In this chapter, we start to think more about idolatry and the alternative (false) hopes that people living in urban neighbourhoods are offered. Showing up, is the stage where we start to think about why idolatry offers false hope by showing up its failings and flaws. Idolatry offers false hope because whilst for a timeContinue reading “Showing Up: Alternative Hope”
Tag Archives: Brexit
After Brexit: This is the beginning of the debate not the end
The Brexit transition period is over and so today, some of those who have remained opposed in principle to the UK leaving the UK have announced their intention to re-join. This is their democratic right and Brexiteers who campaigned for many years to leave should respect their right to campaign for what they believe in,Continue reading “After Brexit: This is the beginning of the debate not the end”
Freedom of Movement or engineered movement?
One of the problems that we have with talking about Freedom of Movement is that what people are usually either defending or objecting to is engineered movement. What do I mean by this. Well, it relates to a great question that people have been asking. Most debates about the costs and benefits of immigration focusContinue reading “Freedom of Movement or engineered movement?”
Freedom of Movement?
This is my third article in a mini-series of opinion pieces linked to Brexit and the end of the transition phase. Here I want to talk about freedom of movement. This applies to: Goods Services People Now, there are people around who believe that there should be complete control on movement. They do not thinkContinue reading “Freedom of Movement?”
Is there a Biblical argument against immigration?
In my article about Brexit, I explained that I did not see the key issue as immigration. In fact between you and me, it was one of the things that so easily could have turned me off against the whole referendum. Ironically even though Brexit focused on immigration, it wasn’t really a debate about itContinue reading “Is there a Biblical argument against immigration?”
Fixing Brexit
This is not a pastoral or a theological article. Rather, from time to time I like to try and deal with current affairs, just to model thinking things through. I don’t think there are right and wrong answers for Christians. The point is more that on these things we are free to have opinions andContinue reading “Fixing Brexit”
We are literally broken by our hyperbole
Every year, my wife and I have a kind of traditional conversation. I ask her what she is working on and she tells me that she is preparing the “persuasive writing” class for her students where they will learn about a number of rhetorical devises. I then respond with a grumble about how that isContinue reading “We are literally broken by our hyperbole”
Breaking International Law? (2) The Internal Market Bill
Is the UK Government in a position where it has been forced to go back on its treaty agreements with the EU through the Withdrawal Agreement? In brief, the issue is this. We have devolved governments in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It is therefore possible for those governments to implement legislation relating to foodContinue reading “Breaking International Law? (2) The Internal Market Bill”
Breaking International Law?
The other day, a Government minister announced that the Government were about to break international law in a specific and limited way. Their comments related to the latest stage of Brexit negotiations and the Internal Market bill that is going through the House of Commons at the moment. Before I go any further, I wantContinue reading “Breaking International Law?”
Specifically Wrong
Today asked about the Government’s Brexit policy, a minister, Brandon Lewis stated that yes the Government would break international law … in a specific way. You heard that right. A minister acknowledged intention to break a law. Not only that, the slightly weird defence was introduced that it was only in a specific way. ThatContinue reading “Specifically Wrong”
