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
Category: ethics
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?
racism, antisemitism and the church
Here’s a playlist of short talk videos I did a while back looking at racism and antisemitism
The “Jesus and non-violent resistance” meme
A meme is something that spreads qucickly through a culture, an idea or concept, often an image, especially via social media. It may or may not be true but it’s impact is based on that ability to spread and its stickiness rather than on the evidence behind it. I wonder if we have such an… Continue reading The “Jesus and non-violent resistance” meme
Cancel Culture?
Latest in my “Are the Shepherds for Sale?” series. I got accused the other day of seeking to censor and cancel someone else because I disagreed with what they had said on one of the related topics.
A culture of life or death? Why I’m against assisted dying
Writing to your MP about the assisted dying bill
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
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?”
