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Mark Rylands mocked by fellow clergy for coming out as a Brexit Bishop

"It was beginning to seem like there would never be a Brexit bishop," began the blog post on 1st April this year, a date which was lost on the good majority of readers as they whooped and cyber-fist-bumped the…

Does any Labour leadership candidate have something positive to say about Christianity?

July 1, 2015
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Now that the Liberal Democrats have been left to their own devices to elect a new leader, the attention inevitably turns to Labour and their continued attempts to find…

The way the Church does politics is largely ineffective

May 22, 2015
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This is a guest post by the Rev'd Stephen Heard – Assistant Priest at St Mark's Church, Enfield. He is a former civil servant with a background in political and…

Church of England mistakes mission for the management of decline

April 23, 2015
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One of the best things Christians are doing all over the country at the moment is organising and hosting General Election hustings for their local communities. Last time round,…

Church of England to spend £2m on "new approach" to leadership

December 15, 2014
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Politicians are out of touch. We know that, because we constantly hear about the 'Westminster bubble' or the 'Westminster Village', and Nadine Dorries once told us that neither David…

Church Times bars Tory cricket umpire because his great-great grandfather was a bishop

September 8, 2014
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Michael Claughton is a dedicated member (and, indeed, the current President) of Bethersden Cricket Club, near Ashford in Kent. He is, by all accounts, a fair, professional and gentlemanly umpire…