by Rob Smith, Christian Legal Centre: This week, in response to an apparent uplift in the number of cases of Coronavirus, the Government announced changes to the rules affecting public gatherings. Fortunately, their impact on places of worship are very minor and have actually improved the situation in other respects. We have yet to see […]

By Phil Ashey, American Anglican Council: During the 5th Century Christianity was wracked by a theological crisis. A monk from Britain named Pelagius was teaching that original sin did not taint human nature and that humans have the free will to achieve human perfection without divine grace. Pelagius reasoned that God could not command believers […]

from Christian Concern: Devon and Cornwall Police have told a Christian pastor that if he offends the LGBT community he could be breaking the law after he posted a comment on a social media thread that welcomed the cancellation of a local gay pride event. Pastor Josh Williamson, 34, of Newquay Baptist Church, was warned […]

From The Christian Institute: As children and young people go back to school, many parents are apprehensive about new laws on the teaching of Relationships and Sex Education. These came into force at the beginning of the month and affect all schools in England: state-funded and fee-paying, primary and secondary. But the law requires schools […]

By Timothy Keller, Gospel in Life The Problem We Face Which justice? There have never been stronger calls for justice than those we are hearing today. But seldom do those issuing the calls acknowledge that currently there are competing visions of justice, often at sharp variance, and that none of them have achieved anything like […]

from Coalition for Marriage: The dust has not yet settled on the tragedy that is the Government’s dreadful no-fault divorce law, but lawyers are already pushing for more. The new law comes into force next year. Just to remind you, spouses will be unable to contest a divorce and the process could be all over in […]

By Jack Hanrahan-Shirley, 3rd Space: (Hat Tip: David Robertson) On the 24th of July the church of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) again rang to the call to Friday prayer (adhan) from its attached minarets following the decision handed down by the Turkish High Court. Their ruling overturned the 1934 decree of the first President of […]

by Carl R Trueman, First Things: The Reformers outlined several marks of the church: the preaching of the Word, the administration of the sacraments, and, at times, godly discipline or biblical worship. Today, they would need to add another: constant apologizing to the world. Whether it is saying sorry to the world for the election […]

from The Christian Institute: An atheist activist has welcomed the Scottish Government’s controversial hate crime Bill as an opportunity to report the Bible and church sermons for so-called hate speech. Ian Stewart, Convener of Atheist Scotland, told The Courier atheists saw “some merit” in the SNP’s Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill “as it […]

by Ann Bradshaw, The Conservative Woman: Writing in the Telegraph in May, Catherine Pepinster reflected on the state of the church in England during Covid. She felt ‘teary’ watching on TV Italian Catholics going to mass, and considered herself starved of comfort and inspiration because she was unable to gather with other churchgoers and worship God.  She […]