Evangelicals Now have shared the leaked definition of Islamophobia that a government working party have been drafting. “Anti-Muslim hostility is engaging in or encouraging criminal acts, including acts of violence, vandalism of property, and harassment and intimidation whether physical, verbal, written or electronically communicated, which is directed at Muslims or those perceived to be Muslims… Continue reading The leaked Islamophobia definition is not the threat some are claiming
Tag: racism
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
Why I’ve changed my mind on hate crime and Islamophobia
If you had asked me, even just a few years ago about hate crime and particularly Islamophobia, you would have met with some scepticism. My general outlook is that we should not overburden people with laws and regulations. I also would have argued generally speaking that the police and courts had all the powers they… Continue reading Why I’ve changed my mind on hate crime and Islamophobia
What happens when we think of immigration as an invasion
One of the most shocking responses to a video I shared on YouTube about learning to love our Muslim neighbours was the one that compared immigrants to the Martians in the War of the Worlds, coming to destroy us. We should be shocked by such dehumanizing language and we should be disturbed at where this… Continue reading What happens when we think of immigration as an invasion
Before you start citing Enoch Powell please actually read his “Rivers of blood” speech
One of the rules of political debate on social media is that at some point, someone is going to mention Adolph Hitler. However, there is an even more specific rule, specific to the UK and to debate about immigration and multiculturalism. It’s that at some point, someone will announce that Enoch Powell was right and… Continue reading Before you start citing Enoch Powell please actually read his “Rivers of blood” speech
Islamophobia?
I’ve just written about whether we dared to talk about Islam. The context was a comment someone made on social media about whether you might dare to speak about Islam in (places like) Bradford. However, it got me thinking about the question of Islamophobia. This is a term that has grown in currency in recent… Continue reading Islamophobia?
racism, antisemitism and the church
Here’s a playlist of short talk videos I did a while back looking at racism and antisemitism
When passions and priorities clash
I think one of the problems with the recent controversy concerning Keswick and Brephos/their parent organisation, CBR-UK is that we are seeing what happens when someone or some people get very passionate about a good cause. What I mean is this, the value and dignity of life in the womb is important. It is something… Continue reading When passions and priorities clash
How do we respond to the riots?
The last few days have seen a wave of violence across the UK. The trigger point was the horrific knife attack in Southport and murder of three little girls. We are seeing this stirred up with stories, rumours and blatant untruths circulated online and not helped by politicians’ comments. Passions are being inflamed. There is… Continue reading How do we respond to the riots?
The New Perspective on Paul and the red herring of ethnicty
During my life time, one of the main, long running disputes in theology and Biblical studies has been around the Doctrine of Justification and what St Paul really taught. It began with the work of EP Sanders on Second Temple, Palestinian Judaism where he argued that the Jews of Jesus and Paul’s day were not… Continue reading The New Perspective on Paul and the red herring of ethnicty
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