The other week, I mentioned that Sheffield University had introduced a trigger warning for literature students that parts of the Bible might include violence and sexual violence. The Gospels were included in this. Now, perhaps those sharing and commenting on the story should have included their own trigger warning as it seems that this story… Continue reading What are we really triggered by? More on the Sheffield University trigger warning
Category: ethics
Kiss the Son: Does Psalm 2 lead to Christian Nationalism?
Psalm 2:12 says “Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.” I’ve seen it suggested that Christian Nationalism is based on this text, along with a couple of other key texts including the instruction… Continue reading Kiss the Son: Does Psalm 2 lead to Christian Nationalism?
The truth about migrants and crime
One of the ways that the far right are seeking to promote fear is by blaming immigration for violent crime. There are numerous reasons as to why this is false. I’ve previously shared data showing that there isn’t a greater risk of violent crime from migrants. Here is some further data from Fraser Nelson. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BTZQB61vN/… Continue reading The truth about migrants and crime
Juries and justice
Whilst much of our attention this last week has been on budget debates on tax and benefits and whilst our focus over the past few months has been on nationalist demonstrations, abortion, euthanasia and free speech of preachers, something else has been happening and we risk missing the significance of it. It was reported this… Continue reading Juries and justice
Reflections on the Budget
Well, we now have the details of the budget. The key headlines are that the Government are going to increase state benefits, especially by ending the two child cap on child benefit. This was widely floated and no surprise. Some of the rhetoric against the move was concerning with questions along the lines of “I… Continue reading Reflections on the Budget
The silence of the shepherds
I wrote earlier this month about the need for national church leaders to speak up clearly on the issue of Christian Nationalism and why the Gospel and the Cross can have nothing to do with ethno-cultural nationalism, or to give it its proper name “fascism.” I wrote more because this is what should be happening… Continue reading The silence of the shepherds
Will the Chancellor tell the truth about decisions today?
I have just been doing some research for an article that responds to some economic claims. What it showed was that consistently from 2010-2019 the economy grew by over 2% per year and then after a substantial fall during the 2020 lockdown, bounced back and saw high growth until the middle of 2024. Over the… Continue reading Will the Chancellor tell the truth about decisions today?
Grooming gangs and Islam: some big and outstanding questions
Christian Concern have published a report on whether there is a specific influence in grooming gang behaviour is specifically influenced by the religion of Islam. The existence of this report is first of all another reminder that the Government has still failed to get its enquiry established and that is an important matter of justice… Continue reading Grooming gangs and Islam: some big and outstanding questions
Why attempts to ban Islam are self defeating
I’ve seen a number of suggestions that countries like the UK should respond to the perceived threat of Islamisation with force. Not, of course physical force but a muscular legal, cultural and political response. I tend to disagree with these suggestions because as a Christian, I’ve got different priorities. My concern is to see God’s… Continue reading Why attempts to ban Islam are self defeating
Do we need to disentangle Christian Nationalism?
Andrew Wilson writes here about the arrival of Christian Nationalism in the UK. He draws heavily on, and interacts with, this article by Tim Suffield. As always Andrew’s analysis is interesting, though I wonder whether we are further down the road than Andrew and Tim realise and that does have implications. Tim suggests that there… Continue reading Do we need to disentangle Christian Nationalism?
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