Gavin Ashenden
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Calvin Robinson and the war of words
It may be that, free from the burden of clerical persona and accountability, Calvin Robinson can find true freedom and maximum impact simply as a baptised Christian taking the culture and ideological fight to the enemy.
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Justin Welby: a professional obituary
Welby failed the parishes by demoralising them, he failed the Anglican Communion by being unable to restrain his progressive partisanship, he failed the organisation by 'doing management' badly, and he failed the country by offering it socialism instead of Christianity.
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After Welby's resignation, what happens now?
Over the last decade the Church has moved from defining itself historically and theologically to culturally and politically. The choice then will not be between high and low church, but woke and much more woke.
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Sex abuse, scandal and an incompetent Archbishop
The groundswell of moral outrage at the failure of the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby to deal with a distressing sex scandal is growing daily following the publication of the Makin Report last week.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury's new position on sex and marriage: a 'journey' or a departure?
It may well be religion, and fervent religion at that. But you can't claim it is Christianity.
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Islam, sectarianism and the General Election
There was always going to be a moment when Islam broke the surface of the political pond and emerged in its own right.
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Pride and Catholic schools
It is not the business of the state or of left-leaning unions to overturn Catholic ethics, virtue and vision to enforce their own decadence.
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Instead of National Service, how about just service?
National Conscription? Teaching children how to march, use guns and bayonets? Perhaps not. Learning valuable life skills and helping to ease the pain and the strain of the most vulnerable? Why not?
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The Church of England's school guidance has a troubling Stonewall connection
If, as the Gospels insist, we stand in the middle of a battle between good and evil and are invited in our recognition of Jesus as saviour to pick sides, it is hard not to come to the conclusion that in this matter, the C of E has changed sides.
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Conversion is needed now more than ever
If you want a community characterised by good neighbours, love of the stranger, the honouring of the rule of law, protection of conscience, the treasuring of the individual, and in this case particularly, the practice of forgiveness and reconciliation, it can be found through conversion to Christ.
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Critical race theory should not be taught in schools
It is time that the Church, and especially its bishops, clergy and educators, repudiated and rejected critical race theory.
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Hollywood, exorcisms and evil
Hollywood's relationship with evil is a complex one.