Opinion
One statue that shouldn't be torn down is that commemorating Lord Shaftesbury
During an age where we topple statues rather than erect them, one man who we can only respect is Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.
A change of name will not clear the stench of death around Marie Stopes
Marie Stopes International announced yesterday that it will henceforth be known as MSI Reproductive Choices, in an attempt to distance themselves from their eugenicist founder, Marie Stopes.
Why 'mobilisation' isn't the best word to use in the mission context
Mission agencies and their representatives like to talk about mobilisation and I wish they would stop it!
An ugly Holocaust memorial in Westminster will do nothing to improve the plight of Britain's Jews
Memorials to dead or dying Jews are always and everywhere political initiatives of control. And as for their 'learning centres', these are simply filled with the latest iteration of political correctness â and nothing whatsoever to do with Jews or Judaism per se.
Nigeria's tenth anniversary under criminal investigation must be it's last
After years of violence in which thousands of Christians have died, the International Criminal Court cannot delay justice on the sanctioning and penalising of human rights violators in Nigeria.
Donald, you're fired
Will he, or won't he? Will he finally give up and graciously admit defeat or will he continue to undermine the foundations of American democracy by continuing to stoke up political and racial tensions?
Living in Love and Faith: an evangelical response
The Rev Dr Andrew Goddard explains why the Church of England Evangelical Council has released a new video in response to the Living in Love and Faith resources, and what an evangelical response might look like.
Could Nigel Farage break the stranglehold of lockdown parties that have forced churches to close?
I would like to see my country being 'godly and quietly governed', to quote the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. Lockdown parties do not seem conducive to that. Perhaps Nigel Farage's Reform UK Party would do better.
Real friends or 'church friends'?
We must have Christian friends that we can be vulnerable and accountable with as well as be people we can enjoy life with. Sadly, people with impairments struggle to find these friendships.
What does tangible generosity look like during a pandemic?
When times are hard, we instinctively draw our focus back to those people (and causes) that are closest to our hearts.
Christians can no longer stand back and leave nuclear disarmament to the politicians
While the Church has been mobilised effectively to work on limiting the damaging effects of climate change, nuclear weapons have been seen by some as an issue best left to the politicians. This can no longer be the case though.
'Living in Love and Faith': there may be much to encourage, but there is also every reason to stand firm
Is what will now unfold simply a prolonged and bloody battle between wholly incompatible and irreconcilable worldviews, albeit couched in the (mostly) low and hushed tones of 'Anglicanspeak'?
First impressions of the Church of England's Living in Love and Faith are very disappointing
While the intention may have been simply to illustrate the diversity of people who currently exist within the Church, the depictions in the introductory video risk legitimising departures from traditional teaching at the outset.
The wisdom in Philippians that can help us get through another lockdown
It's not for no reason that the Bible teacher William Barclay once declared Philippians the "loveliest letter that Paul ever wrote."
Lessons from the US presidential election for the worldwide Church
It has been distressing to also watch Christians get caught up in the spirit of the age. We are not going to be saved by politicians, nor are we going to be damned by them.
Is the Government wrong to close churches?
Lib Dem MP Tim Farron weighs in on whether churches should have been allowed to stay open during England's second national lockdown.