Opinion

Brexit is not a time for the UK to step back from the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief

The UK's international engagement is about to change. The Prime Minister and the government have an important and valuable opportunity to demonstrate that the UK will continue to stand up for and speak out on behalf of people of all faiths and none.

Bishop Graham's sexuality apology: a translation from liberalese

If you have heard or read Bishop Graham Usher's apology, you will be aware it is in liberalese, making it difficult to understand for those not familiar with this strange dialect. I offer here a loose translation.

Why the shock and outrage over the Super Bowl halftime show? The NFL has been doing this for years

Have we forgotten that almost every NFL team has cheerleaders â women dressed in the scantiest outfits, gyrating and shaking to the delight of the fans, especially the male fans?

Why the cancellation of Franklin Graham should concern us all

Now, you may or may not agree with Graham's politics. You may or may not agree with his religious views and the way he puts them across. But that he should be permitted to voice them was once a universally accepted basic right. Not any longer.

God is good for you: how faith and family boost educational achievement

An important new study from the US has shown that family and faith make the biggest difference to a person's success in education.

Dear Bishops, please stop traumatising your clergy

I am a church minister trying to exercise some form of pastoring and teaching among three congregations in the Church of England at a time when some of its leaders â some of our Bishops â seem to spend much of the time undermining each other and long-established church teaching.

It's time to re-humanise politics

Former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron says we don't have to agree with our politicians to care about them or pray for them.

NT Wright on Bible illiteracy and the Greco-Roman-Jewish world that Jesus lived in

"When we fail to care about or recognize the history, literature, and theology of the early Christians, we tend to make them in our own image."

A non-apology to those who disagree with church teaching

Of course, there are people who disagree with church teaching; there always have been. This is no reason for the Archbishops to apologise for church teaching.

The cancellation of Franklin Graham's tour events is a seminal moment for the UK

Future historians will look back and see this incident as an indication of the decline of Western democracy and it's replacement with an authoritarian ideology far removed from the liberal democracy birthed from Christianity.

What Simeon and Anna can teach us about effective witnessing

We might need to clean up our act if we want people to take our testimony seriously.

From prison to employment: how one ministry is helping former inmates make a fresh start

Former inmates trying to rebuild their life after prison can face many obstacles. Adjusting to life outside can be a challenge but finding a job with a criminal record can difficult too. The charity Clean Sheet speaks to Christian Today about how it is working with inmates even before they leave prison to have the best possible chance of finding employment and making that all important fresh start.

The problem with the perception of a 'middle class' Church