I recently explained, here, why I would not be signing a petition which calls for abortions to be banned once a heartbeat was detected. However, I thought it would be helpful to talk more about the kind of debate we should be engaging in and how we should seek to move it forward. I believe… Continue reading What should be our next step in the abortion debate?
Category: ethics
What about marriage and eternity?
When Jesus responds to the Sadducees conundrum and the Levirate marriage, he insists that in “the age to come”, there is no more giving and receiving in marriage (Luke 20:27-40). This may leave us with a few pastoral questions and implications. First of all, there was the immediate pastoral implication for people in that context. … Continue reading What about marriage and eternity?
Immigrants and asylum seekers are neighbours to be loved and welcomed not invaders to fear
I recently observed to a friend that when it comes to antisemitism we seem to find ourselves compelled to defend and reason rather than simply call out the racism for what it is. However, I’ve realised that actually that isn’t so unique to antisemitism within Evsngelical Christian circles. Rather, the same pressures are there as… Continue reading Immigrants and asylum seekers are neighbours to be loved and welcomed not invaders to fear
Christian Nationalism -origins of the term
Where and when was the term Christian Nationalism first coined? Well, some of the ideas, underpinning theology and ideology seem to have been around for a long time with or without the term. Indeed, it is worth observing that there are both people who are happy to overtly identify as Christian Nationalists, there are others… Continue reading Christian Nationalism -origins of the term
Is the Quran antisemitic? Evaluating Tim Dieppe’s (Christian Concern) argument
Tim Dieppe of Christian Concern argues that Islam is inherently antisemitic because the Quran is. He sets out his argument in a series of articles for Christian Concern. In this article, I’m going to focus specifically on his article that claims the Quran is antisemitic.[1] He first cites Surah Q2:61 “And [recall] when you said,… Continue reading Is the Quran antisemitic? Evaluating Tim Dieppe’s (Christian Concern) argument
Is it an answer to prayer that Donald Trump says he will sue the BBC?
A few people have responded to Donald Trump’s announcement that he will sue the BBC for up to £5 billion as a wonderful answer to prayer. I want to suggest that it isn’t and here is why. First of all, let me emphasise that I have consistently argued that the BBC is in the wrong,… Continue reading Is it an answer to prayer that Donald Trump says he will sue the BBC?
Christian Nationalism and its deeply grievous implications for church
The late Philip Hacking once said that he was an Evangelical Anglican with the emphasis on the Adjective. In other words, the important bit of that was that he was first and foremost an Evangelical and secondly an Anglican, that’s where his loyalties lay. I do wish that many Evangelical Anglicans now would get that… Continue reading Christian Nationalism and its deeply grievous implications for church
What exactly is Christian Nationalism?
One of the challenges with attempts at conversation and debate with Christian Nationalists is that in my experience, it doesn’t tend to follow the conventions of traditional debate, Instead of the usual back and forth that you might expect where one person sets out a proposition and another challenges it with questions before offering a… Continue reading What exactly is Christian Nationalism?
What does it mean to be Right wing? Part 1: A personal story
I thought there might be benefit in fleshing out a bit more on my other article today. You see, since I wrote it, a little while back, I’ve seen lots of commentary suggesting that an understanding of what it means to be right wing as opposed to far right might help. I also thought that a… Continue reading What does it mean to be Right wing? Part 1: A personal story
We aren’t really far right are we?
I’ve seen a number of people on social media complaining with memes and comments. Those comments go along the lines that they are being labelled “far right” and that this is a slur. The argument is that this is a way of dismissing concerns about national pride (patriotism), freedom of speech, gender and sexuality ethics,… Continue reading We aren’t really far right are we?
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