If there’s one thing we learnt from last year’s almighty fight over marriage as the Equal Marriage Bill passed through parliament, it’s that this nation still cares about the institution of marriage. Most normal people don’t bother getting worked up over… Read More ›
The political narrative that we’ve seen develop over the last couple of years relating to welfare and poverty has changed considerably as the impact of spending cuts, rising prices and stagnating wages have begun to bite. It’s really not that… Read More ›
Theresa May’s draft Modern Slavery Bill will be the first of its kind in Europe according to the government. The Home Secretary has proposed a bill that for once has strong support across the political parties and is accompanied by… Read More ›
Over the last few years there has been a great deal of activity going on at Westminster raising awareness of the persecution of Christians around the world. Organisations such as Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and Open Doors have worked with… Read More ›
And now for some good news… A former homeless couple, a youth project leader, and the pioneer behind a debt-advice counselling centre have been announced as the winners of the 2013 Inspire Award for unsung Christian heroes whose work has… Read More ›
This week is anti-bullying week and inter-faith week. It’s probably some other week I’ve not noticed yet too, but I do know that it is definitely Prisons Week. This is because my church is heavily involved in prison ministry. It’s not… Read More ›
Every now and then I have the privilege of meeting someone who has such an incredible faith and passion for serving God that it is impossible not to come away inspired and in awe of God’s abundant blessings. I had… Read More ›
Today’s post is an immediate response by Danny Webster to an inflammatory report released today by the National Secular Society attacking the work of Christian groups who offer their services to schools. Danny blogs at the curiously entitled Broken Cameras and Gustav Klimt… Read More ›
Late on Friday night I received a message from a friend at Christian Aid who was considerably concerned about a Telegraph article that had just been published entitled Charity millions ‘going to Syrian terror groups’. The strap line under the headline… Read More ›
Today’s post is written by Colin Bloom, the Executive Director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship (CCF), recently returned from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. You can follow both Colin and the CCF on Twitter. ———— The Conservative Party conference in Manchester was a… Read More ›
Today’s post is written by Claire Mathys, the Director of the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum (LDCF), fresh from the Liberal Democrat party conference in Glasgow. You can follow both Claire and the LDCF on Twitter. ———— Conferences are funny things. Any… Read More ›
I’m not really in the mood for Christmas yet, but thanks to ChurchAds.net launching their new Christmas advertising campaign this week I’ve ended up thinking about it a bit too much over the last couple of days. Their Christmas starts… Read More ›
The news earlier this month that a Syrian Catholic priest had been killed accompanied by a video alledgedly showing his beheading unsurprisingly led to a great deal of outrage and upset. The video is now believed to have been filmed in a different location several… Read More ›
Today’s article has been written by Jon Kuhrt and was published last week on his Resistance & Renewal blog. Resistance and Renewal is on my ‘must-read’ list and regularly publishes articles on the Christian faith and how it relates to transformation and… Read More ›
Patrick Regan OBE is the founder and CEO of the well known and highly respected Christian urban youth work charity XLP. I’ve been following the work of Patrick and XLP for a while now and finally was able to meet him… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Given that we are now well into Christian Aid Week, it seems only right that I give Christian Aid’s new report released today a plug. Who pays the price? Hunger: the hidden cost of tax injustice is another reminder that we have the power… Read More ›
I was very disappointed not to be able to attend the Faith + Justice conference in Oxford hosted jointly by Jubilee+ and Nexus two weeks ago. Jubilee+ is a team set up by UK Newfrontiers with the aim of equipping churches to engage more… Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK 