Tony Blair's Christian faith is most commonly associated with a comment which was not even made by him. It was Blair's press secretary, Alistair Campbell, who famously said 'We don't do God' due to his concerns about how the language of faith is so easily misconstrued. But, in contrast to the banal nonsense that David… Continue reading ‘He was so nearly a good man’: Tony Blair on Pontius Pilate
Category: Politics
David Cameron’s Easter Message: wrong on so many levels
Photo by Harry Shum on Pexels.com David Cameron has written an Easter message to Christians. It has been published by Premier Christianity as 'an exclusive' which they summarise as 'Prime Minister David Cameron speaks up on the significance of the Christian faith.' Danny Webster, a moderate and sensible commentator on faith in public life, is savage in… Continue reading David Cameron’s Easter Message: wrong on so many levels
Personal and political: a basis for a more radical theology
1) The relationship between people and society This diagram shows the basic relationship at the core of all sociology: between people and the society in which they live. Each person is an individual who lives within a social environment. This is the way God created life to be, we are social beings made for community. The nature… Continue reading Personal and political: a basis for a more radical theology
Left-wing Bishops? The real problem is Jesus himself – by Harry S.B. Chomley
Photo by Mike Bird on Pexels.com Quite rightly, there has been an outcry over the latest bit of propaganda issued by the Guardian-readers-at-prayer otherwise known as the Church of England Bishops. Their 'pastoral letter' issued yesterday ahead of the election was a thinly-veiled support for the left-wing parties. I am not much of a believer, but… Continue reading Left-wing Bishops? The real problem is Jesus himself – by Harry S.B. Chomley
False Profits: why all companies should pay the tax they owe – by Laura Taylor
Tax collectors had a pretty bad name in New Testament times. And perhaps rightly so. At the time, taxation represented subordination and injustice – collected by a Roman regime stripping wealth from the territories they occupied to fund the machinery of their empire. Religious leaders of the day debated whether it was morally right to pay… Continue reading False Profits: why all companies should pay the tax they owe – by Laura Taylor
‘All Christians are political’ – putting our faith in the mixer
Photo by Stan Platt-Jones on Pexels.com 'All Christians are political, whether they realise it or not. But especially when they don't realise it' Kenneth Leech In football terminology, putting the ball ‘in the mixer’ means getting it into the penalty area right in front of the goal. It’s where there is often some jostling and controversy and where… Continue reading ‘All Christians are political’ – putting our faith in the mixer
The Market is King – by Keith Hebden
This is the text of a sermon given by Rev. Keith Hebden at St Paul's Cathedral on Sunday 30th November, 2014 Photo by Yoss Traore on Pexels.com I travelled around 140 miles to get here from a town called Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. Mansfield is a warm-hearted and friendly town but one where thousands will struggle… Continue reading The Market is King – by Keith Hebden
Would Jesus bomb IS? – by Claire Mathys
Photo by Torben Bu00fchl on Pexels.com Since the UK decided to join other Western countries in airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State (IS), many Christians have been wrestling with whether this decision was the right one. One question is whether bombing is morally justifiable. Another is whether it is strategically wise. Both sit against a… Continue reading Would Jesus bomb IS? – by Claire Mathys
Jonah and Islamic State – by Matt Valler
The extremist Muslim terrorist organisation Islamic State (formerly ISIS) recently captured Nineveh in northern Iraq. The atrocities they have since committed there led me to revisit this ancient story... The word of Yahweh came to Jonah the Jew. "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because the stench of its wickedness… Continue reading Jonah and Islamic State – by Matt Valler
Why I support the strikers – by Jonathan Chilvers
Today I have been out supporting the Public Sector strikers in Warwickshire. Some passers-by came up to the picket line to show their support. However, listening on the radio, a number of people have been hostile towards strikers. There have been three points people have made against the strikes: 1) "There’s no money" The 'cuts' mantra has been… Continue reading Why I support the strikers – by Jonathan Chilvers
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