Today offers the chance for MPs to begin to redeem themselves. After an attempt by David Cameron to intervene in Syria that fell flat on its face and an Iraq war based on dodgy evidence, the House of Commons once again… Read More ›
Month: September 2014
AC Grayling’s call to abolish RE in schools is dangerously ignorant
A couple of weeks ago I was in a conversation with a BBC producer discussing faith schools and their admissions policies. We talked about the possibility of my appearance on BBC1’s Sunday Morning Live to debate the subject. In the end it didn’t… Read More ›
How should we pray for ISIS?
Today’s guest writer is the Revd. Canon J. John. J John is an internationally recognised Christian speaker and author. He has written over 50 books and spoken in 69 countries, teaching the Christian faith and addressing over 300,000 people in person each year. His series… Read More ›
Shock! Justin Welby admits that he believes in God
This is of course a ridiculous headline, but what makes it ridiculous? There are plenty of people who don’t believe in God after all. We make assumptions all of the time and a common one is that our leaders are… Read More ›
The Church has a unique role to play in healing Scotland’s wounds
Yesterday morning we woke up to the news that nothing has changed – Scotland is still part of the United Kingdom and will remain so. Except of course there is the reality that things will never be the same again. The… Read More ›
Important announcement: God and Politics in the UK is joining forces with Archbishop Cranmer
One of the questions I am often asked is what my grand plan for the God and Politics blog is. The simple answer is that I don’t have one, other than to continue to get Christians engaging with the culture… Read More ›
New project launched at Lambeth Palace to establish the difference churches make to our society
Anyone who has been paying attention will know that churches do a massive amount in their local communities around our country providing services and support, the vast majority of which is funded entirely at their own expense. Last year Jubilee+,… Read More ›
God has used Britain to do great things but now man seeks to tear us apart
Today’s guest post is by Ciaran Thompson. Ciaran has done both local and central London-based work in politics. It has involved media reporting for a Christian group which tries to bridge the gap between the Church and the Government. This piece is… Read More ›
David Haines’ brutal death won’t stop us delivering the aid Iraq’s refugees desperately need
Today’s guest post is by Katie Harrison, Head of Media & Corporate Communications at Tearfund. Katie visited Iraq in August and experienced first-hand what many refugees there are going through. Katie tweets at @KatieHarrisonTF. ———— When news broke of David Haines’ abduction… Read More ›
If Scotland votes ‘Yes’ all of us will have a part wrenched out that will never be replaced
I am Cornish and am proud of this fact. If you ask me whether I see myself as English or British, I would agree to both putting English as that which I identify most strongly. But above both of those… Read More ›
The government wants to know how difficult it is to be a Christian at work – so let’s tell them
You can almost guarantee these days that every couple of months there’ll be another ‘Christian persecution’ story making its way into the papers that tells of a Christian trying to get on and do their job, but because they choose… Read More ›
“Some arrived in their pyjamas” – practically demonstrating God’s love to Iraq’s refugees
Today’s guest post is by Joe Ware, Christian Aid’s Church & Campaigns Journalist. This piece is taken from his recent interview with Father Jens. Joe tweets at @wareisjoe. ———— A Swiss monk working with Christian Aid in Northern Iraq has spoken of people fleeing… Read More ›
Justin Welby – the greatest Foreign Secretary we will never have
This Wednesday saw a series of unprecedented meetings and events in London as The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby hosted leaders and representatives of the Churches of the Middle East and the wider Christian Church in Britain at Lambeth Palace. After… Read More ›
Canon Andrew White: Here our people have nothing, yet the presence of Jesus is so real
Just before the end of July I was talking to a friend about my month off from blogging in August. Having mentioned that there is usually little news worth talking about over the summer, he made the comment that I’d… Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK 