from Christian Concern; The arrest of street preacher Oluwole on Saturday 23rd February outside Southgate Tube station prompted outrage on social media as the video quickly went viral. Watch our video reconstruction of the arrest here. Read how the police were caught out by evidence backing the street preachers account. The arrest has now prompted questions […]

by Martin Davie: What are the Pastoral Principles?  Following on from the House of Bishops’ pastoral guidance on welcoming transgender people we now also have a set of ‘Pastoral Principles for living well together.’ These ‘Pastoral Principles’ have been produced by the Pastoral Advisory Group, which is a group chaired by the Bishop of Newcastle […]

by Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream. The idea of a national church, represented in every settlement, with concern for and influence in politics and culture, theologically and liturgically aligned to the worldview of the bible, apostles and early creeds, clearly ‘reformed’ ie steering clear of contra-biblical accretions of medieval Catholicism, but generous in its distinguishing between […]

In his March letter, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh reflects on the joy of meeting with faithful Anglicans in ‘restricted situations’ at the G19 conference in Dubai recently. In contrast to the blessings of that Gafcon gathering, he considers the confusion and inconsistency surrounding invitations sent to same-sex partnered bishops for Lambeth 2020 and the ‘disinviting’ of their spouses. The […]

by Scott Yenor, Public Discourse: Thanks to the work of sociologist Mark Regnerus, a prominent peer-reviewed journal has retracted a deeply flawed study on how social stigma affects the life expectancy of sexual minorities. This failure of peer review isn’t an isolated case: the more social science research supports the dogmas of identity politics, the […]

by Martin Beckford, Mailonline: Absent fathers have a ‘significant impact’ on the behaviour of young people caught up in crime, drugs and gangs, a shocking report has found. Experts who examined the lives of 60 vulnerable teenagers in South London found that nearly three quarters were not living with their fathers. Four in ten witnessed […]

From BBC Sounds: An edited version of a wide ranging conversation between Andrew Symes from Anglican Mainstream and Kristian Wheeler, who has transitioned from a woman to a man and is Chair of the local Gay Pride. The discussion took place in the studios of Radio Wiltshire in Swindon. Listen here        

Watch:  Dr Mike Davidson of Core Issues Trust and Jayne Ozanne discuss change of sexual orientation on the Nolan Show.   See also: Press outlets should beware the Ozanne Foundation Faith and Sexuality survey, by Carys Moseley, Christian Concern Banning therapy, banning liberty, by David Van Gend, MercatorNet  

by Archbishop Cranmer: The Coptic Archbishop of London, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, has given his support to the ‘Stop Christophobia‘ campaign, the Premier initiative which seeks to draw attention to the 245 million Christians worldwide who face high levels of persecution. The Archbishop says this is an “escalating phenomenon”, and he certainly knows: his website […]

Anglican Mainstream report. Andrew Symes writes: The famous image of Christ, lantern in hand, about to knock on a door overgrown with weeds, with no discernible handle, was painted by William Holman Hunt around 1850. Posters and other copies are to be found all over the world, including a ten foot high version behind the Communion […]