Opinion

Before celebrating Pride month, please read this

The celebration of Pride Month in our culture has become an opportunity to attack Christianity and say that it is a religion of hate. To say that authentic Christians hate or fear homosexuals or the trans-community demonstrates a gross misunderstanding of Christianity.
Why is everyone talking about 'narcissism', and should Christians be concerned?

Narcissism is one of the "dark triad" personality traits that is linked with a lot of nasty human behaviour. And worryingly, some argue that it's becoming more prevalent in society.
Instead of National Service, how about just service?

National Conscription? Teaching children how to march, use guns and bayonets? Perhaps not. Learning valuable life skills and helping to ease the pain and the strain of the most vulnerable? Why not?
Who is my neighbour?

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on what it means to 'love your neighbour as yourself' from the Jewish perspective.
Should I vote for a Christian candidate?

As we head towards another general election it seems as though there are particular issues for Christians, one of which is the question of who we should vote for and whether we should vote for someone specifically because they are a Christian.
The 2024 election part 1: Where are we?

While the last British general election was just four and a half years ago, it seems to belong in another historical epoch.
Taking on the giant of pornography

Christian Today spoke with Ian Henderson, founder and CEO of The Naked Truth Project, to hear about how the church has been tackling pornography over the last decade, new challenges with the rise of AI, and what parents can do to safeguard their children from adult content.
The strange afterlife of the John the Baptist Movement

The Bible tells us that disciples of John the Baptist left him to follow Jesus, but the 'John the Baptist Movement' clearly did not just go away.
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.
None of the above â a Christian view of the UK general election

The vote is a precious gift which we should use. But therein lies the problem.
Have the nones jumped the shark? Maybe

Since the mid-2000s, the nones â Americans who claim no religion â have been the fastest-growing segment of the religious landscape. But that rapid growth may be slowing.
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.