Theos is a fantastic Christian think tank that seeks to inform the debate about the place of religion in society and does so with a good deal of intelligence and credibility. Yesterday I attended their God and Government conference, which… Read More ›
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Are Christians really more hostile to benefit claimants than their bishops?
One of the most important lessons I’ve learnt the hard way about blogging is that the content of an article is not the most important part. What will usually make or break it are the few little words at the top… Read More ›
I’m a Christian and this is why I vote Conservative
My article last week’s article discussing Christian voting patterns has generated a fair amount of debate in various places over the last few days. In particular, my thoughts echoing Danny Webster’s comments about whether Christians of differing political persuasions feel… Read More ›
Is open political debate the final Christian taboo?
I’m not one for making New Year’s resolutions, but I did spend some time over the Christmas break thinking about this blog and what I wanted to achieve in 2014. One idea that came to mind was to do some… Read More ›
Cultural religion may be declining but atheism is not filling its shoes
At the end of last week the BBC’s head of religion and ethics, Aaqil Ahmed gave a damning appraisal of the current state of religious understanding in Britain. ‘The public has such “poor religious literacy” that a modern audience would be baffled… Read More ›
The difference between good and bad secularism – a challenge to secularists
Watching the news of President Morsi’s demise from power in Egypt over the last few weeks has been a reminder of the inherent dangers of allowing a religious fundamentalist regime to take control of a country. Morsi and his Muslim… Read More ›
The Religious Right isn’t welcome here, thank you
The term ‘Religious Right’ is something we come across in the media from time to time. Another description might be ‘religious fundamentalism’. It’s a much more common term when referring to US politics and the relationship between mainly evangelical Christians… Read More ›
Review of the final Westminster faith Debate with Tony Blair, Rowan Williams and Charles Moore
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 ›
Westminster Faith Debate: What Limits to Religious Freedom?
Regular contributor to this site Graham Goldsmith attended last month’s penultimate Westminster Faith Debate hosted by Christian think tank, Theos in association with the Religion and Society Research Programme. The title of the debate was, ‘What Limits to Religious Freedom?’ … Read More ›
Review of the Westminster Faith Debate: Religious identity in ‘superdiverse’ societies
This is a guest post from regular site contributor, Graham Goldsmith, who attended the First Westminster Faith Debate at Whitehall on 8th February. You can watch the video of the debate at the end of this post: I was recently privileged… Read More ›
Theos and the Westminster Faith Debates
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 ›