I’ve seen a number of suggestions that countries like the UK should respond to the perceived threat of Islamisation with force. Not, of course physical force but a muscular legal, cultural and political response. I tend to disagree with these suggestions because as a Christian, I’ve got different priorities. My concern is to see God’s… Continue reading Why attempts to ban Islam are self defeating
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The minefield of when a state provides religious instruction
The Supreme Court has ruled that religious education provision in Northern Ireland was unlawful. A child that did not share the Christian views of the syllabus was discriminated against by a syllabus developed by the Roman Catholic Church, Methodists and Presbyterians. As it happens, there are probably questions I would have about such a syllabus… Continue reading The minefield of when a state provides religious instruction
Do we need to disentangle Christian Nationalism?
Andrew Wilson writes here about the arrival of Christian Nationalism in the UK. He draws heavily on, and interacts with, this article by Tim Suffield. As always Andrew’s analysis is interesting, though I wonder whether we are further down the road than Andrew and Tim realise and that does have implications. Tim suggests that there… Continue reading Do we need to disentangle Christian Nationalism?
Immigrants and asylum seekers are neighbours to be loved and welcomed not invaders to fear
I recently observed to a friend that when it comes to antisemitism we seem to find ourselves compelled to defend and reason rather than simply call out the racism for what it is. However, I’ve realised that actually that isn’t so unique to antisemitism within Evsngelical Christian circles. Rather, the same pressures are there as… Continue reading Immigrants and asylum seekers are neighbours to be loved and welcomed not invaders to fear
Christian Nationalism -origins of the term
Where and when was the term Christian Nationalism first coined? Well, some of the ideas, underpinning theology and ideology seem to have been around for a long time with or without the term. Indeed, it is worth observing that there are both people who are happy to overtly identify as Christian Nationalists, there are others… Continue reading Christian Nationalism -origins of the term
Christian Nationalism and its deeply grievous implications for church
The late Philip Hacking once said that he was an Evangelical Anglican with the emphasis on the Adjective. In other words, the important bit of that was that he was first and foremost an Evangelical and secondly an Anglican, that’s where his loyalties lay. I do wish that many Evangelical Anglicans now would get that… Continue reading Christian Nationalism and its deeply grievous implications for church
What exactly is Christian Nationalism?
One of the challenges with attempts at conversation and debate with Christian Nationalists is that in my experience, it doesn’t tend to follow the conventions of traditional debate, Instead of the usual back and forth that you might expect where one person sets out a proposition and another challenges it with questions before offering a… Continue reading What exactly is Christian Nationalism?
What does it mean to be Right wing? Part 1: A personal story
I thought there might be benefit in fleshing out a bit more on my other article today. You see, since I wrote it, a little while back, I’ve seen lots of commentary suggesting that an understanding of what it means to be right wing as opposed to far right might help. I also thought that a… Continue reading What does it mean to be Right wing? Part 1: A personal story
We aren’t really far right are we?
I’ve seen a number of people on social media complaining with memes and comments. Those comments go along the lines that they are being labelled “far right” and that this is a slur. The argument is that this is a way of dismissing concerns about national pride (patriotism), freedom of speech, gender and sexuality ethics,… Continue reading We aren’t really far right are we?
Disciple the nations … is Christian Nationalism Biblical?
through them, that this is what he did before Christ came and that this did not change afterwards. This turns on one little but famous phrase. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus tells his disciples to, according to the translations we are all familiar with “Go and make disciples from all the nations.” However, a more wooden… Continue reading Disciple the nations … is Christian Nationalism Biblical?
