Opinion

The Leveson Inquiry and the scarcity of integrity

There’s something bizarrely hypocritical about the government and the media each accusing the other of what they are most guilty of themselves.

Sunday trading and the Olympics

If Cameron is serious about encouraging the family and wanting to uplift the UK as Christian, he should honour the heritage of having a common day of rest

Hope for sale

We look for hope in all kinds of places – even now in supermarkets – but we fail to seek it where it truly can be found

Britain is lagging behind when it comes to overseas aid

Issues of how to help the poorest in our world are matters of life and death for millions, so we have to be clear about what works

The sad Christian and gay bus ad campaigns

Christians need to know their audience

The Government should ditch its plans to redefine marriage

The Government seems hell bent on changing the definition of marriage in spite of questionable support, even within the gay community

The fascination with the Titanic draws its power from the Gospel

It’s ironic that Hollywood seems to know the human heart better than the church does

Religion still matters to kids

You can take children out of the church but you can’t take the God-shaped hole out of a child

The church and media

Wayne Clarke says the church needs to get involved in the creative industries

Assisted Suicide: The law should not be changed

By placing the DPP’s guidance on a statutory footing, the law would be eroded

Have the Advertising Standards Authority heard of Fabrice Muamba?

Secular Britain’s population today still retains a similar residual kind of spiritual belief

George Osborne needs to be tougher on tax avoidance

Mr Osborne has not tackled the root causes of tax evasion and aggressive avoidance

Is there a prophet with courage for the ‘poisoned chalice’ of Canterbury?

My conviction is that God is looking for a prophet to the nation

After Rowan Williams

As happens with Archbishops of Canterbury, the quality of their contribution often only comes to light in hindsight

Equal Civil Marriage: The consultation has been published

Even if more respondents say they oppose the proposals, the Government can still decide to go ahead with their plan

Wales enjoys a wonderful Christian heritage but does it have much of a future?

There is clearly still a lot of work to be done, not least in clearing away the rubble of our religious heritage