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Welby and Kirill demand peace in Ukraine (but woolliness won’t stop war)

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Patriarch of Moscow have had a video conference in which they both agreed on the need for disciples of Jesus to be peacemakers, and for Russia and Ukraine "to achieve a lasting peace based…

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Home Office refuses asylum to Iranian Christian convert – quoting violence in the Bible as evidence of bogus claim

March 20, 2019
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An Iranian Muslim who converted to Christianity because it is the true religion of peace has had their application for asylum in the UK rejected because the Home Office didn't…

Men rip off Muslim girl’s hijab and cut cross into her skin

July 8, 2018
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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…

Met Police confirm that criticism of Islam constitutes ‘Islamophobia’

June 5, 2018
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The Metropolitan Police Service report 'Hate Crimes against London's Muslim Communities' was published five years ago, and it outlines the everyday nature of Islamophobic incidents: The Islamophobic incidents reported to…

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,…

Why is gassing Syrian children with sarin or chlorine worse than blowing them to smithereens?

April 13, 2018
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The civil war in Syria is just appalling: the chaos and suffering; it's hell on earth. Hundreds of thousand have have been killed over the past seven years, many of…

Bishop of Manchester condemns ‘Hang the Tories’ left-wing hate

October 1, 2017
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One effigy hanging beneath this bridge could be Boris, but it's hard to tell. They're both male – or dressed as men – so the Prime Minister isn't the target. Except…

Momentum drops commitment to nonviolence: how can CofE clergy be permitted to join this group?

June 29, 2017
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"Momentum is wholly committed to working for progressive political change through methods which are inclusive, participatory and nonviolent," the Momentum code of ethics used to state. But not any more.…

Piers Morgan on the “evil cult” of Scientology – why is Dianephobia not a hate crime?

June 22, 2017
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"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…

Welby says Islamism is everything to do with Islam, and Muslim leaders must take responsibility

June 6, 2017
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has boldly gone where other other religious leaders fear to tread, and politicians daren't hardly ever go. Cutting straight across the liturgical denials of those who…

The Spectator brands Justin Welby “liberal left” – for seeking Islamist understanding

October 5, 2016
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Spectator columnist and associate editor Rod Liddle sometimes sounds like he's channeling the EDL, or at least supping with Ukip, but he is, in fact, a fully paid-up member of…

Parliament's vote to bomb Syria has already won the moral victory against ISIL

December 3, 2015
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As I began writing this within an hour of the Commons vote, 4 RAF Tornadoes were already on their way to bomb Syria. This is it; the UK is now…

Labour has become the party of terrorists, extremists and radical revolutionaries

September 14, 2015
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"We now have a leader who is as extreme and as hard left as any leader we have ever had including Keir Hardie. We have got a leader who…

Cameron can no more "destroy the Caliphate" than he can abolish the New Jerusalem

July 21, 2015
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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…

No, Baroness Anelay. Freedom of belief is a fundamental right

June 24, 2015
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Religio-political blogging is a pretty much a thankless task. You air your opinions in public in the hope that others will take note, listen and learn. If just a…

'Not in God's Name' – Jonathan Sacks expounds the sanctity of 'the other'

June 17, 2015
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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…

Holy Monday: cleansing, anointing and indignation

March 30, 2015
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And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the…

Queen's chaplain agnostic on "good or evil" violence in the Qur'an

March 12, 2015
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Apparently, young people are turning to Jihad because school's a drudge and mainstream religion is not sufficiently 'exciting'. That's the general headline summary of a speech given by Justin…

Countering the warped Christianity of the far right

December 2, 2014
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Once upon a time around 15 years ago it was impossible to go to any Christian youth event without seeing a swathe of bracelets marked with 'WWJD?'. 'What Would…

Justin Welby's call to battle

October 16, 2014
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What exactly is the grand plan that is going to result in the disintegration and destruction of ISIS? On Tuesday military chiefs from 22 of the 60 countries making up…