Over the past few weeks there has been a substantial increase in the number of reported incidents of antisemitism in the UK. One of the big challenges with antisemitism is that it tends to get ignored or treated differently to other forms of racism and this is in part, I believe because of the following… Continue reading Antisemitism Myths
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The Gary Lineker Saga
At the weekend, Gary Lineker was stood down from presenting duties on Match of the Day, numerous other commentators and panellists refused to participate in solidarity. The result in the end was severe disruption to the BBC’s sporting schedule. Some people might argue that this was generally for the better including those who think there’s… Continue reading The Gary Lineker Saga
Neo Nazis, far right conspiracy theories and our responsibility as Christians to check our sources and our allies
Throughout COVID, Christians have taken quite strong and at times opposing views on issues such as lockdowns. This is understandable because those views probably mirror the attitudes within society. Sometimes I’ve been concerned about some of the sources of evidence or rationale for positions on all sides. Recently I picked up on a video being… Continue reading Neo Nazis, far right conspiracy theories and our responsibility as Christians to check our sources and our allies
Fear or hope – how to spot a conspiracy theory
How do you spot a conspiracy theory/theorist? I’ve been thinking about this over the past few day as I’ve done a bit of digging into the anatomy of conspiracy theories. You will have seen on my YouTube videos and my articles here that my view is there is primarily one conspiracy theory, a spine running… Continue reading Fear or hope – how to spot a conspiracy theory
Lie as old as time
Here is part 3 of our series on an anatomy of a conspiracy theory. Here we take a closer look at the first ever conspiracy theory.
Invisible racism is still racism -including anti-semitism
My maternal Grandpa was from Belfast. There would be very little to give that away among his children and grandchildren though. Obviously my uncles and cousins carry the Magee surname but none of us have a Northern Irish accent and there are no other characteristics to give away our origins. Meanwhile my Great Grandfather was… Continue reading Invisible racism is still racism -including anti-semitism
Feet of Clay
The Reformation, Justification and Martin Luther
The deeper infection that has contaminated our political system
Let me just remind you again of the EHRC charge sheet against the Labour Party “The Party is responsible for three breaches of the Equality Act (2010) relating to: political interference in antisemitism complaints failure to provide adequate training to those handling antisemitism complaints harassment”[1] I want to ask you to consider the unprecedented seriousness… Continue reading The deeper infection that has contaminated our political system
Complicity and saying sorry
In my article about the EHCR report on anti-Semitism I started to raise the issue of complicity. There is a level at which we all as a society (perhaps with one or two exceptions) have to recognise a level of complicity in the way that this toxic evil was allowed to get to the heart… Continue reading Complicity and saying sorry
Why we still have an anti-Semitism problem
It would be easy to sit back now and say “well that’s it, anti-Semitism is dealt with.” After all, it was a small problem affecting a few extremists in the Labour Party for a short period in their history. I am not convinced. I think the problem runs deeper and here are a few reasons… Continue reading Why we still have an anti-Semitism problem
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