No Easter greeting to Christians on No10 website
There was an official Easter message from the Office of the Prime Minister in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and they were published for the whole world to see…
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Nigeria unites in the war against Boko Haram
This is a guest post by Katie Harrison – Tearfund‘s Head of Communications. Katie tweets at @KatieHarrisonTF _______________________ Last year, I was working in Zambia, on a trip which involved long road journeys. (Tearfund trips often do. We tend to work in…
#PastoralLetter (4): sowing old seeds cannot produce "new politics"
Having responded to the Preface of the Pastoral Letter from the House of Bishops “to the people and parishes of the Church of England for the General Election 2015″;…
Green Party: Christians welcome, but only if you ignore your faith
Last Sunday I was invited on to BBC Radio Suffolk to discuss a poll they had carried out asking General Election candidates in Suffolk to state their faith. The…
Homophobia, Islamophobia and the triumph of ideological 'Truth'
Christianophobia has never really caught on. Perhaps it is a clumsy etymological construction: three syllables before '-ophobia' is at least one phonetic unit too many, and it isn't at…
Benjamin Netanyahu promises legitimacy, peace and security
The Archbishop of Canterbury made a pronouncement last year which was somewhat unusual in modern Anglican geo-political quibbling and hedging. The statement is still on the Lambeth Palace website,…
Welby: equality as a government aim is "doomed to totalitarianism"
Justin Welby often gets it in the neck from Tories who are quick to spy Marxism under every mitre, but this Archbishop is rather more nuanced than that. In…
Giles Fraser: Would Jesus vote? Yes, but absolutely not Conservative
Anyone who thinks that Christianity and politics should never mix must be highly irritated at the moment. A week doesn't seem to go by without some form of conference, event or…
Announcing @HolyVote – it's time to reclaim our religious liberty
Apparently, the 2010 General election was the first internet election. And if not that one, it is this one. And if not this one, then it is still to…
#PastoralLetter (2): Visions, dreams and nebulous notions of detachment
Having responded to the Preface of the Pastoral Letter from the House of Bishops "to the people and parishes of the Church of England for the General Election 2015",…
Without Christian vision the future of politics looks bleak
A couple of days ago my NASUWT magazine dropped through the letterbox and, as always, it makes for pretty depressing reading. If the contents are to be believed, most…
#PastoralLetter (1): The patronising episcopal 'should'
There are only two possible outcomes at the next General Election: either David Cameron will be Prime Minister, or Ed Miliband. Nigel Farage will not be Prime Minister; nor…
"Tory fury" over Church of England letter is a confected Tory tantrum
Each day when Parliament is sitting, the Duty Bishop in the House of Lords prays that the House should “Lay aside all private interests, prejudices and partial affections”, so…
Ukip: The First 100 Days and Channel 4 gratuitous anti-Israelism
If you didn't see Channel 4's over-hyped docu-drama Ukip: The First 100 Days, don't bother dashing for C4 On Demand. It is a tedious effort, dramatic dullsville, full of…
This General Election is bringing in a new level of Christian engagement
There's something about the build-up to a General Election that is both fascinating and morbid at the same time, as we, the electorate, see a group of gladiators -…
If imams may not influence voters, why should priests or bishops?
According to Dominic Kennedy, Investigations Editor of The Times, there is an 18th-century law which prohibits the 'spiritual influence' of the electorate in the process of democracy. He writes…
What are 'fundamental British values'?
In a context of fractious social division and increasing religious tension, the Government is on a quest for national identity, and education is the means by which it will…
Universities to censor Zionists, Pro-Lifers and advocates of Holy Matrimony
Prevent Duty Home Office 17 December 2014 Protecting the UK against terrorism The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, which is currently before Parliament, seeks to place a duty on specified…
Moral hazard: if Greece will not pay for profligacy, why should anyone?
The democratic lightning has struck Athens, but the thunder will reverberate throughout all of Europe. As the 'anti-austerity' Syriza party is swept to power in Greece, its leader Alexis…
What are 'Muslim values', Lady Warsi?
The problem is her article's timing, and that when David Cameron stretched out his hand in friendship and promoted and indulged her time and again, there was impatience, irritability…