Opinion
The Lib Dem Leader says UK Christians have to pretend not to have faith. But is Tim Farron right?
Farron said, 'In America you've got to invent a faith to be taken seriously; in the UK you have to pretend not to have one. You shouldn't be ashamed.' Cue breathless reporting about Farron proclaiming that Christians aren't taken seriously.
The Mail's 'Legs-it' headline is disturbing, but are we doing that much better in the Church?
We should be deeply concerned by the subtle and quite frankly not-so-subtle messages underlying yesterday's lead story.
Britain is getting out of the EU â here's what Christians must do now
The church is a declining body of power and influence in British life. We often see that as a bad thing, but I'm not sure that's always the case. Being increasingly on the outside of public life, we have an opportunity to be prophetic to the centre, to speak truth to power.
I'm glad Alexander Blackman is to be freed â and I'm glad he went to jail
Alexander Blackman â 'Marine A' â has been sentenced to seven years for diminished responsibility manslaughter. He could be free in weeks.
Christianity â why our faith is the radical alternative to terror
Christianity is a complete antidote and antithesis to terror. There is a double radicalism here. Our means are peaceful and Christ-like. And we do not aim to annihilate whatever is not us, but to be reconciled to it.
Collateral damage: how factional fighting in the Church damages us all
At times, it can feel to those of us in the middle of internecine Christian conflicts as though our faith is collateral damage. We stand in the middle of the infighting and find our joy being sucked away by the brickbats going back and forth.
Someone in Sinn Fein needs to fill the void left by Martin McGuinness
Whatever you think of Martin McGuinness he was a major driver in our peace process. There is little doubt that the Republican shift from violence to the peace process was a strategic move of the mind.
Philip North and Jeffrey John: A Church that is more 'via muddle' than 'via media'
The Church of England and Church in Wales need to decide what they believe. It has become easier to appoint people who are slightly less clear on contentious issues, appeasers of different views, rather than teachers of truth â for in today's Anglicanism, it turns out the truth is unclear.
Why Christians cannot afford to bury their talents in the fight against climate change
We have a moral duty to invest in solutions to burning problems. When it comes to climate change, it just so happens that the solutions can also have a positive impact on our wealth â and ignoring them could put our investments at great risk.
His goal was a New Reformation: Don Carson on Mike Ovey
Don Carson surveys Mike Ovey's public life, and pays tribute to his work as a scholar and writer, a churchman and theologian, a mentor and educator. But above all, his vision was for a new reformation, and his significance of his life is as a reformer.
Bold for change: the faith movement for gender justice is on the rise
The worldwide Church has a long way to go before it can be accused of being bold for change in the way it treats women and girls.
Jesus said the truth really matters. Do our politicians agree?
Politicians seem to be having increasing trouble with the truth...