Sovereign Citizens: adolescence has become a political philosophy
This is a guest post by Carl Jacobs: a Christian by grace, a Calvinist by conviction, an American by birth. Husband of one, father of two, an Engineer by profession,…
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If Irish Catholic hospitals are forced to perform abortions, the Roman Catholic Church should close every one of them
Well, that didn't take long, did it? ‘Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hit out at socialist parties and groups in the Dáil, accusing them of wanting to “turn religious people into pariahs”.’ You might notice that the structure of this story…
If the only way of dealing with British Jihadists is to kill them, why can’t we do it here?
British Jihadists are enemies of the State, traitors to the Crown, and a present danger to every man, woman and child in the country. Some 850 Britons are estimated to…
Bishop “ashamed” that the UK voted to leave the EU
Bishop David Gillett was the Bishop of Bolton for nine years, and before that he was Principal of Trinity Theological College in Bristol for 11 years. He is now an…
Tory MP hates social media: “It gives a voice to people who don’t deserve one”
Gary Streeter is the Conservative MP for South West Devon. He is a committed Christian who helped found the Conservative Christian Fellowship. He now chairs the cross-party group Christians in…
Church of England priest calls for the overthrow of Theresa May
Fr Christopher Woods is the parish priest of St Anne's Hoxton. He is a Labour Party supporter, which is laudable, and also a member of Momentum, which isn't so, but…
Sorry, left-wing clergy, but God supports strong and stable government
A gaggle of left-wing clergy is a tad upset that the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have used their General Election 'Pastoral Letter' to exhort Christians to consider the need…
God has chosen Donald Trump to be 45th President of the United States
God has chosen the 45th President of the United States, and God chose bigly. It really is a great result, just the best, really. It really is. God is going…
Brexit, the Bible and democracy: the judgment of God is the voice of the people
As the dust settles... Perhaps that's a premature denouement. As the winds of Brexit crack their cheeks throughout Europe, and the refiner's fire purges the political parties – if…
Salt & Light: the gospel, the EU, and the misappropriation of God's word
Steve Thomas is the International Team Leader of Salt & Light - "an international family of churches together on mission". Their core commitments are impeccably orthodox and undeniably evangelical,…
Giles Fraser backs Brexit – and the liberal elite sneer at him for it
The Rev'd Dr Giles Fraser is one of the very few Church of England clergy who has publicly declared that he wants the UK to leave the EU. It…
Owen Paterson: Cameron has "lost touch" with the counties, and will most likely lose his head
"The further you go from London, the stronger the feeling is," said former Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, speaking of England's deep strains of Euroscepticism. "I do get the slight…
Maundy Thursday foot-washing reminds power of its purpose
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his…
The Servant Queen, and the Foreword which declares the glory of God
Her Majesty the Queen has written the Foreword to a book being published to celebrate her 90th birthday on 21st April this year. The Servant Queen - and the…
Tweeting the truth in love: Justin Welby affirms an unpalatable article of faith
We have a blogging, vlogging and tweeting Archbishop of Canterbury. He's on Flickr, too. Justin Welby has fathomed that the medium is the message: the social network is the…
Jeremy Corbyn's path to power is more plausible than people think
Usually somewhere between three and 30 people avail themselves of the #Amen prayer facility at the bottom of this blog's Home Page. Since it was installed, the most believers…
Welby tells politicians: "seek to do right" (no coded political message)
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby preached earlier this week at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, at a service to pray God's blessing upon the new Parliament. It was attended…