Julian Mann
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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".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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What now for orthodox Anglican bishops at the Lambeth Conference?
The orthodox archbishops and bishops of the Anglican churches in Nigeria, Uganda and Rwanda are boycotting Lambeth 2022 because they are not prepared to compromise on marriage and sexuality. Given the politicking over the Call on Human Dignity, their stand has very arguably been vindicated.
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Lambeth 2022: a call to reaffirm traditional marriage and sexuality is proving to be the cat among the pigeons
With an almighty row looming over sexual morality, the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops worldwide looks set to make the recent ructions in the Conservative Party look like a teddy bears' picnic at the vicarage.