Opinion

The arms trade destroys communities. This was my protest

I attended my first 'proper' demonstration on Tuesday this week when I participated in the #Nofaithinwar day at the ExCel Centre in London.

Yes, Jacob Rees-Mogg is a silly little boy. But his views should not be banned in Westminster

If you treat the deliberately and cunningly absurd Jacob Rees-Mogg as a loveable piece of English furniture rather than the typically ambitious politician that he is, then one day you may be shocked to find that, well, he may not be so loveable after all.

Why violence will never be the remedy for our conflict

With the shocking murder of a journalist in India, Bishop Joseph D'Souza explains why, if India's public leaders cave in to the game of identity politics, manipulating people's hurts and emotions, more violence is bound to come. Supremacism â whether based on race, caste or religion â will tear his country apart.

What does the Bible say about the North Korea crisis?

Using the Bible to provide straightforward solutions to complex domestic and foreign political problems is rarely a good idea.

The New Jerusalem: How the Church can build a vision for the common good

I want to offer the image of the new Jerusalem as a model for Christian engagement in the common good of wider society.

Why I call myself a gay celibate Christian â and say 'no' to Nashville

Theology, prophecy and identity: David Bennett explains why he cannot sign the Nashville and Denver statements on gay sexuality

Four questions to ask yourself if you've been posting outrage about Osteen and the Texas floods

The recent outpouring of bile towards Joel Osteen based on his response to the Texas floods, particularly by Christians, is just a little unfair. And unhelpful. So, if you, like me, just reposted stories about how the rich young ruler of bland churchianity failed us all, here are some questions to ask yourself. It's fun. Like a personality test.

Is God angry? If so, why?

The New Testament declares that 'God is love' â and that instinctively sounds rather appealing. The idea of the Lord being angry in some way is something from which we might well instinctively recoil.

What would you do with a Powerball win of $758 million?

Mavis Wanczyck is a lucky woman, judging purely by the laws of chance.

For whom the bell tolls: Why are we so bothered about Big Ben and the rest?

Who'd have thought that in the summer of 2017 once of the biggest news stories in the country would be about that rather old technology of bells?

Marriage is a gift from God: Why Christians must stop getting so hung up on who weds who

People really do want to plight their troth and signify their commitment to one person forever.

Barcelona terror attack: Are we becoming desensitised to barbarity?

Maybe those of us who can only watch on in horror can fall victim to the banality of evil too.

A level results and the subversion of truth â why Christian chaplains are dismayed

In many schools there has developed an overweening culture of micro-management of teaching and learning. Many creative teachers feel increasingly unable to teach in ways that they know to be effective. Chaplains look on, aghast, as politicians and leaders of quangos subvert truth and debase the true values of education.