Julian Mann
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The Bishop of Oxford versus evangelical Anglicans
Did the Bishop of Oxford, Steven Croft, consult the Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, the lead bishop on the Living in Love and Faith process (LLF) on sexuality, before launching his attack on the orthodox leaders of the Alliance?
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Can the Church of England afford same-sex blessings?
The staggering picture of the C of E's financial decline in the Diocesan Finances Review Update, circulated to Synod members ahead of their July meeting, comes as the C of E's bishops seek approval for their plan to allow standalone services of blessing for same-sex couples to go ahead on an experimental basis.
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The voting conundrum for socially conservative Christians like me
The traditional Christian gospel is the only hope of eternal salvation for the people of this country but it looks as if they are going to give Labour an overwhelming mandate to make its proclamation much harder in the coming years.
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We may lose some important Christian voices in the General Election
Two Conservative MPs (now parliamentary candidates) who have been vocal in defending the role of orthodox Christian faith in public life would lose their seats in the General Election on July 4 if current opinion polls prove right.
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Losing faith in our police
The recent behaviour of many police officers around the country surely indicates how far forces have departed from Peelite principles, which were ethically Christian in character.
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Ignore the cheerful spin - the Church of England is in unrelenting decline
The Church of England is presenting its preliminary attendance figures for 2023, announced on Monday, as a growth story but it omits to mention the 169,000 worshippers it has lost since 2019.
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The Church of England is losing young people - and fast
Might that indicate that the push by revisionist bishops to ditch the Church's traditional teaching on marriage and sexual morality is not persuading young people to join C of E churches?
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In today's post-Christian Britain, Poirot has lost his faith
Why won't the likes of Cameron and Branagh leave Christian Britain alone and create their own institutions and characters?
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Resisting oppressive hate crime laws will come at a cost
Feminists in Scotland are closing ranks against the SNP's new hate crime law, but how will orthodox Christians fare under the regime?
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What the collapse of a Christian teacher's employment tribunal has to do with the rest of us
The collapse of an employment tribunal because of social media comments by a panel member may look like a win against anti-Christian bias but actually the story is indicative of the grim future for orthodox Christians in the public square.
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In this age of bloated bureaucracy, pity the poor churchwarden
The churchwarden role alone is a significant commitment.
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What this week's LLF debate reveals about the state of the Church of England
Neither revisionists nor traditionalists could get on board.