Charles, Defender of the Faithful persecuted for Jesus’ sake
Yesterday, from the pulpit of Westminster Abbey, the Prince of Wales made a plea for peace; and not only peace, but for reconciliation. And not only did he make a…
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Hunt pledges UK power and influence to stem global persecution of Christians
As promised in December, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched his independent review into the persecution of Christians across the globe. Flanked by the Rt Rev'd Philip Mountstephen, Bishop of Truro, the Foreign Secretary pledged to use the UK's power,…
Welby wants a Christian Brexit, led by “someone that is trusted”
Justin Welby has been in Africa, but no one really cared much about that. He went to inaugurate the new autonomous Anglican province of Sudan and to highlight the plight…
Swarm, flock or multitude, Christ walks among the Calais migrants
"This is very testing," admitted David Cameron. "I accept that, because you have got a swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean, seeking a better life, wanting to come…
Prophet, Islamist, cartoon or bear: which Mohammed most offends?
Apparently we now know the identity of the Islamist butcher known as 'Jihadi John', who has an undoubted penchant for making snuff movies involving the decapitation of charitable and…
"If 100,000 Jews leave, France will no longer be France"
The words of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls echo down the centuries of anti-Semitic Europe, where Jews have been marginalised, persecuted, reviled, expelled and turned to ash in the…
#ChristmasMeans anything but peace on earth
Today marks the official start of the Church of England's #ChristmasMeans Twitter campaign. Church congregations and clergy are being encouraged to get out their smartphones to let the Twittersphere know…
Douglas Alexander champions a Global Envoy for Religious Freedom
"Yet, at this time of great peril, I deeply regret that the British Government seems to be stepping back, rather than stepping up," writes Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander…
Prince Charles: Defender of faith, freedom and religious liberty
"It is an indescribable tragedy that Christianity is now under such threat in the Middle East," says the Prince of Wales in a video message to mark the launch…
Justin Welby's call to battle
What exactly is the grand plan that is going to result in the disintegration and destruction of ISIS? On Tuesday military chiefs from 22 of the 60 countries making up…