Unless there is a major news story that I feel needs responding to, this will be my last post of 2012. It’s time for God and Politics in the UK to have a Christmas break and I’ve decided to finish… Read More ›
Month: December 2012
Census 2011: Atheists vs Christians and what the numbers don’t tell us
Being something of a maths geek, I rather enjoyed watching all the number crunching happening on Tuesday as the results of the 2011 census came out. There was plenty to get your teeth into, but a few days on, most… Read More ›
Lynne Featherstone proudly takes credit for railroading gay marriage legislation
Last night I was sent this email from a friend who is a Liberal Democrat member. It’s from Lynne Featherstone MP, the ex-Equalities Minister who oversaw the same-sex marriage consultation, boasting of her achievements surrounding gay marriage legislation. They said… Read More ›
A prayer for marriage
I know that today at midday many Christians will be praying round the country for the state of marriage in our nation. Right now I have an overwhelming urge to bring this before God and give it over to Him. … Read More ›
Rowan Williams to become new chair of Christian Aid board in 2013
It looks like Rowan Williams is intending to keep himself busy once he steps down as Archbishop of Canterbury later this month. This news is just in from Christian Aid: Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is to become chairman of… Read More ›
Today is the day the Government seizes control of marriage
Today is the big day that the Government reveals its plans for the introduction same-sex marriage. There’s been plenty of talk about this over the last few days since the news that religious institutions will be allowed to conduct same-sex ceremonies,… Read More ›
David Cameron, gay marriage and the betrayal of democracy
We all know it’s been coming and yet when the reality of the situation begins to sink in the emotions and frustrations begin to boil over. That’s the sense of feeling I’ve been getting today as I’ve seen the huge… Read More ›
The Trussell Trust – when the Gospel is put into action we all benefit
Yesterday’s Autumn Statement by George Osborne confirmed a few things we should all know anyway. The country’s economy is still in a perilous state and the end of the dark tunnel is not getting any closer and probably won’t be… Read More ›
Are the Scouts really in need of a Godless Promise?
Today’s announcement coming from the chief executive of the Scout Association came as a bit of a surprise to me. Having explained back in April that they had no intention of changing the Scout Promise by removing the ‘God’ bit… Read More ›
Unsung Christian heroes celebrated at parliamentary awards ceremony
This is a great piece of news from the Evangelical Alliance on some of the outstanding work Christians are doing around the country serving their communities, often receiving little in the way of publicity and recognition. ———- The winners of the Inspire… Read More ›
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