Opinion

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  Lessons for the West from China

  China tries to make every child the same. I have seen the same principle in Scottish schools, where social engineering and attempted thought control at times tend towards Maoism.

• Is Boris Johnson's parliamentary prorogation constitutional? How to understand the UK system

  The UK has a "political constitution" rather than a single written constitutional text. This means the constitutionality of government action can be evaluated in three different ways: compatibility with the law, political convention and constitutional principle.

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  The situation for Christians in China is getting worse

  The crackdown against Christian believers in the country (not to mention the crackdown against Muslims and others, which we did not discuss in detail), is getting increasingly severe.

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  How to comfort children who are angry with God

  There's nothing like a child for finding the theological cracks in our neatly thought out ideas.

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  After 25 years of Sunday trading, have we caved in to the culture?

  Looking back, it is hard to believe the extent since that time to which Christians in general, and church leaders also, have simply rolled over and rolled into line with the prevailing ethic of seven-day trading and activity.

• What Trump and Jesus don't have in common

  Now the whole world knows that Mr Trump is a brilliant man. He's told us time and time again so we ought to be fully aware of it by now.

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  What's the future for journalism – and do churches have a role to play?

  How will quality journalism be funded when most advertising revenue has gone to the big technology companies.

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  I'm still glad I kissed dating goodbye

  Harris gave me a vocabulary for taking dating and purity seriously in my own cultural context. He painted a picture of the way relationships could look when serving God was their focus.

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  Cake slogans and Christian bakers: the right to refuse is good for everyone

  It was a win for everyone when the Supreme Court decided that a Christian-owned bakery in Belfast was entitled to refuse an order for a cake with a pro-gay slogan. Let's not undo that.

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  What is carbon offsetting and why is it only part of the answer?

  Paying for our carbon emissions is not enough. Our love of budget flights and cheap cruises needs to change, says A Rocha's Andy Lester

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  Is prostitution work?

  We talk about the exploitation of women and applaud the MeToo movement, while at the same time permitting and encouraging young women to be purchased and exploited by older men.

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  Christians, we need to install a filter on our lips

  The internet is abuzz with all kinds of speculation about virtually everything. But as followers of Jesus, we are called to a different standard.