Julian Mann

Orthodox Christian teachers are on the chopping block
The challenges Christian teachers are already facing could loom considerably larger under Labour.

The prospects for Christians under a Labour government
With the Conservatives riven by infighting, they look set to lose the General Election in 2024 either outright to Labour or to a coalition of Labour and the Scottish Nationalists. What might that mean for Christians?

Clergy cuts and the bishops' platform in Parliament
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is determined to continue opposing the government's Illegal Migration Bill but for how much longer will Anglican bishops be allowed a platform in Parliament?
The problem with King Charles's coronation prayer
The King's prayer was part of the surrounding small print but the spiritual direction it sign-posted is not small.

Will the actions of orthodox Anglicans be as strong as their words post-Kigali?
There would be a cost to the GSFA provinces in impoverished, war-torn countries like Sudan and Myanmar in withdrawing from the ACC and future Lambeth conferences.

What now for orthodox Anglicans?
The GAFCON conference in Kigali, Rwanda, takes place amidst some division among the forces of biblical orthodoxy in the global Anglican Communion.

Methodist College principal denies Prevent threat against sacked theology lecturer
The Principal of the Methodist Bible College embroiled in a row over the sacking of a theology lecturer has denied reports that he was threatened with a counter-terrorism referral after he tweeted "homosexuality is invading the Church".

Evangelical church redirects payments after CofE gay blessing vote
St Ebbe's Oxford, a large Anglican evangelical church in the city centre attended by hundreds of university students, has announced a radical step towards financial independence from its diocese after the Church of England's decision to perform same-sex blessings.

The bishops' concerning treatment of Sam Margrave
The behaviour of senior bishops towards General Synod member Sam Margrave raises serious questions about the future for outspoken orthodox Christians in the Church of England.

What should we say to someone who is dissatisfied with their body?
The Christian biblical worldview leads those who properly grasp and internalise it to be wonderfully liberated from dissatisfaction with the physical bodies they now have.

Depending on God in a time of evil
The New Testament epistle reading in the Book of Common Prayer set for today, the twenty-first Sunday after Trinity, is vital to the Christian's understanding of the workings of evil.

A prayer for the Tories
Whatever our politics, this is a Collect we all need to pray because of the profound biblical truth about our total dependence on God which it internalises in such beautifully direct language.

Tough on hate speech may soon mean tough on any speech
It is easy to see how tougher hate speech laws could be used against orthodox Christian views on marriage, sexuality and gender.

Lambeth 2022: Two petitions, two very different positions on LGBT
A statement from Anglican bishops at Lambeth 2022 affirming the "holiness" of LGBT+ love "in committed relationships" is gathering signatures but the published list only serves to show just how marginal the Western revisionist agenda is in the Anglican Communion.

Archbishop of York appeals for unity despite deep divisions
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has tried to bridge the deep divisions at the Lambeth Conference over sexual morality by calling on Anglican Communion bishops to show unity for the sake of evangelism.

Divisions over identity and sexuality will 'not be solved at this conference', says Welby
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has told the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops that their disagreements over "human identity and sexuality" will "not be solved at this conference".