This week, a “Public Space Protection Order” came into force in Birmingham city centre. It is designed to restrict the activities of buskers and street preachers. The stated aim is to respond to noise nuisance caused by their activities and prohibits the use of musical instruments and amplification within the city centre. To This move… Continue reading Birmingham Council’s Public Space Protection Order – impact on street Evangelism
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Banning Street Preaching?
A report in the Daily Telegraph describes plans by Rushmoor Council to get an injunction against Street Preachers. In this video I look at the rights and wrongs of such a case and why it matters for Christians. I also talk about For those who prefer reading to watching. My key points are. Situations like… Continue reading Banning Street Preaching?
Cancel Culture?
Latest in my “Are the Shepherds for Sale?” series. I got accused the other day of seeking to censor and cancel someone else because I disagreed with what they had said on one of the related topics.
Freedom, Nigel Farage and the Coutts dilemma
I don’t know if you’ve been following this particular story or not. I’ve only really just picked up to it so am coming to the party quite late. The story is that Nigel Farage, former leader of UKIP and prominent Brexit campaigner had his account with Coutts banks shut down. The bank claimed that this… Continue reading Freedom, Nigel Farage and the Coutts dilemma
The crucial point about the Chaplain’s sermon on gender and sexuality
You may have seen this article in the news, it’s about a school chaplain who has been sacked following a talk in which he told pupils that they should not be forced to accept LGBT ideology. I want you to notice a couple of things here. That he did not question the right of LGBTQ… Continue reading The crucial point about the Chaplain’s sermon on gender and sexuality
Cancel Culture and the death of academia
I’m continuing to reflect and write about culture in the light of recent abuse scandals and I want to pick up on something that has come up in social media conversations. As we begin to consider the question of healthy church culture, our attention is drawn to examples of leaders, speakers and writers who have… Continue reading Cancel Culture and the death of academia
Censorship, criticism and editing
Well, that’s twice in a row now! On two separate occasions I’ve been accused of trying to get someone censored. The first was when I challenged David Robertson’s Premier Christianity article about Donald Trump’s twitter account being suspended. The second follows my suggestions for a bit of editing to an article by John Benton for… Continue reading Censorship, criticism and editing
Last Night of The Proms and the annual patriotic hymns controversy
It’s that time of year again when we get the annual silly season story about whether the patriotic songs (Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia) are going to be removed from The Last Night of The Proms. Well as someone whose interest in classical music is stuck firmly at the popular end of… Continue reading Last Night of The Proms and the annual patriotic hymns controversy
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