I wanted to revisit the issue of antisemitism here in the UK. I wrote a little bit more about this recently in the light of the Stephen Sizer case and this article builds a little on this one which looked at how someone who would not consider themselves, nor be considered by others as hating… Continue reading On Jews counting -another look at the problem of antisemitism in British politics
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Should the church care about social justice?
This is one of those issues that seem to split the evangelical world down the middle. On the one hand, you can find many church websites, supported by blogs and books arguing that we should be passionate about “social justice”. On the other hand, there are plenty of books, blogs and twitter threads arguing that… Continue reading Should the church care about social justice?
But they are not a racist
I want to come back to one of the points I made when looking at the Tribunal ruling on Stephen Sizer. In previous articles I wrote that I thought it was unhelpful for the panel to engage in an attempt to assess whether Sizer was by nature antisemitic. I argued that they would have done… Continue reading But they are not a racist
Reviewing the Stephen Sizer Church Disciplinary Measure Tribunal
Here’s a little further commentary on the Stephen Sizer case with the intent of helping us think about how we best get to the heart of issues. In my initial article, I suggested that those seeking to draw attention to antisemitism with regards to Stephen Sizer seem to have taken a bit of a scatter… Continue reading Reviewing the Stephen Sizer Church Disciplinary Measure Tribunal
Racial Segregation has no place whatsoever in Christ’s Church
One of the most sickening and illuminating sections in Stephen Wolfe’s apology for nationalism was not so much what he said about the nation state but this quote on the church. Indeed, civil fellowship is what makes strong church fellowship possible, because people do not lose their particularity when they pass through the doors of… Continue reading Racial Segregation has no place whatsoever in Christ’s Church
The Case for Christian Nationalism by Stephen Wolfe- a review
I wrote earlier this week about Christian Nationalism and as promised here is a review of the most prominent book making the argument for it. Wolfe’s case can be summarised as follows. Wolfe defines Christian Nationalism as follows: Christian nationalism is nationalism modified by Christianity. My definition of Christian nationalism is a Christianized form… Continue reading The Case for Christian Nationalism by Stephen Wolfe- a review
Christian Nationalism, Thomas Achord and the disturbing tale of an anonymous twitter account
The other day, I introduced the concept of Christian Nationalism and explained why it is such a dangerous idea. I’m currently working on a review of Stephen Wolfe’s book “A defence of Christian Nationalism.” In the process of this, I picked up on some further controversy which further highlights the dangerous and murky waters we… Continue reading Christian Nationalism, Thomas Achord and the disturbing tale of an anonymous twitter account
The evil heresy of “Christian nationalism”
Fortunately this isn’t something that has particularly filtered through into the British Evangelical conscience but because some of my readers are from the USA and also because directly or indirectly, stuff happening there filters through here, I wanted to pick up on a particularly concerning cultural trend in America. Increasingly I’m hearing talk about Christian… Continue reading The evil heresy of “Christian nationalism”
Why getting the full story of divided Sundays matters
I’ve just been to a day conference on racial reconciliation and the church. The main speaker Owen Hylton, gave the example of a Nigerian believer who joins your church. He wants to meet to pray You tell him “There’s the monthly prayer meeting for 1.5 hours in two weeks time.” He says “I was thinking… Continue reading Why getting the full story of divided Sundays matters
Questioning curiosity
Here’s an interesting one. Jemar Tisby wrote: Now, perhaps ironically, that in itself raises a whole load of questions that his approving audience don’t seem to be asking. The first one is this.” How would people have reacted if we replaced the words ‘white’, ‘evangelical’ and questions’ in that sentence?” A second question would be,… Continue reading Questioning curiosity
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