Apparently one of the things that upset some at the White House was that President Zelensky didn’t wear a suit. Interestingly, those people don’t seem too worried that Zelensky hasn’t worn a suit to other meetings with other world leaders. It’s a shame that Keir Starmer did not opt to forgo a suit when welcoming… Continue reading What are you wearing? Presidents, suits and fall outs
Tag: Donald Trump
What is the problem with Trump’s approach to Ukraine
I’ve seen some discussion on social media that has suggested there is nothing wrong with Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine. The argument is that first of all, Ukraine is nothing to do with the US which has no responsibility towards this European country. Second, that Trump is the first person attempting to get people to… Continue reading What is the problem with Trump’s approach to Ukraine
Can anyone tell me now where we were wrong about Trump (reflections on what is now happening in Ukraine)
Both in 2016 and again in 2024, some Evangelical Christians, including me, expressed serious concerns both about the election of President Trump and the support he was receiving from Evangelical thought leaders. Whilst such concerns are strongly shared by many, there has also been a dismissiveness from others. For example, Evangelicals Now published two articles,… Continue reading Can anyone tell me now where we were wrong about Trump (reflections on what is now happening in Ukraine)
Thank you for telling me what I think
Evangelicals Now have published a couple of articles responding to Trump’s inauguration, one from a concerned Evangelical. The other from someone seeking to explain why Trump has evangelical support. Unfortunately most of the article is given over to telling us UK Evangelicals what we think about Trump and why we are mistaken. We are also… Continue reading Thank you for telling me what I think
Smaller is bigger! What really matters in the week that Donald Trump becomes US President again?
What is the most important thing that is happening this week? All eyes have been on Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president again. I notice there was some controversy about Franklin Graham saying that God had raised Trump up. I agree with my friend Steve Kneale here. We can talk about… Continue reading Smaller is bigger! What really matters in the week that Donald Trump becomes US President again?
I cannot tell .. but this I know! Reflections on the US presidential election
As I write, the final results are still to come in but it looks absolutely certain that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. What are we to make of that? Well, the first question we might want to consider is how did Trump win and the Democrats lose? Four years… Continue reading I cannot tell .. but this I know! Reflections on the US presidential election
The challenge of trying to get into others’ heads
If you’d clicked on the Evangelical’s Now website the other day then you will have been greeted with the headline “Bible believing evangelicals will vote for Trump.” It was the most prominent article on the page. E-N did offer the disclaimer at the end of the article that the newspaper does not endorse specific candidates.… Continue reading The challenge of trying to get into others’ heads
What our Afghan friends need right now
Yesterday I wrote about where the battle for Afghanistan was lost. I argued that the fate of the Afghan people was sealed at Doha when the US signed a deal with the Taliban. Consider the impact of that. The people knew well what a return of the Taliban would mean: torture, rape, slavery, death. Yet… Continue reading What our Afghan friends need right now
God’s Man in the Whitehouse?
It’s inauguration day in the States and Joe Biden will officially succeed Donald Trump as US President around about 5pm GMT. I usually like to watch the US election result and the inauguration just as I like to stay up for General Election night here. It’s probably the closest our friends across the pond get… Continue reading God’s Man in the Whitehouse?
The difference between critical comment and conspiracy theory
In my earlier post, I mentioned this quote in Christianity Magazine We’re entering a dangerous time in the history of Western democracies – and that danger is not primarily from a mob of redneck conspiracy theorists. Rather it is a handful of Californian billionaires with an unparalleled power in human history, who pose the biggest… Continue reading The difference between critical comment and conspiracy theory
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