The Evangelical Alliance have produced a letter signed by some of the key lobbying groups such as Christian Concern etc and invited church leaders to add their names. I won’t be signing the letter and I thought it might be helpful to explain why, especially given that I’ve been trying to get people’s attention in… Continue reading Assisted dying bill – why I’m not signing the EA’s letter
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Talking to Andrew: The start (hopefully)of a conversation about complementarianism and egalitarianism
Earlier this week, I shared by review of Andrew Bartlett’s book “Men and Women in Christ.” AS I indicated in the review, I consider this book to be a good representation of a position differing to my own. I suggested that the best complement I could give it and the author would be to engage… Continue reading Talking to Andrew: The start (hopefully)of a conversation about complementarianism and egalitarianism
Assisted dying and the gagging of informed debate
The bill to introduce assisted dying is a private members’ bill , its recognised that the matter is an example of a conscience vote where MPs should be given a free vote. Parliamentary time has been freed up for the bill with the Prime Minister’s approval. Since the Bill was published, a number senior Labour… Continue reading Assisted dying and the gagging of informed debate
Assisted Dying: Fear or hope?
The Assisted Dying bill is due to be debated on the 29th November. I did eventually get a reply from our MP this week. She indicated that she is mindful to vote against and continue to push for better funding of palliative care. This reason is actually pretty crucial. There are a number of pragmatic… Continue reading Assisted Dying: Fear or hope?
Problems with Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill
We now have sight of the bill introduced to Parliament in order to legalise assisted dying (euthanasia). I’m against assisted dying, on principle and I believe that it is impossible to consistently hold to Biblical teaching as a Christian and support it. However, even if you do not disagree with the principle of assisted dying,… Continue reading Problems with Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill
Mythbusters: Does the government just take tax off of us to give away to foreigners
This is one of the classic grievances expressed in support of populist anti immigration agendas. I’ve seen quite a lot of these types of comments in the last few months especially since the new government made cuts to l pensioners’ winter fuel allowances and hiked taxes including expanding inheritance tax and increasing National Insurance contributions.… Continue reading Mythbusters: Does the government just take tax off of us to give away to foreigners
How not to concede
Watching the US presidential election as an outside observer has been fascinating. I am not a US citizen but despite not having a vote that doesn’t mean I’m completely disinterested. The decision that US voters makes has far reaching implications for the rest of us. The US president is often referred to as the leader… Continue reading How not to concede
Reproductive Rights?
Frequently over the past 24 hours as the US presidential result cane in, I’ve heard people talk euphemistically about reproductive rights. Specifically,they have lamented the set back that this will be to women’s reproductive rights. It leaves you wondering exactly what are the rights under threat? In some parts of the world, there are restrictions… Continue reading Reproductive Rights?
I cannot tell .. but this I know! Reflections on the US presidential election
As I write, the final results are still to come in but it looks absolutely certain that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. What are we to make of that? Well, the first question we might want to consider is how did Trump win and the Democrats lose? Four years… Continue reading I cannot tell .. but this I know! Reflections on the US presidential election
Trump or Harris – how do you resolve the dilemma?
I know that this blog is written from a British context and primarily I engage with things affecting the local church here, I do have a lot of readers from other countries including the US. So, on the eve of the US Presidential election, I think it is worth saying something. There will be no… Continue reading Trump or Harris – how do you resolve the dilemma?
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