I wrote earlier this week about Christian Nationalism and as promised here is a review of the most prominent book making the argument for it. Wolfe’s case can be summarised as follows. Wolfe defines Christian Nationalism as follows: Christian nationalism is nationalism modified by Christianity. My definition of Christian nationalism is a Christianized form… Continue reading The Case for Christian Nationalism by Stephen Wolfe- a review
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Christian Nationalism, Thomas Achord and the disturbing tale of an anonymous twitter account
The other day, I introduced the concept of Christian Nationalism and explained why it is such a dangerous idea. I’m currently working on a review of Stephen Wolfe’s book “A defence of Christian Nationalism.” In the process of this, I picked up on some further controversy which further highlights the dangerous and murky waters we… Continue reading Christian Nationalism, Thomas Achord and the disturbing tale of an anonymous twitter account
Wales v England: World Cup boycotts and the mote in our own eye
We’ve talked a bit in recent articles about the choice to boycott the World Cup by some people to protest the human rights records of Qatar. Cue jokes about the entire Argentinian team opting to join the boycott for the Saudi Arabia game. In my last article, I argued that if we are going to… Continue reading Wales v England: World Cup boycotts and the mote in our own eye
Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield and slavery
One of the most shocking things that evangelicals today discover is that some of the great heroes of the 18th Century Evangelical Awakening owned slaves, in particular George Whitfield and Jonathan Edwards. This is shocking because we associate the Evangelical Awakening with the campaign to abolish slavery with John Newton, John Wesley and of course… Continue reading Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield and slavery
On Human Rights, Down Syndrome and abortion: That devastating Appeal Court ruling against Heidi Crowter
Last week, the Court of Appeal ruled against Heid Crowter in her campaign to see the law on abortion changed. Currently, the law allows abortion after 24 weeks where a foetus has a serious handicap or Downs Syndrome. Heidi had argued that this discriminated against people with Downs Syndrome and therefore went against their human… Continue reading On Human Rights, Down Syndrome and abortion: That devastating Appeal Court ruling against Heidi Crowter
The evil heresy of “Christian nationalism”
Fortunately this isn’t something that has particularly filtered through into the British Evangelical conscience but because some of my readers are from the USA and also because directly or indirectly, stuff happening there filters through here, I wanted to pick up on a particularly concerning cultural trend in America. Increasingly I’m hearing talk about Christian… Continue reading The evil heresy of “Christian nationalism”
On crossing picket lines: Taking sides isn’t a binary choice
I saw a tweet the other day where the person argued that for a worker to cross a picket line meant that they had taken sides in the dispute and that they could not ignore the point that all decisions have consequences. Well, yes, in a sense. Of course it is true that when we… Continue reading On crossing picket lines: Taking sides isn’t a binary choice
Euthanasia and the real choice: A culture of life or a culture of death?
The other day, I wrote about concerning proposals coming out of Canada which could have profound and disturbing consequences. The proposal is that medically assisted dying (euthanasia) should be made available for those with disabilities and for children, even under 1 year old. The purpose for this is said to be that this would enable… Continue reading Euthanasia and the real choice: A culture of life or a culture of death?
Iran v England. Why Qatar isn’t the only problem with the World Cup
I wrote the other week about the Qatar World Cup and whether Christians should boycott watching it. You can read my article here. One of the things I was concerned about when writing the article was that we can put our sole focus on one rogue player. If you have a problem with rogue states… Continue reading Iran v England. Why Qatar isn’t the only problem with the World Cup
In what world is infanticide not a moral issue?
One of the great concerns many of us have had about movers to legalise euthanasia is the potential for things to slide further and in an even more dangerous direction. I am opposed to euthanasia in principle because I do not believe that it is for us to determine when death comes. However, even for… Continue reading In what world is infanticide not a moral issue?
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