Opinion
Glastonbury and the banality of evil
When the Glastonbury mob were calling for death to the IDF, they were in effect calling for the death of Israeli Jews.
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.
The quiet judgement on the UK
The judgement of God has finally come upon the United Kingdom. Quietly. Silently. Like a thief in the night. It came in the form of an irrational, emotive and Godless parliament who this week voted to permit the killing of babies in the womb up until birth, and has now introduced the National Suicide Service, with its vote to permit assisted suicide. God has given us what we voted for.
'This is a deeply flawed and dangerous Bill' - Care Not Killing's response to assisted suicide vote
Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing, responds to the Third Reading vote in the House of Common in which legislation legalising assisted suicide passed by a narrow majority of 314 votes to 291
Operation Rising Lion - what's behind the name of Israel's offensive against Iran?
Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster explains the biblical significance behind the name of Israel's military offensive in Iran - Operation Rising Lion - and its connection to CS Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia.
A call to moral reformation: let us protect life and uphold truth
It is time for the Church to find her voice. To stand without apology for the sanctity of life.
Will justice ever be done in the grooming gang scandal?
It's time we show the world we won't just shrug when young girls are raped in the most appalling ways.
The UK Parliament’s vote for abortion up to birth is absolute evil
Let us weep and mourn for today’s post-Christian, pagan Britain. A Britain where praying near an abortion centre is illegal but killing a baby up to birth is legal.
Is 'spiritual make-believe' how we survive what should break us?
When trauma breaks the world apart, belief - however constructed - can make it whole again.
Guardians of truth: A Christian response to the changing media landscape
Trust in the media is in sharp decline. What was once a cornerstone of democratic society is now viewed with suspicion by many.
Was the spending review really 'promising'?
Church of England bishops have described the spending review as “promising”.
A word of caution about the 'Quiet Revival' in the UK
The claim that this is the biggest, best revival yet is hyperbolic wishful thinking.
Jordan Peterson is not a Christian, but he is our friend
Matthew 10:32: “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.”
Pakistan's failure to include a Christian representative at the recent papal inauguration spoke volumes
At a time when gestures of inclusion carry immense moral and political weight, Pakistan’s silence spoke volumes, casting a shadow over its commitment to pluralism, tolerance, and the basic dignity of all its citizens.
Out of the ordinary: listening to a contemporary rabbi on the possibilities of Jewish-Christian conversation
Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster and the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Rowan Williams, discuss fresh perspectives on the meaning of the Law in the Old Testament from Rabbi Nathan Cardozo - and the relevance it has for both Christians and Jews.