Dignity in Dying and the callous indignity of their spin
How many of us breathed a big sigh of relief when the voting results for the Assisted Dying (No.2) Bill were announced? Those in the know were expecting a…
Same-sex marriage
Primates' Meeting 2016: separating the Eloi from the Morlocks
Primates’ Meeting, Canterbury: stardate 2016. These are the continuing prophetic voyages of Justin Welby. His continuing mission: to explore strange new reconciliations; to seek out new wine and new creations; to boldly go where no archbishop has gone before..…
Lower than ermine? Why is Ann Widdecombe not in the House of Lords?
One of these is in the House of Lords and oughtn't to be; and one isn't but really, really ought to be. One wonders why. Michelle Mone OBE (left)…
Planned Parenthood brands its critics "extremists"
"Just depending on the patient's anatomy, how many weeks, where it's placed in the uterus.. we're going to potentially be able to have some that will be more or less…
Anti-terror legislation will be used against teachers who oppose same-sex marriage
The Extremism Bill seeks to extend the powers of government and law enforcement agencies to confront and neuter what they perceive to constitute 'extremism'. One of its provisions is…
Cameron can no more "destroy the Caliphate" than he can abolish the New Jerusalem
David Cameron's long-awaited speech on Islamic extremism (aka Islamism) was sort of worth waiting for. As he expounded his 'One Nation' vision to defeat the "poison" of extremism, he…
Does any Labour leadership candidate have something positive to say about Christianity?
Now that the Liberal Democrats have been left to their own devices to elect a new leader, the attention inevitably turns to Labour and their continued attempts to find…
Norman Lamb's tactics prove only Farron deserves to be LibDem leader
By this weekend 61,000 LibDem members should have received their leadership ballot papers. It’s a straight shootout with the prize of either dragging the party back from the precipice…
This is how the 'Christian vote' now looks
During the run up to May’s General Election, we had a few polls that attempted to gauge what the Christian vote would look like. Carrying out such an exercise…
Tim Farron 'clarifies' his Christian convictions in pursuit of LibDem leadership
There is no doubt that Christian representation in Parliament came out well in this General Election. A handful of prominent Christians including Simon Hughes, Douglas Alexander and Jim Murphy…
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…
Christians are the new lepers
Speaking at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University in Virginia last week, the next Republican nominee (if they have any sense) for President of the United States spoke of the increasing…
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive the politicians who trespass against us
Trust – or more precisely the lack of it – has arguably been the defining theme of this General Election. This was plainly demonstrated during last week’s BBC Question…
The Epistle of St Nigel: Ukip’s crass ‘Christian Manifesto’
Ukip have issued a 'Christian Manifesto'. They haven't issued a Muslim one, or a Hindu one, or a Sikh one, or a Buddhist one. Nor have they issued a…
LibDems 'do God' by opposing faith schools
It’s now coming up to three-and-a-half years since I put fingers to keyboard and began blogging on the relationship between Christianity and politics. Along the way it’s brought me into…
The only Church mentioned by 'Judæo-Christian' Ukip is prefixed with Winston
For those who favour the secession of the United Kingdom from the European Union - and there are many millions who do, cutting right across the mainstream of political…
‘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…
Green Party: Christians welcome, but only if you ignore your faith
Last Sunday I was invited on to BBC Radio Suffolk to discuss a poll they had carried out asking General Election candidates in Suffolk to state their faith. The…
Happy Parent B's Day
Our Parent A, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.. This is sure to catch on. With a slight touch of family-downgrading, parent-commingling and gender-neutralising, the Book of…
Announcing @HolyVote – it's time to reclaim our religious liberty
Apparently, the 2010 General election was the first internet election. And if not that one, it is this one. And if not this one, then it is still to…