3,462 Nigerian Christians hacked to death by jihadists — don’t these black lives matter?
When one black man was killed in the US, the cry of "I can't breathe" reverberated round the world – or at least the Western world – and 'taking the…
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No, the Church of England did not give £40,000 ‘gifts’ to a fantasist
In the Mail on Sunday last week there was an 'exposé' of a decision by the Church of England Interim Survivor Support Scheme whose panel had decided to compensate a vulnerable woman to the tune of £40,000, notwithstanding the fact…
Radical progressive activism and the Church of England
Civitas have published a new report: Rotting from the Head: Radical progressive activism and the Church of England. 'Radical progressive activism' is a slippery concept, not least because not all…
BBC Newsnight: Ian Paisley says “Absolute cobblers to your programme”
The election of Edwin Poots to the DUP leadership has caused a slight ripple in the media, with journalists focusing not so much on his policies or plans for getting…
Why has female-perpetrated child sexual abuse increased by 84%?
"Between 2015 and 2019, the numbers of reported cases of female-perpetrated child sexual abuse to police in England and Wales rose from 1,249 to 2,297 - an increase of 84%",…
Veneration, adoration and devotion in the Cult of Trump
"Much of the world and half the country will breathe a sigh of relief that the four years of psychodrama have ended," intoned the sober and disinterested Matt Frei of…
Uyghur women thank China for liberating them and making them happier
A letter has arrived at Cranmer's Tower: Dear Archbishop Cranmer, My name is Nur. It was Ayshe, but that name was forbidden by Xinjiang Communist Party, so I changed…
Capitol invasion: it wasn’t Trump supporters who first chanted ‘Not my President’
The scenes at the US Capitol should distress any supporter of democracy, and have rightly attracted condemnation across the globe. That people have died in the chaos adds to the…
US Presidential Election: the biggest loser (so far) is the credibility of the chattering classes
It has been a long night for those of us who regard ourselves as 'political junkies' with a penchant for following US presidential elections. Some months ago I issued a…
Black Bishops Matter: Sentamu’s peerage has been paused for a reason
There's been a lot of noise about John Sentamu's peerage – he hasn't got one, and the Telegraph, Sunday Times and Guardian aren't happy about it. It is customary for…
Why does the BBC believe Bishop Michael Curry channels the soul of America?
In the UK we don’t often get the chance to hear quality broadcasting from many years ago, but on 1st August the BBC will be broadcasting a programme about the…
Cottrell and Carey: why is some safeguarding secret, while others are thrown to the media?
It was announced yesterday that the Rt Rev'd Stephen Cottrell, who next week is to be formally installed as the 98th Archbishop of York, had been investigated over a past…
Christ Church’s PR agency colludes with FT journalist (and alumnus) to defame Dean
There has been progress (of sorts) in the ongoing dispute between Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church, and the College’s Governing Body. The Charity Commission has ordered both parties to…
Screwtape: ‘Our task, as always, is to undermine and to divide’
The 11th contribution to His Grace’s emergency team ministry during the coronavirus pestilence is another letter from senior devil, Screwtape, to his nephew and apprentice devil, Wormwood. It comes again…
Don’t judge an archbishop by a newspaper headline
This is a very poor headline from the Sunday Times, purposely written to exasperate Brexiteer Tories and bring comfort and joy to all sorts of Remainery types. But it is…
Coptic Archbishop Angaelos says Christophobia is an ‘escalating phenomenon’
The Coptic Archbishop of London, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, has given his support to the 'Stop Christophobia' campaign, the Premier initiative which seeks to draw attention to the 245 million…
Ding-Dong Merrily Online: what can the bust-up over Greggs vegan sausage roll tell us about the Nativity?
In Gilbert and Sullivan's (probably mercifully) under-performed final collaboration The Grand Duke, a group of political degenerates try and bring down the government of a second-rate European power by means…
Spectator urges knife attack on Archbishop of Canterbury
Peace on earth and good will toward men? Not from the Spectator toward Justin Welby there isn't. The magazine has just published its Christmas edition which includes a Santa's wish-list…
Asia Bibi asylum application was not ‘blocked’ by Theresa May (the Daily Mail made that up)
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…
Tree of Life Synagogue massacre: Jon Snow stokes division with Channel 4 #FakeNews
President Trump is due to visit Pittsburgh today to honour the 11 Jews of the Tree of Life Synagogue who were gunned down in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US…