Opinion

The damaging myth of religious persecution in America

American Christians are not suffering right now, but if you read some of the headlines lately, you'd think our churches are in danger of being shuttered.

There are many reasons to criticise Hillary Clinton. Health is not one of them.

There are many reasons to regret the choice of candidates in this race, and there are many reasons to criticise Hillary Clinton from a Christian, even progressive, Democratic perspective. But for Christians at least, health is surely not one of them.

Time for reading: a luxury not everyone can afford

It all began with someone saying they couldn't be bothered to read a 10,000-word paper someone had sent them by way of an answer to a question they'd asked on Twitter.

David Cameron matured as prime minister. Who can blame him for quitting the Commons?

You don't have to believe the fevered Westminster speculation that Cameron couldn't stomach May's reintroduction of grammar schools, to understand that life inside the Commons did not appeal to a man who has seen his political legacy go within months from hero to zero.

Vicky Beeching, Jayne Ozanne and Archbishop Cranmer: What happens when argument turns toxic

When does fair comment become so unfair that it's actually hate speech?

Plastic egalitarianism: how actions speak louder in gender justice

Equality, like so many things, is easy to talk about and a lot more difficult to practise.

It's a terrible clichÃ© but I can't get on the housing ladder. Should I care?

Katherine Maxwell-Rose on the housing crisis, and how Christians should respond.

Why Christians should talk about the devil

Don't be afraid to talk about the Devil, Billy Graham told an enquirer on his regular question and answer page.

Labour was founded by Christians, but has it lost its Christian voice?

As the two contenders for Labour Leader debate in front of an audience of faith groups, is there hope for a return to Christian Socialism?

Why the prosperity gospel is half right

What kind of prosperity does Jesus guarantee to his followers?

Keith Vaz: Defending the indefensible

It seems to be the ultimate sting. A tabloid newspaper pays a couple of male prostitutes for their story about their time with a senior politician.

The Jenkins controversies: Can you be a Christian and not believe in the Virgin Birth?

David Jenkins, the former Bishop of Durham who died yesterday aged 91, was famous for his trenchant criticisms of Margaret Thatcher and all her works.