Canon Mark Oakley wrote to the Times over the weekend with a plea for the Church of England to adopt Tutufication: It is an interesting thesis, not least because quite a few bishops will read this and think, 'I'm already…
BBC News hasn't (yet) reported the fact that the Corporation has been ranked third in the world for antisemitism, coming in just after Iran and Hamas, who were ranked first…
As our minds turn once again to the baby that was born in Bethlehem two millennia ago, amidst social unrest, foreign occupation, political turmoil and religious zealotry, we might reflect…
Wildfires blaze across the western states: California and Oregon burn day and night. Death Valley hit a blistering 54.4°C, which might be the highest recorded ambient temperature on Earth. Across…
"Unlike the archbishop, Jesus could not retire to cultivate his personal spirituality because he was perpetually besieged by desperate people", writes Karen Armstrong in the Guardian's 'Comment is Free', objecting…
Theresa May has said that a vote for her Withdrawal Agreement (aka 'deal') would be an act of patriotism. Writing in the Telegraph she exhorts all MPs, whether they voted…
I never expected much good to originate from the election of the Buffoon. Sure, the fact that Hillary Clinton will from time unto eternity be remembered as 'she who enabled…
"For too many on the Left, Jewish suffering does not touch them the way Muslim suffering or gay suffering or black suffering touches them," wrote Stephen Daisley in 2015 on…
While the Rev'd Dr Stephen Sizer was preparing to preach on Sunday about being a neighbour at St Mary's, Michelmersh; and about 'Christian Jihad' at St Mary's, Broughton and All…
It has long been suspected that Jeremy Corbyn has a problem with Jews (if not known that he is antipathetic to Judaism, defends antisemitic conspiracy theorists, and accommodates Jew-hatred), but…
On 14th May 1948, 70 years ago today, David Ben Gurion declared the independence of the State of Israel. In celebration of this momentous anniversary, God raised up Netta Barzilai,…
Steve Chalke tweeted about the wrath of God which is apparently often heaped on his head by 'Church people' (as opposed to Christians?), compared to the grace he experiences directly…
The revelation that Jeremy Corbyn chose to commemorate Pesach (Passover) with the far-left, anti-Israel extremist group Jewdas is incredible – literally incredible. Why would the Labour leader choose to celebrate…
"The Labour Party has deep historical connections with British Jewry and its sister party in Israel," observes the Times, as the whole Labour movement becomes mired in Jeremy Corbyn's anti-Semitism…
There is no greater view in the world than that of Jerusalem from the top of the Mount of Olives. There isn't a more wonderful picture of world history, of…
A hundred years ago today, the Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour wrote to Lord Rothschild, leader of British Jewry, to convey the intention of the UK Government to re-establish the nation…
According to Alastair Campbell, Brexit can't be done. That's apparently what Theresa May has concluded and, if she were honest and any kind of leader, that's what she'd tell the…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres doesn't like divisive political discourse: he prefers consensual dialogue about climate change; exhortations to build bridges rather than walls; measured denunciations of Israel rather than the…
"My daughter saw things no child should ever have to see," said the mother of young Ariana Grande fan earlier last month. She told of the emotional and mental impact…