Following on from his very well received guest post on abortion, I’ve asked one of God and Politics youngest writers, Edward Kendall to cover Baroness Warsi’s recent interventions highlighting the plight of many Christians around the world. Tweet @Edward_Kendall ————… Read More ›
I know that this site is predominantly aimed at Christians, but it also attracts a good number of people who wouldn’t call themselves Christian. If that applies to you then you are very welcome here! One of the frustrations of… 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 ›
Sixty years ago on Sunday 2nd June, the coronation of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor took place at Westminster Abbey. During the Service for the Coronation, the Queen made this oath: Archbishop of Canterbury: Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the… Read More ›
Do not be content to live a mediocre Christian life: walk with determination along the path of holiness. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 7, 2013 Since we were introduced to Pope Francis on March 13, he has gained a huge number of… Read More ›
Being something of a maths geek, I rather enjoyed watching all the number crunching happening on Tuesday as the results of the 2011 census came out. There was plenty to get your teeth into, but a few days on, most… Read More ›
Today’s announcement coming from the chief executive of the Scout Association came as a bit of a surprise to me. Having explained back in April that they had no intention of changing the Scout Promise by removing the ‘God’ bit… Read More ›
I’ve got something irritating buzzing round my head at the moment and it won’t go away. Nick Clegg just keeps singing, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m so, so , sorry”. If you don’t know what I’m on about, you really need… Read More ›
I spotted my first Alpha Course billboard advert today (see above), which surely signals the start of the annual Alpha Course publicity push. Alpha is fantastic for so many reasons, not least because so many individual’s lives have been impacted by it. … Read More ›
On July 24th regular contributor to this site, Graham Goldsmith attended the final Westminster Faith Debate entitled ‘Religion in Public Life’. Below is his review of the debate along with some concluding thoughts. You can find more details on the event and press reviews at the… Read More ›
This is a guest post from Graham Goldsmith who is a regular contributor to this site: Travelling down the M4 last month, there was a real sense of anticipation and excitement. We were on our way to Spring Harvest in… Read More ›
Last night I ended up in an unexpectedly busy conversation on Twitter with some wise people talking about the nature of Christian political parties and whether they are actually a good idea. Having reached a conclusion of sorts we decided… Read More ›
Oh dear. The National Secular Society (NSS) has been on the warpath again and this time they’ve decided to try to pick a fight with Chief Scout, Bear Grylls, something that most mortals would deem to be foolishness, given the type of exploits… Read More ›
Section 4. What should Christians do? This is the final part of the review of the Clearing the Ground report published by Christians in Parliament on the 27th February 2012. You can read part one of the report review HERE,… Read More ›
Section 2. Have recent changes to the law affected Christian freedoms? This is part two of the review of the Clearing the Ground report published by Christians in Parliament on the 27th February 2012. You can read part one of… Read More ›
Section 1. Is there a problem? ‘Religious freedom is in the news. The statutory framework affecting the manifestation of religious belief has changed extensively over the past decade in the UK – and recent high profile cases have demonstrated how… Read More ›
The preliminary report into the freedom of Christians in the UK from the Clearing the Ground inquiry has been launched today. The inquiry was overseen by Christians in Parliament, an official All-Party Parliamentary Group and the committee included MPs and Peers… Read More ›
It’s been a remarkable couple of weeks for the relationship between Christianity and the state. We’ve had the Advertising Standards Authority ruling against Healing on the Streets – Bath and the Bideford Council prayers case at the High Court along with Eric… Read More ›
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