Julian Mann
Even our secular mainstream media can see where the real hope for this nation lies
I do not recall reading such a strong plug for the Bible and Christian faith in a column covering lifestyle and entertainment.
The battle for Christian freedom of expression on the streets of London is far from over
Pro-free speech campaigners would be naïve to think that the culture of the Met will change overnight.
Spotlight on Bishops' ministry costs at General Synod shows dissatisfaction
The cost to the Church of England of its bishops came under the spotlight at the February 2026 General Synod, raising the spectre of a cull in the hierarchy.
Sarah Mullally has reasons to be cheerful after her first Synod but there are storms ahead
The divisions in the institution Sarah Mullally now leads are likely to get even more bitter during her tenure.
Parliament is so ready to embrace assisted suicide because it has rejected Christian morality
It is Christianity which stands in the way of assisted suicide.
Rather than lecturing politicians on immigration, C of E bishops should be preaching eternal salvation
Croft almost certainly is speaking for most Anglican churchgoers in opposing Farage’s policy, but how can he claim to speak for the British people on a political issue?
How has the Bishop of Sheffield got time to chair the Orgreave Inquiry?
How has a serving Church of England bishop got time to chair a statutory public inquiry into the ‘Battle of Orgreave’ in the 1984 Miners’ Strike?
Church of England's treatment of Bernard Randall is evil
The Church of England’s treatment of former school chaplain, Rev Dr Bernard Randall, deserves to be described as evil.
A lone Synod voice against the cosy consensus on Issues in Human Sexuality
It took a brave dissenter to defy the cosy consensus at the Church of England's General Synod over ditching the Bishops’ teaching document that officially prevented practising homosexuals from being ordained.
What would the late Sir Ken Morrison have made of the 'Progress Pride' sign in his store?
I shudder to think what he would have made of Morrisons’ capitulation to a political ideology.
There is a toxic side to conservative evangelicalism that needs to be brought to light
It is to be hoped that a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary into the life and crimes of John Smyth will explore the elitist conservative evangelical sub-culture he exploited for his serial abuses.
Church safeguarding is firmly rooted in Scripture
Safeguarding is indeed every Christian’s responsibility.
The Church of England is one step closer to appointing first female Archbishop of Canterbury
The Church of England is one step closer to appointing its first female Archbishop of Canterbury now that the Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, has ruled himself out.
Douglas Murray is right about persecuted Christians
Conservative commentator Douglas Murray’s criticism of the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church for failing to speak up for persecuted Christians deserves widespread attention.
Why Islam is bound to be the winner from the lost boys of the UK
Islam has been given an open goal for conversion growth through the collapse of the traditional family in the UK since the 1960s.
The life of faith
Sunday's Gospel reading in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer describes the kind of person every professing Christian should aspire to be.