MPs unite to condemn Ofsted regulation of Sunday schools
Anyone with even a modicum of understanding will know that not all religions in all of their forms are equally benign. That’s where the whole 'British Values' drive has…
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The Home Office's shameful treatment of Christian asylum seekers
A few years ago we had a popular children’s song at my church that started like this: You won’t get to heaven on the back of a camel, And you won’t get to heaven on a sheep. You won’t…
Global persecution of Christians more extreme than ever
This week many in the church and a few in the media have their eyes on Justin Welby and the Primates meeting in Canterbury, waiting to see if the…
Stephen Crabb has no need to be ashamed of his Christian faith
Who could have imagined just 15 years ago at the turn of the century that we would now be living in such unpredictable times? What seems like a permanent…
The Woolf Institute is wrong: Christianity is needed in public life now more than ever
This is a guest post by Will Jones who holds a PhD in Political Philosophy from the University of Reading and a diploma in Biblical Studies from Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He currently works…
Foodbanks will achieve much more if we stop seeing the government as the problem
If you need any insight into the realities faced when running a foodbank, look no further than the Lalley Centre as featured on Sister Rita to the Rescue all…
The Church of England's investment in social media is a major embarrassment
Quite often when I attend a variety of events and conferences, I’ll end up in conversation with total strangers from all sorts of backgrounds talking about this blog. It’s…
Parliament's vote to bomb Syria has already won the moral victory against ISIL
As I began writing this within an hour of the Commons vote, 4 RAF Tornadoes were already on their way to bomb Syria. This is it; the UK is now…
The search for the Top 100 UK Christians – nominations now open for #CranmerList2015
The celebration of Christian saints is a phenomenon which has endured throughout the centuries with an enthusiasm that shows little sign of diminishing. Recent Roman Catholic popes have dished…
Christian legal challenge to outlaw gendercide abortion begins today
The Green Party in Northern Ireland called it ‘a momentous moment for women’, the British Humanist Association described it as an ‘enormous breakthrough’, whereas the British Pregnancy Advisory Service…
The BHA shouldn't get too cocky over forcing humanism onto the school curriculum
When I was at school, not that long ago, Religious Education could quite easily have been labelled Christian Education. I really can’t remember learning much at all about other…
The National Secular Society's vacuous and arrogant stance against the Lord's Prayer
For decades the Church of England has gained a not entirely undeserved reputation for being a bit wet behind the ears and having all of the subversiveness of a…
Cameron's desire to bomb ISIS in Syria is moral, but not the solution
‘Cameron ready to bomb Syria’ announces the Telegraph on its front page today. As headlines go it’s not exactly a major revelation. The PM has been keen to intervene…
The Paris attacks are a reminder of our unwillingness to accept uncomfortable truths
Do you remember the story of Rachel Dolezal, the black US civil rights activist, who was outed by her parents earlier this year as actually being white? Five months…
The ironic lack of politics at Christians in Politics
I genuinely expected to be disappointed when I first found myself at an event organised by a Christian political group. Four years ago I put a blog together after…
Chair of EHRC admits "terrible muddle" over freedom of religion
Theos is a Christian think tank that plays crucial role delving into the sometimes murky relationship between religion and society in this country. It also happens to be an…
Giles Fraser has missed the point: rural churches need to be valued, not exterminated
This is a guest post by Rev Tiffer Robinson – A Church of England Priest responsible for four rural parishes in Suffolk. He is also a newly elected member of…
The Church of England is not dying – it is regenerating
It’s been well publicised this week that there are one or two Church of England congregations that aren’t exactly bursting at the seams. If you go to a Church…
Who on earth would book Katie Hopkins for a Christian conference?
The Church and Media conference has been running in various guises for the last 39 years. Not many people know it exists, but that is because it has aimed to serve…
The fight against modern slavery has a new hero
When we consider the way that Christians have been at the forefront of combating the scourge of slavery, the name that quite rightly springs to mind is William Wilberforce.…