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
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Handed over
We now move into the last two days of Jesus’ earthly ministry and his last meal with the disciples. All of the Gospels give extensive space to the last meal, though John focuses much more on the conversation and Jesus’ teaching and does not mention the actual sharing of the meal and particularly the bread… Continue reading Handed over
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
A sixth Sola?
Yesterday I wrote about the “five solas” of the Reformation. These are things we rely on for specific aspects of our faith and were coined to describe specific challenges the Reformation identified. Because of this I think that it should be possible to identify other “solas”, so long as we don’t try to get those… Continue reading A sixth Sola?
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?
Dividing lines: A poignant reminder about why I keep talking about Christian Nationism
Do you ever want to ask me why I keep talking about Christian Nationalism? It’s a question I keep asking myself at times. Well, this post shared by Christopher Wickland provides a strong reminder about why we need to keep talking about this. I respond in detail in this video which I’d encourage you to… Continue reading Dividing lines: A poignant reminder about why I keep talking about Christian Nationism
These things alone
I recently wrote about “sola Scriptura” or “faith alone”. The point is that Christians don’t only have Scripture on its own in isolation. They do have things like experience, their ability to reason things out and prophecy. The point is that Scripture alone and uniquely is our sole authority for knowing and serving God. So,… Continue reading These things alone
Preachers: Don’t make things that are about Jesus about yourself
Have a listen to this sermon. It was delivered by Bishop Cei Dewar at Christopher Wickland’s church. These are two key men in the current Christian Nationalism movement. Both spoke on the platform at the Unite the Kingdom rally. I was therefore interested in the talk partly because of that but also partly because we… Continue reading Preachers: Don’t make things that are about Jesus about yourself
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
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