Tag: racism

The parameters of antisemitism

In a recent social media conversation about the affect that demonstrations were having on the Jewish community, one person asked me what  considered to be the parameters of antisemitism, in other words, how did I define it? I think the reasoning behind such questions is that the context  of the marches and demonstrations has been… Continue reading The parameters of antisemitism

Antisemitism Myths

Over the past few weeks there has been a substantial increase in the number of reported incidents of antisemitism in the UK.  One of the big challenges with antisemitism is that it tends to get ignored or treated differently to other forms of racism and this is in part, I believe because of the following… Continue reading Antisemitism Myths

Slave Trade whataboutery ethics

As someone with a particular interest in the history of the slave trade and abolition, I  was intrigued by this tweet about a different aspect to the story. We focus primarily on the trans-Atlantic Slave trade which saw black Africans trafficked to the Americas, Caribbean and Britian.  However, there was a history of Europeans being… Continue reading Slave Trade whataboutery ethics

Is Racism a Gospel issue?

This issue became controversial following the death of George Floyd and the resulting #BlackLivesMatter protests.  Quite a few churches sought to take the issue of racism and prejudice seriously  with pastors publicly repenting from sin.  Significant thought leaders such as Tim Keller had been arguing for some time that racism is a gospel issue.  Whilst,… Continue reading Is Racism a Gospel issue?

A Biblical Theology of Race

From one man In Acts 17:26, Paul, speaking to the philosophers of Athens says about God. “From one man[f] he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.” . A Biblical Theology of race must start with the truth that there is… Continue reading A Biblical Theology of Race

Antisemitism, The Guardian, The Spectator and Editorial Standards

Last week, the chairman of the BBC resigned.  The Guardian’s Martin Rowson chose to depict this with a cartoon showing Boris Johnson sat on a pile of money with Richard Sharp walking away holding a box.  Now, there is nothing unusual about those bare details. It’s usual to depict someone leaving their job, especially if… Continue reading Antisemitism, The Guardian, The Spectator and Editorial Standards

On Jews counting -another look at the problem of antisemitism in British politics

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

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?

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