Opinion

After Berlin: Why A Crusade Is Not The Answer To Jihad
After Berlin: Why A Crusade Is Not The Answer To Jihad

The murder of Russia's ambassador to Turkey and the carnage in a Berlin Christmas market drive home yet again what desperate and wicked people will do to further their cause.

3-Parent Babies: Unethical, Unproven, Dangerous And Unnecessary
3-Parent Babies: Unethical, Unproven, Dangerous And Unnecessary

It allows the design and manufacture of a human being with certain properties and to that extent constitutes a 'designer baby'.'

The Silence Of Heaven: Does God Still Speak Today?
The Silence Of Heaven: Does God Still Speak Today?

Doubtless over the Christmas period there will come a time when you will long for the sound of silence!

Fascism And False Messiahs: Why The World Needs Christ More Than Ever
Fascism And False Messiahs: Why The World Needs Christ More Than Ever

Historians will look back on 2016 as the beginning of a chain of events that set the world on the path towards a menacing authoritarianism.

What A Row About WWII Korean Sex Slaves Tells The Church Today
What A Row About WWII Korean Sex Slaves Tells The Church Today

There's a church in Sydney, Australia, that's been taken to court by a Japanese community leader because he objects to a memorial in its grounds.

Charleston: Why Dylann Roof Should Not Be Executed
Charleston: Why Dylann Roof Should Not Be Executed

If ever there was a candidate for the death penalty, it is Roof. He is accused of killing defenceless worshippers and by his own admission, he was looking to start a wider racial conflict

Why We Should All Feel Shame Over Aleppo
Why We Should All Feel Shame Over Aleppo

It's far, far too soon to talk of rebuilding and learning lessons. Syria's nightmare is nothing like over. It will endure for a generation – at least.

Bishop Angaelos: We Do Not Want Revenge For Cairo Attack, But We Do Want Justice
Bishop Angaelos: We Do Not Want Revenge For Cairo Attack, But We Do Want Justice

Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Church in the UK, reflects the day after 25 people were killed in a terrorist attack on the Coptic cathedral in Cairo.

Taming The Tongue Extends To The Internet Too, And It\'s Time We Caught Up
Taming The Tongue Extends To The Internet Too, And It's Time We Caught Up

Why do we tame our tongues, but not our online behaviour?

What Is The Future Of The Religious Right Under A Trump Presidency?
What Is The Future Of The Religious Right Under A Trump Presidency?

The Religious Right has proven it is far from moribund. Having flexed its muscles to carry Trump to the Presidency it now resumes its traditional role while there is a Republican in office – watching and waiting for him to deliver.

Why Do Feminist Women Attend Complementarian Churches?
Why Do Feminist Women Attend Complementarian Churches?

It's not always easy for people to understand why women might stay in churches that – on the surface – might oppose their beliefs and even their calling.

Are You Living With A Ten-Verse Bible?  Here\'s Why It\'s So Dangerous For Your Spiritual Health
Are You Living With A Ten-Verse Bible? Here's Why It's So Dangerous For Your Spiritual Health

It's okay to have favourite Bible verses of course. The problem comes when that little list of favourite verses becomes the only Bible we really know

Why It\'s OK If People Don\'t Respond To Your Evangelism
Why It's OK If People Don't Respond To Your Evangelism

John Stevens explains how the book of Acts helps us to understand why there is sometimes disappointment when we try and share our faith.

Some Peers Want Bishops To Lose Their Seats In The Lords. Are They Right?
Some Peers Want Bishops To Lose Their Seats In The Lords. Are They Right?

The House of Lords has unanimously passed a motion to reduce its own size.

Does Integration Mean Government Control Of Religion?
Does Integration Mean Government Control Of Religion?

The Casey Review into "opportunity and integration" in the UK makes sobering reading.

Revelation 7: What\'s It Like In Heaven?
Revelation 7: What's It Like In Heaven?

What's it like in heaven? – Revelation 7 gives us some clues...