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Believe in a Marks & Spencer Christmas jumper

December 12, 2021
Martin Sewell
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Many consumers of social media will have noticed a growing number of women clergy posting photographs of themselves wearing a plain black Marks & Spencer Christmas jumper bearing the simple word 'BELIEVE' in multi-coloured lettering. They are calling themselves 'Team…

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Welby defends freedom of speech – ‘living out the Reformation truth’

December 10, 2021
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The Archbishop of Canterbury hosted a debate on freedom of speech in the House of Lords today, in the context of so many contemporary challenges (and robust assaults) against it.…

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Train conductor sacked for referring to ‘alcohol-free caliphate’ on Facebook

September 5, 2021
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Jeremy Sleath had worked for West Midlands Trains for 17 years. He was a Senior Conductor who had served his employer faithfully and admirably. He was sacked in September 2020,…

Operation Ark: Pen Farthing saved his animals – and that’s a good thing

September 1, 2021
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When former Royal Marine Pen Farthing set out to fly some 200 animals and his 60 Nowzad staff to the UK from Afghanistan, there was much scoffing and scorn in…

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Christ Church Cathedral Oxford blocks its own Canon on Twitter

June 10, 2021
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The Rev'd Angela Tilby is a Canon Emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford. She is also a writer, broadcaster, columnist, and Canon of Honour at Portsmouth Cathedral. She is thoughtful,…

Khalid Mahmood MP: Labour has been captured by “woke social media warriors”

May 9, 2021
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Khalid Mahmood, Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, actually resigned from the Opposition Front Bench a few weeks ago, though nobody noticed until he launched an astonishing broadside against his…

Uyghur women thank China for liberating them and making them happier

January 10, 2021
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A letter has arrived at Cranmer's Tower: Dear Archbishop Cranmer, My name is Nur. It was Ayshe, but that name was forbidden by Xinjiang Communist Party, so I changed…

US Presidential Election: chaos, confusion, litigation and… whatever

November 6, 2020
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The Trump Presidency has been like no other, and as we observe the agony of the election count it is entirely in keeping with the last four years. It feels…

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US Presidential Election: the biggest loser (so far) is the credibility of the chattering classes

November 4, 2020
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It has been a long night for those of us who regard ourselves as 'political junkies' with a penchant for following US presidential elections. Some months ago I issued a…

Twitter censorship of the Biden scandal merits questions in Parliament

October 16, 2020
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There is something rather sinister going on at Twitter. Readers will recall the daily news being full of serious allegations of Russian collusion with the Trump campaign in order to…

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The curious case of Kristie Higgs: where is the Church of England?

September 29, 2020
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Kristie Higgs is deemed to be a danger to children. So dangerous, in fact, that more than a year ago she was sacked for gross misconduct by the school where…

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Cottrell and Carey: why is some safeguarding secret, while others are thrown to the media?

June 30, 2020
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It was announced yesterday that the Rt Rev'd Stephen Cottrell, who next week is to be formally installed as the 98th Archbishop of York, had been investigated over a past…

Boris Johnson and the Episcopal Land of Zoom

May 29, 2020
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This is the 18th contribution to His Grace’s emergency team ministry during the coronavirus pestilence. The author is an Incumbent in the Church of England, who wishes to remain anonymous.…

The richness and exuberance of the Online Church

May 17, 2020
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We are just beginning to see changes in the severity of the coronavirus lockdown. Even as the rules are being gradually loosened, which will be welcomed by many of us,…

The Church should shine during lockdown

May 8, 2020
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In all honesty I cannot pretend that the lockdown has been onerous for my wife and me. Just before it was imposed, I was approaching the age at which Alex…

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Maundy Thursday: the invisible and the distant

April 9, 2020
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This 13th contribution comes courtesy of Alison Bailey Castellina MA (Oxon), who founded the forerunner of The Tymes Trust national charity for children with ME, and led the national Christian…

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The Human Touch

March 30, 2020
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This is the eighth contribution to His Grace’s emergency team ministry during the coronavirus pestilence. The author is a Christian and key-worker, who has had a busy week. Were…

The real presence of Christ in the community of the virtual Church

March 29, 2020
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This morning I want to depart from our Lectionary readings to offer a text which inspired a first-class sermon which I once heard at Rochester Cathedral. A few years ago,…

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CofE Social Media Charter neuters the prophetic and subsumes truth to ‘respect’

July 2, 2019
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"I just signed up to #CofECharter," tweeted the former Times religious affairs correspondent (and quite delightful) Ruth Gledhill, precisely 48 seconds after the Archbishop of Canterbury had announced his initiative…

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Israel Folau – a fool for Christ’s sake

May 9, 2019
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Israel Folau plays rugby in Australia. He plays at quite a high level, actually, being paid around $1.6m per season. He is, however, considered to be worth every cent, not…