Opinion

I was born in Sebastopol

Unlike its South Wales counterpart, Sevastopol is fighting for its identity.

Anglican fudge? More like pick'n'mix

Do you like fudge? According to the Archbishop of York, the Church of England has just ordered a truckload of the stuff.

Why the UK media are not that bothered about Syrian Christians

The plight of overseas Christians used to be a major concern for the British electorate.

What price justice? The UK's proposed legal aid cuts

The Government is determined to press ahead with fee cuts for barristers and solicitors

How do we inspire the UK church to engage in religious freedom?

Do we feel equipped and suitably inspired to get involved?

Tony Benn â Lessons for Christians, Politicians and Secular Humanists

Without claiming him as a card carrying Bible-believing Christian, it is nevertheless interesting to see just how much Christianity was a primary influence on Tony Benn's life and politics.

Bob Crow â an old style Union boss

There's not likely to be another quite like Mr Crow

Ukraine's neo-Nazis have no place in the land of my grandfather

America's media and leaders have been widely ignoring the significant far right fascist power grab in Ukraine

International Women's Day 2014: A time for celebration, but also sober reflection

It is sobering to think that so many women, just because of the country they were born into, are coping with conditions we simply can't begin to imagine

Has Steve Chalke fallen for the oldest trick in the Book?

Chalke's views on Scripture are substantially different from those of Jesus himself

We can't stay silent in the face of exploitation and injustice

There is no logic or compassion in tackling the effects of poverty with no recognition of the cause. But that's what some people seem to think we should do.

The Evangelical Alliance's No More Page 3 support is timely

The church is right to be concerned about the sexualisation of women and the scourge of sexual violence

David Yonggi Cho: Money, sex, power and the perils of church leadership

Church leaders are not expected to be perfect â but they are expected to be living in daily repentance and faith.

People in Ukraine have already gone through the 'Orange' revolution. No matter what colour this one is called, it will only be a change of colour unless there is a fundamental change of system and ethos.