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The Rule of Six – we are being robbed of our liberty

September 14, 2020
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"In England from Monday we are introducing the Rule of Six", the Prime Minister said. "You must not meet socially in groups of more than six. And, if you do, you will be breaking the law." This draconian restriction on…

Ireland abortion referendum: what is a child when set against the demands of freedom?

May 27, 2018
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This is a guest post by Carl Jacobs: a Christian by grace, a Calvinist by conviction, an American by birth. Husband of one, father of two, an Engineer by profession,…

Sovereign Citizens: adolescence has become a political philosophy

May 11, 2018
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This is a guest post by Carl Jacobs: a Christian by grace, a Calvinist by conviction, an American by birth. Husband of one, father of two, an Engineer by profession,…

Bishop of Liverpool urges Christians to vote Conservative

April 19, 2017
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It was a very, very subtle exhortation tweeted by the Rt Rev'd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool. So subtle, in fact, as to be (he would insist) a totally undetectable…

EU Referendum: Sentamu preaches "moral responsibility" and Welby "peace and reconciliation"

June 12, 2016
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Don't you just love the Church of England's concept of 'neutrality' in the matter of the EU Referendum? A whole sea of bishops has endorsed the Remain campaign (that…

Compassionate Conservatism and Social Justice – bedfellows or bugbears?

September 15, 2015
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Talk to most Labour supporters about 'compassionate conservatism', and they'll scoff at the very notion, as though the evil Tories had stolen the robe of Christ and were masquerading…

Cecil the Lion – a lesson in animal theology

July 30, 2015
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A dentist called Walter Palmer has killed a lion called Cecil. Cecil the lion is now dead, and never has the world been so united in grief. Well, perhaps…

The Christian deception about Conservatives and Human Rights

May 26, 2015
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There is a lie permeating the Christian social-media detachment that the Conservative quest to repeal New Labour's Human Rights Act amounts to an assault upon fundamental human rights; that…