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Asia Bibi asylum application was not ‘blocked’ by Theresa May (the Daily Mail made that up)

November 29, 2018
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A few days ago the Daily Mail carried a quite shocking story about the Prime Minister's cold-hearted callousness. The report claimed that Theresa May had personally intervened and 'blocked' an asylum application from Asia Bibi, effectively abandoning her to the…

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Lord Adonis incites hate against right-wing journalists

September 5, 2018
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There is no linguistic or visual nuance; no apprehension that people perceive things differently; no appreciation of the many-sidedness of truthfulness or the variable authority of the final word. For…

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Dean of Ely reports Daily Mail to IPSO for saying Cathedral flew UKIP flag

August 22, 2018
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It beggars belief that anyone could have taken the story seriously. What dean and chapter of any cathedral would even entertain flying the UKIP flag? Oh, they'll host a Labour-supporting…

Archbishop’s political adviser role advertised exclusively in Guardian and Economist

July 28, 2017
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In the continuous stream of church life, things occasionally niggle. Some are easily shaken off with the passing of time, but others recur like an irritating charismatic leitmotif, keeping alive…

Bishop of Burnley: CofE’s agenda is set by academia, moneyed elites, and sections of the secular media

December 3, 2016
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The Rt Rev'd Philip North, Bishop of Burnley, decided to celebrate his 50th birthday with a splash in the Church Times, which has become a veritable flash in the Daily…

If children need protection from ‘dangerous’ religious rituals, what about circumcision?

October 27, 2016
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Jesus only fasted for 40 days and nights, and that must have been tough in the Judaean desert, especially with Satan lurking around. Was that religious extremism? In India, a…

Nissar Hussain battered with a pickaxe in Bradford for converting from Islam to Christianity

November 21, 2015
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Quite a few British Muslims are eager to abandon the path of Mohammed and the faith of their forefathers. Some are brave enough to convert to Christianity and make…

Bradford ex-Muslim Christian converts "have given up on the Church of England"

October 3, 2015
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"Muslim family are driven from their home... after they converted to Christianity." "Neighbours vandalise car and call them 'blasphemers'"; "windows are constantly smashed"; "family attacked in the street"; "Bradford…

"I'm not sure I believe in God, but I'll take Pope Francis over Richard Dawkins any day"

September 28, 2015
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Chris Deerin was a "devout Catholic, altar boy.. (who) wanted to be a priest". That's nice. Sadly (or fortunately, whichever side you're on), he is devout no more. He…

Mohammed, not Oliver, is UK's most popular baby name for boys

August 18, 2015
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According to the Office for National Statistics, 6,649 baby boys were named Oliver last year, making it the most popular baby name for boys born in the UK. This…

Is Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semitic Israel hater?

August 14, 2015
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Jeremy Corbyn has a few questions to answer. They have been posed by The Jewish Chronicle, iterated by the Daily Mail, reiterated by the Guardian and re-reiterated by the…

Daily Mail terror porn – your daily dose of Islamic State propaganda

June 26, 2015
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"WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT", screeches the Daily Mail – virtually every day – as it displays the heinous horrors being visited upon Christians, Yazidis and apostate Muslims by ISIS /…

How could a Christian vote for visionless, regressive incompetence?

May 12, 2015
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It has always been the case on social media that left-wing Christians make a louder noise than those to the right, usually along the lines of: 'How could a Christian vote…

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…

#PastoralLetter (3): a plea for religious liberty in an era of secularity

March 9, 2015
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Having responded to the Preface of the Pastoral Letter from the House of Bishops “to the people and parishes of the Church of England for the General Election 2015″;…

Why do bishops flaunt their Socialism but shroud their Conservatism?

February 19, 2015
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When the Archbishop of York was giving media interviews recently to promote his book On Rock or Sand?, he made clear that "the theology of where I am coming…

Justin Welby did not "'say sorry' for bombing the Nazis"

February 14, 2015
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Following the publication by the Daily Mail of a story entitled 'Archbishop "says sorry" for bombing the Nazis', the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury has issued the following…

Andrew Lloyd Webber's vision to drag churches into the 21st century

January 6, 2015
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Seemingly from out of nowhere, Andrew Lloyd Webber, who we might expect to be a little distracted by his 'babe' Nicole Scherzinger performing in the recently revived Cats, has announced that he is…

The myth of the undeserving poor

December 12, 2014
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Unlike most Christian initiatives, this week's Feeding Britain report on poverty and foodbank use has whipped up a media storm filling up plenty of column inches and broadcast minutes. And it…