I mentioned last week that space has been given for a private member’s bill to introduce assisted dying. I encouraged readers in the UK to write to their MP and ask them to vote against the Bill. If you have not yet done so, please can I encourage you to do so as soon as… Continue reading Writing to your MP about the assisted dying bill
Category: ethics
Please say no to the “assisted dying” bill
Kim Leadbeater will introduce a bill into Parliament on the 16th October which if passed will legalise euthanasia or giving doctors permission to supply lethal drugs to enable their patient to take their life. The Prime Minister has indicated that he is pleased to see parliamentary time given for this. As things stand, it looks… Continue reading Please say no to the “assisted dying” bill
Why I disagree with aborted foetus shock tactics
One of the thigs that kept coming up during recent controversy about abortion campaigns was the way that images of foetuses was used. CBR UK/Brephos made a big thing of how Christians or members of the public should not be offended by an image of a living foetus in the womb as displayed at Keswick. … Continue reading Why I disagree with aborted foetus shock tactics
“Hey cowardly backsliders … Fancy a chat?”
One of the concerns I have with current Evangelical discourse as exemplified by the Keswick/Brephos thing is that like my headline it leans into an approach where big accusations are made that get personal and go to character and motives. Any pushback results in a “we would love to talk more response. In that context,… Continue reading “Hey cowardly backsliders … Fancy a chat?”
What if anything does the Bible have to say about class?
When I recently posted some articles concerning class, the church and the Gospel, I opened up comments for discussion. Here is one comment that was posted. “What does the scriptures say about the class system that you are talking about? In which “class” would you put say Peter, Paul, Moses etc. What “class” would you… Continue reading What if anything does the Bible have to say about class?
Christian Concern, the summer riots, immigration and repentance
I missed Christian Concern’s response to the riots in the summer, perhaps it is for the best. I came across it on Facebook the other day. For background, Christian Concern started life as Christian Concern For Our Nation and was a project working out of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship. They have become increasingly involved in… Continue reading Christian Concern, the summer riots, immigration and repentance
Cultural Mandate or Great Commission?
One of the things you may have heard talked about in the Brephos podcast I have been engaging with was “the cultural mandate.” This was used as a primary reason for why we should be in the business of social justice and specifically campaigning against abortion using the strategy and tactics of CBR UK and… Continue reading Cultural Mandate or Great Commission?
Brephos, Keswick, Abortion, Social justice and the Bible
This is part two of my look at Brephos’ response to my friends on the Building Jerusalem podcast. In fact, I’m going to limit my response here to one segment of the podcast. The full episode is over 1 hour long, despite saying that they won’t use this podcast to defend themselves again in relation… Continue reading Brephos, Keswick, Abortion, Social justice and the Bible
Brephos Abortion, Keswick, Building Jerusalem, Social Justice and good faith conversations
Well, this little saga seems to be rumbling on. My friends, Steve Kneale and Stephen Watkinson run a podcast called Building Jerusalem. They recently tackled questions around the Brephos/Keswick Convention dispute. Brephos have now responded. First, they posted a short podcast encouraging their supporters to go and listen to the podcast. However, they also made… Continue reading Brephos Abortion, Keswick, Building Jerusalem, Social Justice and good faith conversations
Brephos and The Keswick Convention postscript: truth, moral certainty and listening
Back in August, I responded to a little spat that developed between the Keswick Convention and CBR-UK’s church focused project Brephos. To all intents and purpose, it should perhaps have been a minor deal. Brephos may feel hard done by that Keswick don’t have space for them in their exhibition but that’s the Convention’s right. … Continue reading Brephos and The Keswick Convention postscript: truth, moral certainty and listening
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