Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The Church Times have published a revised version of my article on soup runs. A threat to ban soup runs for homeless people in Westminster has led to acrimony. Better co-ordination is required, says Jon Kuhrt. Passionate debates about how best to help homeless people are nothing new. People sleeping… Continue reading Time to change the script from doling out soup
The right kind of religious extremism
Photo by Gotta Be Worth It on Pexels.com Following the killing of Osama bin Laden, a quote attributed to Rev. Martin Luther King, has been widely circulated via Facebook and Twitter: “I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate… Continue reading The right kind of religious extremism
How weddings undermine marriage
Photo by Terje Sollie on Pexels.com Last year the Bishop of Willesden got in trouble for his now infamous Facebook comments about th forthcoming Royal Wedding. He was widely criticised for saying, amongst other anti-royal comments, ‘I give their marriage seven years’ and was temporarily suspended from duties. Cynical about the wrong thing I think… Continue reading How weddings undermine marriage
Bitter sweet celebrations
Its been a great Easter weekend. Obviously the amazing weather helped - but there were deeper reasons - and a lot of it for me was connected to how I used Lent. I have never really 'done Lent' before but I have been very challenged by how some of my neighbours mark Ramadan. So this year I… Continue reading Bitter sweet celebrations
Welcome
Welcome to this site. I decided to set this up mainly to store the various articles that I have written on issues of faith and social justice. Thanks for visiting and please give me any feedback about how helpful this site is. thanks, Jon K
