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…
Suffering Servant
Coronavirus: finding meaning in a global pandemic
In disasters, people lose loved ones, relatives and property. Above all, they lose faith – not so much religious faith, but faith in the belief that life has a certain consistency and meaning. The universe suddenly makes no sense: there…
Welby ponders the problem of suffering: “I’m not a good enough theologian”
"How can there be a God when there is so much suffering in the world?" probed broadcaster and journalist Jeremy Vine in discussion with Justin Welby in the Diocese of…
Does God suffer?
There's an awful lot of suffering and badness around. Nasty people do nasty things, and wicked people do worse. There are floods, droughts and earthquakes, which are no-one's fault;…
China abolishes the cross of Christ
China's stock-market has plunged: its GDP has crashed, the yuan has been devalued and economic confidence is in free fall. Another boom-and-bust bubble has burst: Mammon threatens another tidal…
'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…
Behold your God!
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be…
Charles – Defender of the persecuted Faith
"God brings him here," said Maijida Nissan, 64, speaking about the visit of the Prince of Wales to the Chaldean Church in England gathered in Acton yesterday, many of…
Real Madrid and the offence of the cross
It was a really tiny cross. Honestly, it was barely noticeable in all that pearly pizzazz and gaudy gold. The Crown of Alfonso XII has been a sacred symbol of…