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Justin Welby's "spiritual magpie" plan to save the Church of England (DV)

July 17, 2015
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There’s a fantastic article this weeks' Spectator entitled 'God’s management consultants: the Church of England turns to bankers for salvation'. It’s the sort of piece that is bound to…

"Thatcher Rest In Hell" – Durham Miners' Gala rejoice over Thatcher effigy in coffin

July 12, 2015
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"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…

Welby preaches God, Jesus, sin and salvation to The Times

July 9, 2015
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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;…

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…

Norman Lamb's tactics prove only Farron deserves to be LibDem leader

June 27, 2015
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By this weekend 61,000 LibDem members should have received their leadership ballot papers. It’s a straight shootout with the prize of either dragging the party back from the precipice…

Cameron's 'One Nation' vision for stronger families is back on track

June 23, 2015
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It was a big 'One Nation' speech yesterday from the Prime Minister. He set out his vision for education and plans for welfare reform while visiting the Ormiston Bolingbroke…

ISIS one year on: Christianity brings hope in the midst of suffering

June 9, 2015
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Exactly one year ago tomorrow, Islamic extremists calling themselves ISIS (/ISIL/Islamic State) seized control of Mosul and its surrounding provinces following the rapid capitulation of the Iraqi military. In the…

Against heresy: if Jesus called God 'Father', who are we to conflate Him with Mary?

June 3, 2015
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'For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist' (2Jn 1:7). The…

Tim Farron 'clarifies' his Christian convictions in pursuit of LibDem leadership

May 23, 2015
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There is no doubt that Christian representation in Parliament came out well in this General Election. A handful of prominent Christians including Simon Hughes, Douglas Alexander and Jim Murphy…

Welby: £3 billion worth of church social action is proof of God's power

May 21, 2015
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Christians are good at telling stories but rubbish with numbers. This was one of the key observations at last night’s Cinnamon Faith Action Audit Report launch which presented the…

An open letter from a disabled Christian to Conservative voters

May 17, 2015
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This is a guest post by Tanya Marlow - a disabled Christian and founder of Compassionate Britain, and author of Coming Back to God When You Feel Empty. She was formerly a lecturer…

This government ignores the advice of churches at its peril

May 15, 2015
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Anyone with any sense who wants to achieve anything in life will know that accountability is crucial. Having some form of moderation to prevent us going off the rails…

Vicar regrets not being able to ban Tories from Communion

May 14, 2015
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This is a guest post by a (necessarily) anonymous priest of the Church of England. _________ Can I be a Christian and a Conservative? A question which, 50 years ago,…

Church "mad as hell" over Tory election victory

May 11, 2015
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The Church in this instance is not the body of believers that comprise the universal Christian Ekklēsia, but the angelic singer called Charlotte, who took to the streets of…

We must fight harder for vulnerable, abused and neglected children

May 10, 2015
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This is a guest post by Dr Krish Kandiah – President of the London School of Theology and founding director of Home for Good, a new fostering and adoption charity.…

Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive the politicians who trespass against us

May 5, 2015
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Trust – or more precisely the lack of it – has arguably been the defining theme of this General Election. This was plainly demonstrated during last week’s BBC Question…

Cameron: "As God's children, we are all one big family"

April 19, 2015
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David Cameron did a lot of God yesterday. If you judge by the Daily Mail photo splash, it was mainly about Sikhs, gurdwaras and Vaisakhi. But he also addressed…

BBC 'Kill the Christians' – at last, thank God, but please don't leave it there

April 18, 2015
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As regular readers of His Grace’s blog will be fully aware, the plight of Christians around the world is a subject that is discussed frequently on these pages. I…

The only Church mentioned by 'Judæo-Christian' Ukip is prefixed with Winston

April 16, 2015
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For those who favour the secession of the United Kingdom from the European Union - and there are many millions who do, cutting right across the mainstream of political…