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  Weep, weep, weep for the silenced voters whose voices will never be heard

  David Baker | Tue 26 Nov 2019 9:42 GMT

  Do not walk away from those of whom we shall now speak.

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  We must defend free speech – or must we?

  David Baker | Wed 13 Nov 2019 3:51 GMT

  In practice, virtually no-one believes in completely free speech

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  Is the 'transgender bubble' about to burst?

  David Baker | Wed 30 Oct 2019 20:03 GMT

  Are we close to reaching 'peak transgender'? Is the once-seemingly inexorable march of contemporary transgender ideology about to be halted?

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  Farewell to the Frank Sinatra Parliament

  David Baker | Wed 30 Oct 2019 18:42 GMT

  Parliament prorogued, DUP intransigence, Labour infighting, Scottish Nationalist opportunism. Truly, this has been a House of Commons where everyone sought to 'do it their way' and we, the long-suffering British people, have paid the price.

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  All hail the new sexual and gender ideology

  David Baker | Tue 15 Oct 2019 9:20 BST

  While secular society has effectively abolished any concept of 'taking the Lord's name in vain', or blasphemy against God, it has replaced it with a secular equivalent: speaking against the now sacred name of contemporary sexual and gender ideology.

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  Britain's 'favourite hymn'? I'm sorry, it's gibberish

  David Baker | Mon 30 Sep 2019 9:26 BST

  You may have thought Britain was in trouble because of facts such as political deadlock over Brexit or the decline in church attendance.

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  What should bishops say in public?

  David Baker | Wed 18 Sep 2019 21:48 BST

  I struggle to see how, without much mention of the name of Jesus, bishops can say they are "proclaiming the glorious gospel of Christ".

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  Nadia Bolz-Weber's call for Sexual Reformation: do we need to hear it?

  David Baker | Tue 3 Sep 2019 9:57 BST

  The time is ripe for a strong woman with a backstory of personal pain to articulate something new and appealing. But, Scripture tells us to be discerning.

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  After 25 years of Sunday trading, have we caved in to the culture?

  David Baker | Wed 28 Aug 2019 10:38 BST

  Looking back, it is hard to believe the extent since that time to which Christians in general, and church leaders also, have simply rolled over and rolled into line with the prevailing ethic of seven-day trading and activity.

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  Grumpy or Godly? What Christians might learn from mindfulness

  David Baker | Tue 6 Aug 2019 9:51 BST

  Christians should, quite rightly, reject any metaphysical teaching accompanying mindfulness. But learning to step back and view our thoughts, sensations and emotions; well that, it seems to me, is an entirely different matter.

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