time that someone has been murdered in London this year, but it’s entirely understandable that yesterday’s brutal and horrific killing in Woolwich has gained so much attention.  There is still an underlying nervousness in our society surrounding terrorism and religious extremism   That’s why it was imperative that the violence caused was condemned […]

Whatever you think about gay marriage and the current legislation passing through parliament, it is most definitely not boring.  perhaps one a day a film will be made based on all that is happening with its complex plot and plentiful twists and turns.  Once upon a time the institution of marriage was a pretty straightforward […]