Opinion

Whatever our beliefs, Christians must unite to support gay pardons
Whatever our beliefs, Christians must unite to support gay pardons

Steve Chalke launches an Open Letter in support of pardoning the 49,000 men convicted of gross indecency - 'precisely because we follow the liberating example of Jesus'.

Reasoning together: How Jews, Christians and Muslims can learn from each other\'s scriptures
Reasoning together: How Jews, Christians and Muslims can learn from each other's scriptures

Small group discussions using passages from the scriptures of different faiths can be very productive, Mark Woods finds.

The Digest: The week in five key stories
The Digest: The week in five key stories

The highs and lows of the week on Christian Today.

Yoga: spiritually dangerous or just a good workout?
Yoga: spiritually dangerous or just a good workout?

A church made headlines because it evicted a yoga class. Mark Woods offers his thoughts.

Things I\'ve learned about marriage
Things I've learned about marriage

Marriage is hard, but it should be celebrated by us all.

Not spanking your children is a failure of fatherhood
Not spanking your children is a failure of fatherhood

Disciplining children physically is biblical and sometimes necessary.

Obama, the Crusades and the Inquisition: why the President\'s right and his critics are wrong
Obama, the Crusades and the Inquisition: why the President's right and his critics are wrong

President Obama got into hot water when he compared Christian violence with Muslim.

Letter to Stephen Fry: You\'ve created a Straw God
Letter to Stephen Fry: You've created a Straw God

David Robertson poses an apologetic response to Stephen Fry's outburst about God.

Reflection: The world needs a doctor
Reflection: The world needs a doctor

Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? David Baker reminds us that Jesus came for sinners.

Inertia gets us nowhere. It\'s time for action on ISIS
Inertia gets us nowhere. It's time for action on ISIS

Don't tune out to the horror of what is happening, writes Heather Tomlinson.

The Digest: The week in 5 key stories
The Digest: The week in 5 key stories

The tragedies and triumphs in Christian Today this week.

The unkindest cut: what makes meat halal, and why it matters
The unkindest cut: what makes meat halal, and why it matters

A scandal at a halal abattoir has focused attention on religious slaughter.

Russell Brand says Stephen Fry is wrong... But why do we care so much?
Russell Brand says Stephen Fry is wrong... But why do we care so much?

Are we so keen to leap to the defensive because Fry has named a theological elephant in the room? asks Martin Saunders.

Human dignity is like a golden thread running through Scripture
Human dignity is like a golden thread running through Scripture

We remember the past in order to learn lessons from it, writes Nola Leach.

Mark Woods: Stephen Fry, eye-worms and bone cancer - how Christians can still believe in the goodness of God
Mark Woods: Stephen Fry, eye-worms and bone cancer - how Christians can still believe in the goodness of God

In the face of human suffering, does it make sense to believe God is love?

Stephen Fry says God is \'capricious, mean-minded, stupid\', but let\'s not get angry.
Stephen Fry says God is 'capricious, mean-minded, stupid', but let's not get angry.

Stephen Fry said God was 'evil, capricious and monstrous' in an interview this week. Krish Kandiah responds.