I have a guilty secret – I actually quite like Richard Dawkins. It’s always good entertainment watching someone who is so eminent in his scientific field, continually putting his credibility on the line by taking on religion despite his limited… Read More ›
This week’s decision by the Supreme Court to reject the right-to-die case brought by Paul Lamb, Jane Nicklinson and a third man known only as Martin, was a welcome relief to those of us who believe that legalising assisted suicide is anything but… Read More ›
A little late to the party on this… Over the last few weeks a battle for the heart and soul of our schools has intensified as we’ve witnessed the repercussions of the Trojan Horse episode that has engulfed a handful of Birmingham… Read More ›
On Saturday Tearfund hosted the Mosaic Conference, bringing together those with a passion for creating new ways of tackling some of the justice issues facing us today. It was more than an opportunity to listen and learn, but to look to turn ideas… Read More ›
This Sunday (June 22) has been designated by the Church of England as Poverty Sunday; a day to pray and reflect on issues of poverty in this country and how churches and individual Christians respond. This year, churches are being urged to… Read More ›
“The church is not an NGO with lots of old buildings. It is the Church of God, rejoicing in the realities of cultural diversity in a way never known before: global, cross-bearing, confident and welcoming. The Church holds for the… Read More ›
It was with great sadness that I read yesterday’s post by the Rev. Peter Ould on his Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy blog. Peter has announced that after eight years he will be shutting down the website. This is a… Read More ›
Yesterday I blogged about Oxfam’s ‘Perfect Storm’ poster on poverty in the UK that has led to them being accused of party political bias. In response Laura Taylor, Head of Advocacy at Christian Aid has written this guest post giving her take… Read More ›
Oxfam are having an interesting time of things this week. Who would have thought that a poster entitled ‘The Perfect Storm’ pointing out a few of the causes of poverty in this country would find them under investigation by the Charities Commission and create its… Read More ›
So the election frenzy is over for another year. Thursday’s Newark by-election result proved that though UKIP may have caused their main political rivals a severe headache at the European elections, they still have some way to go to make… Read More ›
This Sunday Christians around the world will be celebrating the day the Church was born. At the festival of Pentecost, not long after Jesus had left them, his followers who only numbered about 120 were together when the Holy Spirit… Read More ›
This is very positive news and credit to Naomi Long and the 57 other MPs for speaking up for Meriam Ibrahim. I have it on good authority from Mrs Long’s team that the reason more didn’t join her is that the… Read More ›
Just for a moment, do your best to imagine this scenario: You’ve been brought up as a Christian in a Christian home and have accepted this faith as your own. This is not a nominal faith; you have chosen to… Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK 