It’s time for me to take a break for a couple of weeks to recharge my batteries and spend time with my family. I’ll still be keeping busy as Archbishop Cranmer has told me I need to broaden my knowledge… Read More ›
Month: March 2013
David Cameron’s Easter message: “This Government does care about faith”
There’s plenty of talk in today’s papers about former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey’s, article in the Daily Mail where he accuses David Cameron of doing more than any other recent political leader to make Christians feel they are becoming… Read More ›
When I survey the wondrous cross: reflecting on Good Friday
On this day when we remember Jesus’ incredible sacrifice for us, it’s sometimes hard to put into words just how much it means to me that Jesus gave up his life on a cross so that I can become holy… Read More ›
David Cameron’s family friendly government is a lost hope
I wonder what Nick Clegg was thinking when he agreed to do a weekly radio slot for LBC radio. He surely knew that he was going to be getting various people having a go at him for government policies they weren’t… Read More ›
The rise and rise of Boris Johnson – do we care more about charisma than character?
I’m quite aware that despite this blog being called God and Politics in the UK, over the last couple of weeks there’s been lots of talk about God, but not so much about politics. That’s mainly the fault of Pope… Read More ›
David Cameron urged to put tax at heart of new plan to tackle global poverty
Today’s press release from Christian Aid highlights the need for governments to coordinate their actions when it comes to tax avoidance. There’s been plenty of talk over the last few months about the way companies such as Starbucks and Amazon are resisting… Read More ›
Giles Fraser’s attack on Evangelical Christians is both ignorant and unnecessary
It’s always easier to be dismissive of people you disagree with rather than trying to find some common ground and attempting to engage productively with them. I’ve learnt a lot about this over the last year as I’ve observed and… Read More ›
Justin Welby: A church confident in Christ will transform the world
Yesterday was the final piece in the jigsaw as Justin Welby’s long and winding road to being sworn in as the Archbishop of Canterbury reached its fulfilment. It’s another example of how the Church of England insists on taking its time… Read More ›
Just how offensive was Rowan Atkinson’s Comic Relief Archbishop of Canterbury?
Along with several million other people, I sat down on Friday night to watch the biennial fundraiser that is Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day. Before too long, up popped Rowan Atkinson posing as the Archbishop of Canterbury to give his address… Read More ›
Tax and morality – can we judge what we don’t fully understand?
Today’s guest writer is Paul Lawrence. Paul has been a Christian for over 30 years. He has worked in financial services for over 20 years, most recently working in risk management. He also has an MSc in Investment Banking and a… Read More ›
Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury – God’s outsiders pointing to a new era for the church
Next week within three days arguably the two most influential Christian leaders in the world will be enthroned. It will be a truly unprecedented week when both the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and Pope Francis are installed into their respective… Read More ›
Building bridges: My interview with Justin Lee, founder of the Gay Christian Network (part 2)
This is the second part of the interview I conducted with Justin Lee, the founder and chief executive of the Gay Christian Network in the United States, which has thousands of members and hosts an annual conference. Following on from the… Read More ›
Don’t give up Justin Welby, our politicians should get it eventually
The power of endorsement is an incredible thing. When you see the ridiculously large amounts of money companies are willing to pay someone like David Beckham to have his face in the same picture as a drink, sunglasses or even… Read More ›
“The Chickens Are Fine” – tackling modern slavery in the UK
Yesterday the Centre for Social Justice think tank launched a major new report investigating the state of modern slavery in the UK and beyond. The report finds that Britain’s efforts to stop human trafficking are in a state of crisis and desperately in… Read More ›
Building bridges: My interview with Justin Lee, founder of the Gay Christian Network (part 1)
Following on from the huge amount of interest generated by last month’s book review of Unconditional: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs-Christians Debate by Justin Lee, I thought it would be a good idea to contact him to ask for an interview…. Read More ›
53% of children don’t know the meaning of Easter, so isn’t an Easter egg about Jesus a good idea?
If an alien happened to land its UFO in the car park of your local Tesco sometime in the next few weeks and popped in for something to eat, would it have any idea if it was asked, why the… Read More ›
Christians Against Poverty launches major new initiative in front of MPs today
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is an amazing organisation, passionately seeking to lift people regardless of age, gender, faith or background out of debt and poverty. It partners its financial expertise with the care of the local church to offer free debt… Read More ›
Transforming lives on a deprived housing estate through the love of Jesus
Today’s guest post is by Robin Peake. Robin works for Innovista, a Christian charity that exists to identify and develop young leaders to take the hope of Jesus to those around them. —————————– When I first moved to Barton, a council… Read More ›
Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s fall from grace is a lesson for us all
Cardinal Keith O’Brien has done something honourable by coming clean over the allegations against him. In doing so, he has vindicated those who made the claims against him and saved the Roman Catholic Church the further trauma of on-going speculation whilst the… Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK 