Denmark clamps down on Anglican extremism
Denmark has got a big problem with extremist Anglicans – Anglicists – who are well known for preaching their fundamentalist gender equality; the uncompromising inclusion of LGBT people; and the…
Religious extremism
By sacking its Chaplain, Trent College, Nottingham, rejects fundamental British values
Trent College in Long Eaton, between Nottingham and Derby, is an independent Anglican school, which used to have a chaplain. He was the Rev'd Dr Bernard Randall, a former chaplain at Christ's College, Cambridge, who is, by all accounts, a…
Theologian John Milbank advocates violence to stop Brexit
The founder of Radical Orthodoxy has imparted his most radically unorthodox revelation yet. Professor John Milbank of Nottingham University is of the view that Brexit must be stopped "by almost…
Hunt shunts Foreign Office to do more to defend persecuted Christians
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a major shift in government policy toward persecuted Christians worldwide. Or, rather, he has ordered an independent review into the extent to which Christians…
Patriarchal pronouns: if we should stop calling God ‘he’, may we call Satan ‘she’?
The Rev'd Canon Rosie Harper wants to vomit. That's what she wrote in her article 'Toxic masculinity: Why we should stop calling God "he"'. What makes her want to vomit…
Men rip off Muslim girl’s hijab and cut cross into her skin
This is just what Jesus would do, isn't it? "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword so…
Corbyn commemorating Passover with Jewdas is like May sharing communion with Westboro Baptist Church
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…
Jo Johnson’s muddled and aimless thinking about freedom of speech in universities
Universities Minister Jo Johnson delivered a much-trailed (..and here, here, here...) speech about the imperative of academic freedom of speech, which he says must be guaranteed on pain of universities…
Piers Morgan on the “evil cult” of Scientology – why is Dianephobia not a hate crime?
"Why do you not want to read the violent paragraphs of the Qur'an?" Piers Morgan was asked by Ramthrax on Twitter after interviewing the 'hate preacher' Tommy Robinson. To his…
England has defeated religious fanatics in the past, and will do so again
When in 1587 Pope Sixtus V began conspiring with King Philip II of Spain in 'The Enterprise of England', it was the world's most powerful religious leader giving his blessing…
Boris, whisky, and Sikhs who think they’re Muslims
Boris, whisky and Sikhs? Can you talk about alcohol in a gurdwara? What does the Guru Granth Sahib say about it? "I wouldn't go there," counselled Aaqil Ahmed, former Head…
Welby dedicates the next year of his ministry to the defence of freedom and Judæo-Christian values
You might almost have missed it – especially if your favourite spiritual sport is Welby Wanging, which is open to all people irrespective of age, sex, sexuality, race, creed, religion,…
Ukip would be safe, safer and safest with Suzanne Evans as leader
Ukip is about to choose a(nother) new leader. Will it be Suzanne Evans or Paul Nuttall? That's the choice (we can safely discount John Rees-Evans for.. all.. sorts.. of.. reasons..).…
If children need protection from ‘dangerous’ religious rituals, what about circumcision?
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…
Donald Trump: the triumph of political incorrectness over incorrect politicalness
Unless the GOP does something silly – like steal the nomination in a contested convention by engineering a last-minute coup – it looks as though Donald Trump will be…
Welby defends the right to offend – kind of
During a House of Lords debate on the question of 'Islam: Extremism', the Archbishop of Canterbury interjected in defence of the right to offend. He said: My Lords, it…
MPs unite to condemn Ofsted regulation of Sunday schools
Anyone with even a modicum of understanding will know that not all religions in all of their forms are equally benign. That’s where the whole 'British Values' drive has…
Stephen Crabb has no need to be ashamed of his Christian faith
Who could have imagined just 15 years ago at the turn of the century that we would now be living in such unpredictable times? What seems like a permanent…
Time to forgive Guy Fawkes?
"Guy Fawkes should be forgiven because he has become a ‘global brand’, says headmaster of Catholic plotter's old school." That's a summary of an inept piece in the Telegraph…
A National Register of Faith Leaders? Government plans to vet all ministers of religion
There was an odd article in the Telegraph last week. Odd because the headline, photograph and content didn't quite cohere. Andrew Gilligan has apparently got hold of a leaked…