Cecil the Lion – a lesson in animal theology
A dentist called Walter Palmer has killed a lion called Cecil. Cecil the lion is now dead, and never has the world been so united in grief. Well, perhaps…
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After-birth abortion? Planned Parenthood and the art of infanticide
Not only has Planned Parenthood perfected the art of aborting babies in a "less crunchy way" in order that the harvest of body parts may be plentiful, but it transpires that they also routinely carry out something called 'after-birth…
The case for House of Lords reform has become unarguable
We will ensure that the House of Lords fulfils its valuable role as a chamber of legislative scrutiny and revision While we still see a strong case for introducing…
Bishop of Willesden accuses George Osborne of bringing back workhouses
You can understand the despair in the House of Bishops. Not only did the Conservative Party win an outright majority in the 2015 General Election, but Labour is in…
Planned Parenthood aborts babies in a "less crunchy" way. What's wrong with harvesting baby body parts?
"A lot of people want intact hearts these days, because they're looking for specific nodes," explains Dr Deborah Nucatola, Senior Director of Medical Services for Planned Parenthood, the largest…
It is time to arm Iraq's anti-ISIS Christian militia
While HM Government faffs around arguing over whether we should be calling the Islamic State 'ISIS', 'ISIL' or 'Daesh' because, according to David Cameron, the Islamic State is neither…
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…
Canon Rosie Harper on the "good girl guides" who have been consecrated bishop
"We haven't had anyone from left field," said the left-field Canon Rosie Harper to the left-field BBC, as two wonderful, gifted women were consecrated bishop by the Archbishop of Canterbury…
Cameron can no more "destroy the Caliphate" than he can abolish the New Jerusalem
David Cameron's long-awaited speech on Islamic extremism (aka Islamism) was sort of worth waiting for. As he expounded his 'One Nation' vision to defeat the "poison" of extremism, he…
Bishop of Chester: papal encyclical 'Laudato Si' is "shrill.. naive.. unclear.. unconvincing.. exaggerated scaremongering"
Thank God for The Rt Rev'd Dr Peter Forster, Bishop of Chester, and lay Roman Catholic Bernard Donoughue, who, together, have issued the most comprehensive ecumenical rebuttal to Laudato…
If the BBC is "our cultural NHS", it's another state religion
According to Shadow Culture Secretary Chris Bryant, the BBC is the nation’s "cultural NHS". He said it to the Royal Television Society, and wrote it for HuffPo UK. And…
Iran nuclear deal: Obama is fulfilling Shia 'End Times' prophecy
The Iran nuclear deal thrashed out between Tehran and Washington has heartened 99% of the world. It was a triumph for diplomacy; the vindication of politics; a welcome and…
Secular Europe forces Orthodox Greece to roll out Sunday trading
When it comes to Sunday trading, at least HM Government is intent on deploying the statutory instrument in the democratic process. The Greek government, on the other hand, has…
The Divine Right of HM Revenue and Customs
One expected a tactical Conservative prime minister leading a pragmatic Conservative Party in an expedient Liberal-Conservative coalition to propose or perform the occasional un-conservative thing. It was reasonably politic,…
"Thatcher Rest In Hell" – Durham Miners' Gala rejoice over Thatcher effigy in coffin
"The Durham Miners' Association has been shocked and saddened at the news last week of the death of three stalwarts of the socialist and labour movement," wrote the Friends…
Where is the Conservative Party's sense of intergenerational justice?
The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not…
Welby preaches God, Jesus, sin and salvation to The Times
Journalists who work for The Times have a habit of tearing strips off the Archbishop of Canterbury. One day they berate him for loving big government more than Jesus;…
Remembering 7/7 – "We saw Jesus walking the streets of Holborn that day"
It has entered the history books simply as 7/7: the 7th July 2005 is one of those dates you remember where you were and what you were doing when…
Greece votes 'Oxi' – the demos has spoken
There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if…
Greek Orthodox Church urges Greeks to "vote for Europe" (and more austerity)
Greece is bankrupt, on its economic knees, humiliated before the IMF default, now begging the ECB/Germany for palliative compassion. The Greeks are in turmoil; some queuing patiently to withdraw…