Opinion

The terrible reality for women in Afghanistan under the Taliban
The terrible reality for women in Afghanistan under the Taliban

My daughter is afraid. Anything can happen in Afghanistan now.

Thinking theologically about mental health
Thinking theologically about mental health

When asking for help we can find enlightenment from medicine and theology.

The UK's sex trafficking problem is hidden in plain sight - and requires urgent action
The UK's sex trafficking problem is hidden in plain sight - and requires urgent action

Sex trafficking is happening right now across many UK cities - right under many people's noses.

'Tell them about the dream Martin' - remembering Mahalia Jackson
'Tell them about the dream Martin' - remembering Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson more than any other, helped spread gospel music internationally and paved the way for it to be accepted as part of American culture.

Support for conversion therapy bans are revealing the divide between two different Christianities
Support for conversion therapy bans are revealing the divide between two different Christianities

The Christianity Jayne Ozanne is teaching and the Christianity represented by Peter Lynas and the Evangelical Alliance are two different religions.

A dialogue between a Christian and a Jew on the Sermon on the Mount
A dialogue between a Christian and a Jew on the Sermon on the Mount

In this latest installment of their Jewish-Christian dialogue, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and Hebrew scholar Dr Irene Lancaster discuss their different perspectives of Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and how a Jewish audience might have understood them.

Australians should be angry but not with Djokovic
Australians should be angry but not with Djokovic

Being angry with the tennis star misses the point.

Lessons for Boris from King David
Lessons for Boris from King David

A lot of people are angry, a lot of people hurting, and our trust in what our politicians tell us is wearing thin at a time when it is needed most.

The nuclear threat is greater than ever
The nuclear threat is greater than ever

If climate change is 'morally worse' than a comet strike, then nuclear weapons are worse still.

The fear of being forgotten: why the Church needs to pray for Christians in Afghanistan
The fear of being forgotten: why the Church needs to pray for Christians in Afghanistan

Hana Nasri, an Open Doors senior partner based in the Gulf region whose real name has been changed for security reasons, speaks to Christian today about the plight of Christians in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover.

'Don't forget us. Christians here are suffering' - a spotlight on West Africa
'Don't forget us. Christians here are suffering' - a spotlight on West Africa

As Open Doors warns of the "Talibanisation" of West Africa, Christian Today speaks to the organisation's senior analyst on freedom of religion and belief in sub-Saharan Africa, Illia Djadi, about the threat to Christians in the region.

Getting our hands dirty in 2022
Getting our hands dirty in 2022

Politics is not the ultimate thing, none of the solutions that it can achieve are ultimate solutions, but it should matter deeply to us because politics impacts on every human being.

The decline in Christianity among Democrats is bringing steep polarization
The decline in Christianity among Democrats is bringing steep polarization

Almost a third of Democrats (29 percent) even support removing custody of the children of the unvaccinated, and 47 percent support forced tracking devices on the unvaccinated.

Don't Look Up: prophetic or pathetic?
Don't Look Up: prophetic or pathetic?

There was a time when comedians got lots of laughs mocking the religious eccentrics who stood at street corners with sandwich boards proclaiming 'the end of the world is nigh'. Not anymore.

How your Church can combat loneliness on Blue Monday
How your Church can combat loneliness on Blue Monday

Many of us are conscious of how lockdown has intensified the isolation, loneliness and social anxiety people experience across all ages. But as Christians, we mustn't make the mistake of thinking this a problem in the world out there.

The Church of England's astonishing appointment
The Church of England's astonishing appointment

In New Testament terms, what is needed is not someone who is "impartial" – but someone who is strongly partial to Biblical truth and strongly opposed to error.