Opinion

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  Yes, theologies of forgiveness and confession have played a role in Church abuse and cover up

  Sometimes hearing for yourself is believing, and it was my own interviews with victims of abuse in England, and support groups, that really alerted me to the significance of theologies of forgiveness in the abuse scandal.

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  Should Christians support war against Assad over chemical weapons attacks?

  If there's one point of agreement about Syria and the latest atrocity there – the chemical weapons attack on Douma, in eastern Ghouta – it's surely that everyone is utterly sick of politicians' platitudes.

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  Senior clergy don't need MBAs to deal with abuse

  Being a member of a profession does not just mean mastering a body of knowledge. There are traditions and an ethos that should shape thinking and action.

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  Is the church obsessed with sin and judgment?

  We all carry our early experiences of Christmas and Easter into our adult life. It's inevitable and it is the lens through which we interpret the present.

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  Ecclesiastes 7: 4 dangers for today's Christians

  Having reflected on the way that we regard our times and look at life, in Ecclesiastes 7: 15-22 Solomon turns to some other conundrums of both ancient and contemporary life.

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  The Stronger Men's Conference video is a hoot – but it's really not so funny

  I watched the video promo for the Stronger Men's Conference this morning. The last time I laughed as much in front of a screen it was a re-run of Father Ted, to me the height of comic genius.

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  I'm a privileged white Christian male – and I need to know it

  George Washington University, a prestigious institution located in the United States capital, is under fire for an innocuous-sounding course it's running tomorrow.

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  Donald Trump is not our saviour: A Palestinian priest's perspective on Trump and Middle Eastern Christianity

  Jamal Khader is the parish priest of the Holy Family Roman Catholic (Latin) Church in Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the West Bank.

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  What happened on Easter Monday?

  Happy Dyngus Day! Here is what happens the day after the Resurrection

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  What does the Bible say about spanking your child?

  When your child doesn't seem to listen to whatever you say, it can be an easy decision to spank your child. As a Christian parent, you must always go back to the Scripture and see what the Bible says about how to discipline a child.

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  Pope Francis says hell doesn't exist – but I know he's wrong

  The experience of people such as myself , people who have battled and (mostly) conquered some pretty serious and rooted personality flaws over many decades, is that hell does indeed exist.

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  Ecclesiastes 7: Good Friday and the Good Old Days

  In a series of warnings Solomon tells us to beware of bribery, pride, anger and nostalgia.