Opinion

Sorry Republicans, but you do not have a monopoly on Christian faith
Sorry Republicans, but you do not have a monopoly on Christian faith

Like her or loathe her, do not question Hillary Clinton's strong personal faith

What would Ronald Reagan say to Donald Trump and the 2016 Republican Convention?
What would Ronald Reagan say to Donald Trump and the 2016 Republican Convention?

What would Ronald Reagan say to Donald Trump and his convention? We don't have to guess...

How Donald Trump weaponised prayer at the Republican National Convention
How Donald Trump weaponised prayer at the Republican National Convention

Many people would feel quite uncomfortable at the idea of prayers at a political rally at all. But there are ways of doing it that honour the people in the room and honour God, by avoiding naked partisanship.

Evangelical victimhood: Why we should challenge the narrative
Evangelical victimhood: Why we should challenge the narrative

Among many evangelicals the gospel has become identified with a socially conservative, imperialistic agenda that's perceived as seeking to impose a particular set of behaviours on an entire society.

Don\'t just share: Stop claiming James Corden has become a Christian when the facts don\'t say so
Don't just share: Stop claiming James Corden has become a Christian when the facts don't say so

We all love a celebrity conversion story. But what about if it hasn't actually happened?

Shared Conversations: Why the Church of England still has a long way to go on sexuality
Shared Conversations: Why the Church of England still has a long way to go on sexuality

Will the Conversations help the Church of England avoid utter shipwreck over the issue of human sexuality, or are they just a way of avoiding hard theological thinking in favour of feelgood encounters?

OK, let\'s REALLY re-define marriage
OK, let's REALLY re-define marriage

David Baker looks at how Jesus defined marriage, and how that might challenge us today.

Mark Driscoll is hosting a conference on building healthy churches. Seriously.
Mark Driscoll is hosting a conference on building healthy churches. Seriously.

The temptation to make comparisons like, say, inviting King Herod to address a childcare conference or Donald Trump to give the keynote speech at a Friends of the Earth meeting is irresistible.

Perry Noble: Why alcohol isn\'t his only problem
Perry Noble: Why alcohol isn't his only problem

Noble admits to an "obsession to do everything possible to reach 100,000 and beyond" which had "come at a personal cost in my own life and created a strain on my marriage".

It didn\'t stop the war, but I\'d march for Iraq again
It didn't stop the war, but I'd march for Iraq again

Many feel the demonstrations were futile because we did still go to war, but I am not one of them.

Andrea Leadsom on gay marriage: Just the latest Christian politician to get it wrong
Andrea Leadsom on gay marriage: Just the latest Christian politician to get it wrong

Why are Christian politicians so bad at talking about this issue? Possibly because they realise that so much damage has been done to LGBT people over the centuries by Christians.

Should Christians evangelise Muslim refugees?
Should Christians evangelise Muslim refugees?

Some would say that serving displaced people in desperate need has to go hand in hand with offering them a spiritual home. Others see the evangelism of refugees as the proselytisation and exploitation of vulnerable people.

Tony Blair and Chilcot: Lessons from a PR magician
Tony Blair and Chilcot: Lessons from a PR magician

The real question is not whether the war was carried out well but why we let the narrative of Iraq became front and centre at all.

Pie in the Sky when you Die? How to understand heaven
Pie in the Sky when you Die? How to understand heaven

What happens after you die? Do we have a clear picture of what heaven is like?

Chilcot: Tony Blair must accept that Iraq was a calamity of his making
Chilcot: Tony Blair must accept that Iraq was a calamity of his making

There are two related but distinct ways in which the 2003 Iraq war was an unmitigated disaster - the victims, and British politics.

Tony Blair and Iraq: The world is better off without Saddam Hussein
Tony Blair and Iraq: The world is better off without Saddam Hussein

Was Blair right to go to war? Not intervening could have been so much worse, argues Ruth Gledhill.