It’s time for Evangelical leaders to take a clear stand against Christian Nationalism

In an article published by Evangelical Now, Russell Moore responds to the decision by Tucker Carson to interview and so platform Nick Fuentes who Moore identifies as a “neo-Nazi apologist” Moore spells out that: We have a choice. The Bible will not sit alongside Mein Kampf. The cross will not yield to the swastika. We must… Continue reading It’s time for Evangelical leaders to take a clear stand against Christian Nationalism

Why is the BBC playing down the genocide against Nigerian Christians ?

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In this article,  the BBC, reporting on Donald Trump’s comments about Nigeria plays down reports of genocide against Christians.  They state that observers have not detected particular targeting of Christians.  This contradicts what we are hearing first hand from Nigerian Christians. It is sobering to hear directly from pastors what is happening and indeed what… Continue reading Why is the BBC playing down the genocide against Nigerian Christians ?

Police intelligence and the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

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I see that a rumour is doing the rounds which seems to have originated from an unnamed source in the Guardian, that the reason for the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban at Aston Villa was not to do with the safety of Israeli and Jewish fans at the game but police intelligence that the fans… Continue reading Police intelligence and the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

Christian Nationalism, National Christianity and Disestablishment

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I’ve written a bit recently about Christian Nationalism and I distinguished a contemporary form of Christian Nationalism which in effect simply christens/baptises ethno-cultural nationalism from what I referred as Christian nation-alism, the idea of the nation having a Christian identity. One form of the latter involves having a national/established church as is the case with… Continue reading Christian Nationalism, National Christianity and Disestablishment

Can we still have Gospel partnership with Anglican churches (and what we actually mean by this)

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I don’t think I can be much clearer than I have been in terms of my views about what Evangelicals in the Church of England should do, indeed, should have done a long time ago.  It should be obvious to most now, that it is impossible to be an evangelical or a complementarian and remain… Continue reading Can we still have Gospel partnership with Anglican churches (and what we actually mean by this)

Anti-Zionism, crowd safety -myths and the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

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In this article, I want to deal with two types of response to the Aston  Villa decision to ban away fans for their game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. I’m dealing specifically with those responses here.  I believe that the original decision was wrong, gives space to and rewards antisemitism but I’m happy to believe that… Continue reading Anti-Zionism, crowd safety -myths and the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

Please don’t play their game

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I live what counts to me as walking distance of the Aston Villa football ground. It’s actually 50 minutes walk away from the ground. Where I currently live is predominantly but not exclusively white working class. However the next few streets along are increasingly Asian and whilst there is a Sikh Gudwara just round the… Continue reading Please don’t play their game

Integration, ethnicity and our responsibility ,- responding to Robert Jenrick

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Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has got himself into a spot of bother making comments about Handsworth, an area just down the road from us in Birmingham.  He was caught in tape observing that he did not see a single white face there and went further by identifying this as an example of failure to… Continue reading Integration, ethnicity and our responsibility ,- responding to Robert Jenrick

Baptism: What about those with a learning  disability?

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Recently in a conversation about when to baptise (paedobaptism or credobelievers’ baptism), one of the questions that came from a paedobaptist was: “What would you do about an adult with a learning disability?” The presumption seemed to be that this would be a barrier to baptism.  It seems to align with a perception that credo-bapfists… Continue reading Baptism: What about those with a learning  disability?