As Henry Nowak lay dying, his murderer and relatives concocted a deceit. They hid the murder weapon and they phoned the police claiming that Vikrum Nigwa was the victim of racially aggravated assault and battery. The lies compounded this heinous crime. One thing we owe to the memory of Henry Nowak is a commitment to… Continue reading Did Kemi Badernoch really say that she did not care about white lives?
Tag: #BlackLivesMatter
racism, antisemitism and the church
Here’s a playlist of short talk videos I did a while back looking at racism and antisemitism
Is Racism a Gospel issue?
This issue became controversial following the death of George Floyd and the resulting #BlackLivesMatter protests. Quite a few churches sought to take the issue of racism and prejudice seriously with pastors publicly repenting from sin. Significant thought leaders such as Tim Keller had been arguing for some time that racism is a gospel issue. Whilst,… Continue reading Is Racism a Gospel issue?
Chris Kaba
Whilst our thoughts have been focused on Balmoral, her Majesty the Queen was not the only person to die this week and whilst crowds were gathering in London on Saturday, not all were there to pay their respects to her. In fact a Sky reporting mistakenly assumed that people in Trafalgar Square were on their… Continue reading Chris Kaba
Don’t make it about …
In my other article this morning I talk about the grief and mourning process thinking about what happens when this happens in a wider public context. Of course one of the emotions that can be part of grief (though doesn’t always have to be) is anger. I don’t think there has been much of that… Continue reading Don’t make it about …
I didn’t realise I was in a competition (Podcast)
Audio Video
You don’t have to be a Marxist to be against racism
Last week, Together For the Gospel (T4G) held their final conference. T4G has been going for a number of years now and was set up by Al Mohler, Mark Dever and Legon Duncan. So what? You ask. Conferences and conventions come and go. This may have been a big one in the States, but all… Continue reading You don’t have to be a Marxist to be against racism
A man of their time?
Over the past year there’s been much discussion about how we should relate to and view Christians from previous generations, especially those who tend to hold hero status amongst us. This has been provoked by the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the tearing down of statues erected to historical figures often with a reputation for philanthropy but… Continue reading A man of their time?
Virtue Reality
One of the strongest accusations you can make about others is that they are “just virtue signalling.” Joining a demonstration, using a hashtag, taking the knee, tweeting your disgust at this or that behaviour. It’s just virtue signalling. The point of virtue signalling is that I can signal my position on something without it actually… Continue reading Virtue Reality
Misunderstood? When symbols are taken the wrong way
Last Sunday we watched with bated breath as the England players stood up to take their penalties. I must admit that as soon as I saw Marcus Rashford do that fancy wiggle and pause that I thought we were in trouble. My reaction was “what were you thinking?” And I’m sure I’m not alone. His… Continue reading Misunderstood? When symbols are taken the wrong way
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