Following on from my post earlier this week on a generation of adults, the majority of whom have no experience of church, I was sent this piece from Rebecca Margrete Hodel-Jones. I felt it was too substantial to add to… Read More ›
Month: June 2013
An impressive start by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom
All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) have had a bit of a mauling in the press recently, but the reality is that many are doing plenty of important work within Westminster. One of these groups is the recently formed APPG on International… Read More ›
Why it matters that Christianity has become alien to a lost generation of young people
This week we’ve had another glimpse into the ever-changing dynamics of the Christian faith in our society and what the future could well look like. It’s common knowledge that the majority of church-goers are in the later years of their… Read More ›
What has turned so many Christians off voting Labour?
Last week I published a guest post by Dominic Moass on his perceived failings of socialism from a Christian perspective. In the interests of balance, today’s guest post is from a Christian on the other side of the political fence. Graham Burnby-Crouch… Read More ›
Was Enough Food for Everyone IF worth the effort?
It’s now a week since the G8 summit took place in Northern Ireland. The dust has had time to settle and we’re at the point where initial assessments of the successes and failures have begun to roll in. For those… Read More ›
Christians: called to socialism?
I’m always keen to give other writers a chance to submit articles for this blog and share their views and opinions. I’ve had two sent to me over the last couple of weeks coming from very different viewpoints on the subject… Read More ›
The Girl Guides – replacing God with myself
So the Girl Guides have decided that God no longer deserves a mention. Yesterday it was announced that their promise will be changed from: “I promise that I will do my best: To love my God, To serve the Queen and my… Read More ›
Ambivalence towards fatherhood has been a gross and costly error – why do we accept it?
Mother’s Day/Mothering Sunday is regularly a joyous affair in the media. There’s plenty of talk of what flowers and presents we should be giving our mothers along with various individuals including celebrities telling us how wonderful and inspiring their mothers… Read More ›
An open letter to David Cameron
Dear Prime Minister Back in January of this year you recorded a video message setting out the UK’s position on global hunger. You said: “The UK is leading the fight against global hunger. The generosity of our people and the… Read More ›
Why Tim Montgomerie is wrong and the Bishop of Leicester is right
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… Read More ›
The Wedding Angels – offering an alternative to wedding day debt
Last week’s piece on marriage and the cost of weddings has received plenty of interest, with a good number of people expressing similar views. In the article, I mentioned a charity by the name of Wedding Angels who support couples on… Read More ›
Another milestone reached…
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… Read More ›
Major new parliamentary report published on relationship between local authorities and churches
Back in February 2012 the All-Party Group, Christians in Parliament produced a major report on the freedom of Christians in the UK entitled Clearing the Ground. One of the main findings of the report was that there is widespread religious illiteracy in many public… Read More ›
Tales from the #BigIF
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… Read More ›
Pray for the possible, and share what you have
It’s the Big IF London today. I’ll be there and will be reporting back afterwards. In the meantime please watch this wonderful video from 24-7 Prayer and World Vision and then think about what you can do to respond.
The wedding day monster we need to address
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… Read More ›
The test for gay marriage is how those who disagree with it are treated
After all the build up to today’s vote in the House of Lords, the result was more one-sided than many were expecting. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill passed easily by 390 votes to 148. And so same-sex marriage draws another… Read More ›
David Cameron praises the work of churches in their communities
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… Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK 