Bishop condemns Labour antisemitism and demands immediate expulsions
"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…
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Archbishops intervene in General Election challenging Labour Antisemitism
The first General Election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn was a fractious, unedifying and deeply unpleasant affair. It wasn't so much a political debate as a terse slanging match of soundbites and truncated ripostes: arguments weren't allowed to…
Do we need a new public theology?
"There's such a need for good public theology," tweeted Fr Gregory Platten, Vicar of All Saints Church, London, N20. "Increasingly struck by how much theology is written for theologians alone:…
Introducing TGI Monday – What does it mean to be a "real Christian"?
Move over Gogglebox. Forget Question Time. Ignore Everyday Ethics, The Big Questions and Loose Women. TGI Monday is here! It has been many months in development, through creative tensions,…
'Not in God's Name' – Jonathan Sacks expounds the sanctity of 'the other'
There are some books about religion which you will never read: the cover says it all, and it looks very impressive on the bookshelf. And there are others for…
BDS – the evil of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel
The narrative surrounding the mere mention of Israel has becomes so toxic that BDS - the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement - has managed to position itself as…
Christian power lists: fame, popularity, judgement and false humility
Nominations have now closed in the quest to discover the 'Top 100 UK Christians' for 2014. Hundreds have been nominated - some with sarcastic citations (Sir Cliff Richard -…