Brexit: open letter reveals Bishops split 60:40 on Government’s approach
The open letter on Brexit published yesterday by a group of Diocesan Bishops is interesting on a number of levels, not least of which is the fact that it is…
Northern Ireland
Abortion in Northern Ireland: the disabled speak out
On 10th July 2019, the UK Parliament voted in favour of an amendment to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill which would liberalise abortion legalisation in Northern Ireland. The Act, including this amendment, will take effect after 21st October if…
Imposition or liberation? Abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
"If I was a Northern Ireland MLA I’d vote for equal marriage, just as I did in Westminster," tweeted former LibDem leader and committed Christian Tim Farron. "But I support…
Brexit backstop and beef: if the EU wasn’t faithful over BSE, how can we trust them with our liberty?
'He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much' (Lk 16:10). If…
Gay cake: why don’t CofE bishops care about freedom of religion?
It was a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court. The queer case of the 'gay cake' has been rumbling on for four long years, and the highest court in the…
Tony Blair and John Major threaten resurgent IRA terrorism if Brexit is fulfilled
"I find it not just disappointing but sickening that people should really be prepared to sacrifice peace in Northern Ireland on the altar of Brexit," said Tony Blair, perhaps mindful…
Our Lady of Brexit? Why not consecrate the UK to the Immaculate Heart of Mary?
It has been announced that Scotland is to be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary "for the first time". It is believed that the act will set Scotland apart…
The Conservative-DUP deal is good for the whole country: Labour’s hypocrisy stinks to heaven
"The DUP are, let's face it, the Wahhabists of Protestantism," Labour's Angela Eagle told the audience of the BBC's Have I Got News For You on the evening of 16th…
Diane Abbott as Home Secretary would hand victory to Islamists and terrorists
Speaking back in 1984 at the height of the Troubles, Diane Abbott gave an interview in which she said that Ireland "is our struggle — every defeat of the British…
Christian legal challenge to outlaw gendercide abortion begins today
The Green Party in Northern Ireland called it ‘a momentous moment for women’, the British Humanist Association described it as an ‘enormous breakthrough’, whereas the British Pregnancy Advisory Service…
We will remember them, won't we?
We will remember them. We intone it ritually every year. We even make a chronological covenant: 'At the going down of the sun and in the morning..' There have…
Labour has become the party of terrorists, extremists and radical revolutionaries
"We now have a leader who is as extreme and as hard left as any leader we have ever had including Keir Hardie. We have got a leader who…
Pastor James McConnell charged for "satanic Islam" broadcast
Pastor James McConnell delivered a sermon at the Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle in Belfast on 18th May 2014, in which he denounced Islam with all the zeal of the prophet…
The equality tyranny of the 'gay cake' judgment
"Equality as an aim in itself through government action is doomed not merely to defeat but to totalitarianism." So observed the Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this year at the…
‘Gay cake’ case comes to court
This is a guest post by Peter Lynas – Director of the Northern Ireland Evangelical Alliance and a former barrister. Peter tweets at @peterlynas. _______________________ Today and tomorrow (26-27th March 2015), the…
Countering the warped Christianity of the far right
Once upon a time around 15 years ago it was impossible to go to any Christian youth event without seeing a swathe of bracelets marked with 'WWJD?'. 'What Would…
General Synod to be addressed by Muslim extremist …NOT
It is troubling that the first non-Christian to address the Church of England synod can be linked to extreme Islamist networks. By inviting Fuad Nahdi, the Church is lending…
The queer case of the gay cake
This is a guest post by the Rev’d Peter Ould – a Church of England priest, consultant statistician and former blogger with an interest in the topic of human sexuality…
Ian Paisley – the Last Great Protestant – is dead
The Rt Hon the Rev'd Dr Ian Paisley, the Lord Bannside, has died and passed into Glory. Whatever you may have thought about him - however he may have inspired…