by Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali: Quite understandably, a great deal is being said about “opening up the economy”. People are conscious of the damage being done to business, and to their own income and savings. We should be getting back to work gradually but also speedily, with safety but also with effectiveness. The need, however, is […]

by David Byrne, The Imaginative Conservative: The end of history concept—the belief that there will be an endpoint to social, intellectual, and political progress—is a powerful idea that pervades modern-day secular thought. The spread of gay rights, the rise of universal government-run health insurance, and environmental awareness has hubristically led “progressive” secularists to describe a […]

from Coalition for Marriage: The last few weeks have been very positive for the battle against harmful transgender ideology. First, Warwickshire County Council withdrew a primary school Relationships Education programme that promoted transgenderism to 4-year-olds after a threat of legal action. Then the same authority also dropped a “trans toolkit” that said young boys who […]

from Christian Concern: The Christian Legal Centre’s Roger Kiska comments on the case of the Cornerstone Adoption and Fostering Service. […] Cornerstone’s struggles are ‘our’ struggle The truth is that Cornerstone’s history of legal struggles to simply remain faithful to its Christian ethos is emblematic of the struggle of Christians in the public square in […]

by Jen Mills, Metro: Mosques in an east London borough have broadcast the call to prayer publicly for the first time due to the lockdown during Ramadan. Local authority Waltham Forest agreed that nine mosques could perform the Adhaan as mosques are closed and Muslims are unable to pray communally as they would usually at […]

by David W Virtue, Virtueonline: An exclusive interview with Nigerian Archbishop Ben Kwashi. The Rt. Rev. Ben Kwashi is the Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria. He also holds the title of General Secretary of GAFCON — the Global Anglican Future Conference — a title and office he took over in 2019 when he succeeded Archbishop Peter […]

by Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream: Should churches reopen, and what are they for?  The day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a ‘lockdown’ on March 23rd, the Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of England ordered that all churches should immediately close and not be used even for private prayer by clergy. The main reason […]

[…] We cannot take our foot off the pedal right now. The financial impacts of coronavirus are going to be long lasting and, for thousands, this pandemic will be the tipping point into financial crisis. We need to respond now to make sure CAP can be there for them when they call us. Will you […]

by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning, The Federalist: It’s clear people have the capacity to change their behavior in the face of dangerous viruses when the risks are clearly communicated. The entire country has been practicing abstinence for a month. We’ve been abstaining from physical contact, leaving our homes, dining out, and attending school because […]

By Sebastian Shehadi and Miriam Partington, New Statesman: As Covid-19 reminds us of life’s fragility, an increasing number of people are turning to faith and spirituality. orinna Camilleri was five years old when she began attending church in her hometown of Mdina, Malta. She remembers learning to recite prayers word for word from the Bible, […]