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The gift of democracy requires self-restraint

Paul Woolley Thu 9 Nov 2023 7:43 GMT

Staging protests to clash with acts of remembrance would be provocative and disrespectful.

Wake up world before Jewish blood is shed in your country

Michael Brown | Wed 8 Nov 2023 12:14 GMT

The irrational hatred of the Jewish people and the demonizing of Israel is reaching proportions so dangerous that if people of conscience do not stand up, speak out, and push back, Jewish blood will start flowing in America, England, and many other countries around the world.
Let's pray for our nation's leaders

Tim Farron | Wed 8 Nov 2023 7:39 GMT

Ceremony and bizarre ritual aside, this is an important moment in the parliamentary calendar to stridently pray for our nation, our government, our parliament, our democracy, our monarch, our leaders.
In the face of endemic loneliness, belonging is the proven antidote

Kat Osborn | Tue 7 Nov 2023 11:01 GMT

With the fast pace of life and ever-increasing demands upon our time, we are becoming more and more prone to superficial and fleeting connections, when what we really need, more than ever, is true belonging.
The West is crumbling under identity politics and woke social justice crusades

Campbell Campbell-Jack | Mon 6 Nov 2023 11:27 GMT

Try to ignore Christianity and we enter a world without restraint where all that counts is power.
Will an unlikely alliance defeat the bishops' same-sex motion?

Julian Mann | Mon 6 Nov 2023 7:37 GMT

The Church of England's bishops are staring defeat in the face at November's General Synod over a holding motion on services of blessing for same-sex couples.
How can we ensure we all weather the storms together?

Matt Jolley | Fri 3 Nov 2023 10:26 GMT

All this bad weather is a chance to care for the people around us, says the LICC's Matt Jolley.
Going, Going, Gone? LGBTQ and young people

Lisa Nolland | Thu 2 Nov 2023 9:03 GMT

This article focuses on the agenda of the LGBTQ and its impact on the next generation. Though many in the Church appear oblivious, those outside its walls see it clearly.
Israel, Palestine and Lebanon: a Middle East conundrum

Phil Ginn | Tue 31 Oct 2023 11:20 GMT

The fuse on the dynamite keg is lit, the question is will it be snuffed out in time to avoid the full measure of the explosive devastation?
Why we can yet believe that we shall overcome

Martin Davie | Sun 29 Oct 2023 9:53 GMT

As Tolkien put it in The Lord of the Rings a day is coming when 'everything sad is going to come untrue.'
What is Bible Sunday?

Neil Rees | Sun 29 Oct 2023 7:13 GMT

Every year at the end of October, Bible Sunday is held in many churches across the world. This is the story...
A question for those who chant 'Palestine must be free'

Michael Brown | Sat 28 Oct 2023 9:43 BST

I have an honest question for all those who chant (or who affirm the words), "Palestine must be free!" Or, more fully, "From the River to the Sea, Palestine must be free!"
'Going, Going, Gone?' The Church of England and LGBTQ part 2: how can we really help?

Lisa Nolland | Fri 27 Oct 2023 7:11 BST

Though few appear aware, there are powerful, orthodox-friendly responses to LGBTQ challenges which give those who identify as such much better help and support than progressives ever could.