Andy Walton
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EU Referendum: Is it as simple as Catholic vs Protestant?
While discussions about economics and immigration are important, they don't get to the heart of the issue as to whether the UK should remain in the EU. They don'tspeak fully about the key to the whole question â identity.
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Deathbed conversions: What the case of atheist Christopher Hitchens can teach us
Excitable reports on social media spread like wildfire this week. One of the world's most famous and strident non-believers may have had a deathbed conversion. It seemed incredible.
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'Celebrate suffragettes not serial killers', church tells Londoners
A church in east London has joined with campaigners for women's rights to host a pop-up exhibition about the history of women's achievements in the area
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Vicar catches burglar stealing late wife's jewellery, tweets picture, then prays for him
Rev Simon Harvey took to Twitter to report the theft and even post a picture of a man he'd disturbed in his house. The man managed to take sentimentally valuable jewelry with him â including several rings given to Mrs Harvey by her husband over their 30-year marriage.
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Why it's high time to #ReclaimTheInternet from the trolls
Social media is swimming in a sea of abuse, ranging from mild name calling, through to threats of violence and even worse. Trolling can impact not only the person being abused, but also the person handing out the abuse.
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Trinity Sunday: Why we celebrate the dance of Father, Son and Holy Spirit
In a way it's a relatively simple concept. One God, three persons. Yet it is impossible to fully understand. Instead, we are called to enter into the life of the Trinity and then we will experience it.
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Why we have to stop talking ABOUT Muslims and start talking TO Muslims
Muslims now represent a significant minority. There are 3.3 million Muslims in the US, with the expectation that figure will rise to 8.1 million people by 2050. In the UK there are currently 2.8 million Muslims, and projections suggest that one in ten of all Europeans will be Muslim by 2050.
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Controversial megachurch pastor John Hagee backs Trump for US president
The Texas-based church leader is well known for his frequent interventions in public affairs, especially his unswerving support for the Israeli government.
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Should Christians give up meat to save the world?
This week is Vegetarian Week so it seems as good a time as any to ask, should we as Christians be vegetarians?
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We should all be worried about Government's plan to tackle 'extremism'
When legislation is brought forward to tackle violent extremism, how can we be sure that the vast majority of peaceful Muslims won't be caught in it? That's before we even get on to the worrying consequences for Christians and those of other faiths whose religious freedom could well come under threat.
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The importance of Pentecost in an age of fear and division
Pentecost tells us that though ethnicity, culture, language and place are all important parts of us and our people, they can never, Trump (so to speak) our status as sisters and brothers in the Church.
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The non-apology: why it's corroding our public life
Nixon used it in the aftermath of Watergate, Reagan said it after the disgraceful Iran-Contra affair, while Bill Clinton was also recorded as saying it during one of his numerous periods of contrition. Andy Walton examines the rise of the non-apology.