The recent great debate over the relationship between politics and religion appears to be showing no sign of losing steam. We might now be more inclined to define this country as post-Christian as the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams… Read More ›
This time last year I reported on an innovative new venture between churches and the NHS. Given the name fleshandblood, the campaign, which is backed by most of the largest church denominations, aims to raise the profile of blood and… Read More ›
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 Archbishop of Canterbury isn’t exactly struggling to get the press to notice him at the moment. Of course it always helps to have a royal christening to preside over to gain a decent amount of media exposure. There’s nothing… Read More ›
Well it’s good to be back after a month’s break. As you’ll see the website has had a bit of a refresh. You will be noticing the difference most if you’re reading this on a mobile device. Hopefully the changes… Read More ›
Yesterday was the final piece in the jigsaw as Justin Welby’s long and winding road to being sworn in as the Archbishop of Canterbury reached its fulfilment. It’s another example of how the Church of England insists on taking its time… Read More ›
Next week within three days arguably the two most influential Christian leaders in the world will be enthroned. It will be a truly unprecedented week when both the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and Pope Francis are installed into their respective… Read More ›
Even though I know several people who are gay, the biggest problem I have when I talk or write about anything to do with being gay or gay relationships, is that I’m not gay. I can’t get close to explaining… Read More ›
Having seen the reaction to the failure of the women bishops legislation to get passed at the Church of England’s General Synod today, it somehow feels right to give my thoughts on it. From previous posts on the subject you… Read More ›
It’s been officially unofficial over the last couple of days, but the truth is now out; Justin Welby, the Bishop of Durham, will be the new Archbishop of Canterbury. John Ingham and Jonathan Wynne-Jones’ article in the Telegraph finally gives sufficient… Read More ›
Back in 1975 the Church of England’s General Synod passed the motion, ‘That this Synod considers that there are no fundamental objections to the ordination of women to the priesthood’. Thirty seven years later have we finally reached the point where… Read More ›
I’m still trying to get my head around exactly what happened at St Paul’s yesterday. Firstly there was a protest by anti-capitalist group, Christianity Uncut which took the form of unfurling a large banner on the steps of the cathedral declaring… Read More ›
Since Maria Miller the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, as well as also being the minister for women, revealed in a Telegraph interview that she would vote for the legal limit for abortions to be reduced from 24 weeks… Read More ›
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 ›
On Saturday I made a bit of a hash of things when posting a tweet saying that it would be beneficial if more gay atheists were like David Starkey, the high-profile and outspoken historian. If you’ve seen Starkey in action then… Read More ›
Well the announcement of Archbishop Rowan Williams’ resignation on Friday caught most of us by surprise, but it hasn’t taken long for the evaluations of his ten-year tenure in the job to begin. The two I’ve enjoyed reading the most… Read More ›
One of the things I’ve enjoyed most since starting this blog has been discovering what is already going on in the whole arena of faith and politics in this country. the more I look into this, the more I discover…. Read More ›
Every week I see some stories and issues that I’d like to comment on, but just don’t have the time. Fortunately the more I explore the internet, the more I find articles on these topics that are worth reading. This… Read More ›
A good friend of mine has pointed out that in the last post I failed to mention John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York. Second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury in rank, his humour and down-to-earth approach provide a helpful… Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK 