Following on from the last post in the I’m a Christians and this is why I vote… series where Frank Cranmer gave his reasons for not being able to bring himself to vote, Daniel Stafford, offers his views on why… Read More ›
Liberal Democrat Christian Forum
David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband’s Christmas messages
The Conservative Christian Fellowship and Liberal Democrat Christian Forum have kindly sent through David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s Christmas messages. The Prime Minister has gone for the usual written message, whereas Mr Clegg has produced a Queen’s Speech style video…. Read More ›
The C of E goes looking for ‘God-doing’ at the party conferences – and comes away impressed
Today’s post is written by Richard Chapman who is the Church of England’s head of parliamentary affairs. He spends most of his time in Westminster working closely with MPs and peers in the House of Lords. As part of his… Read More ›
Doing God at the Liberal Democrat Conference – a first-hand account
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 ›
Is Sarah Teather’s departure a sign that faith and party politics cannot mix?
If you have a look at the politicians who have been mentioned the most on this blog, once you get past Cameron, Miliband and Clegg, you’ll find that Sarah Teather is right up there. When I published the transcript of her… Read More ›
Sarah Teather MP sets out a Biblical approach to immigration
On Tuesday of this week the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum held their annual Gladstone lecture, which aims to spark debate and build bridges between faith and politics within the party. It was given by Sarah Teather MP at Liberal Democrat… Read More ›
Christian faith vs political party loyalty – who wins?
One of the aspects of faith and politics that gets me thinking the most is how we reconcile the Christian faith with being a member of a political party, especially an elected one. This was an issue I particularly wanted… Read More ›