Columns
Why the Church of England's 2017 vote on banning conversion therapy was a mistake
Members of the Church of England should not appeal to the 2017 vote in any way and should in fact vote to overturn it.
Healing the body, mending divides: how medical care is building unity in Israel
If unity can spring forth in Nazareth, a place marked by division and history, then surely it can take root in the towns, churches, and neighbourhoods of Britain as well.
More than a million children have been referred for NHS mental health support - the Church has to be part of the solution
The mental health crisis facing children cannot be solved by healthcare alone.
Why do American dollar bills say 'In God We Trust'?
The phrase “In God We Trust” appears on American money. This year, as Americans celebrate 250 years of independence, it is worth reminding ourselves that this is a fairly modern tradition rooted in the American Civil War. This is the story …
When politics disappoints, where do we turn?
The Bible tells us to pray for those in authority. But the Bible never tells us to worship them.
Why C of E bishops won't oppose the Conversion Practices Bill
Orthodox Christians opposed to the Labour Government’s Conversion Practices Bill should expect no support from the 26 Church of England bishops in the House of Lords.
The king and the King and kings
The king may rightly defend the freedom of every faith. The Church, however, cannot treat all faiths as equally true, for Jesus himself did not.
Are witchcraft and paganism a threat to Christianity in modern Britain?
What is emerging across Britain is not a wholesale return to pre-Christian religion. Nor is it evidence that large numbers of people are abandoning Christianity in favour of Wicca or Paganism. The reality is both less dramatic and more revealing.
Today's political class appears to be leaving behind the strict ‘we don’t do God’ ethos of the 2000s
Britain’s long secular moment may be beginning to shift.
Disclosure Day: What does Spielberg’s latest film tell us about the Church?
Disclosure Day asks some of the right questions and hints at all of the wrong answers, writes David Robertson.
A Christian response to the crisis facing young people
The Church has a wonderful message of hope to share with young people increasingly feeling a sense of nihilism and hopelessness at the state of the world, writes Tim Farron.
Is there a two-tier Britain?
When we abandon God and his Word – and base justice on identitarian politics - we end up with the madness we are seeing in the UK today.
The Poet and the Rabbi - a conversation on Browning and Judaism
Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster and the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Rowan Williams, discuss the poetry of Robert Browning.
Sunderland Minster PCC was right to push back over trans toilet sign
The arrogance of left-wing activist clergy in the Church of England is unfortunately on full display in the row over ‘trans inclusive’ toilets at Sunderland Minster.
Britain doesn’t need another national conversation about death, it needs hope
The answer to a lonely, anxious and exhausted nation is not to make death easier. It is to build a society where fewer people feel that death is their best option in the first place.
Every child belongs in a family: why the Church must rethink orphanage support
Residential care can be a vital emergency and transitional resource. The question is whether it becomes a destination rather than a bridge.