Diversity is deeper than BAME and LGBT: it is social, political, intellectual and philosophical

Aug 31, 2020 by

by Archbishop Cranmer: Lord Hall, the outgoing Director General of the BBC, has demanded that the Corporation improve the diversity of its staff to better reflect those who pay its TV licence. “You don’t want people who all think alike,”...

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Lockdown and summer recess bring euthanasia threat close

Aug 31, 2020 by

by Carys Moseley, Christian Concern: Increasing threat of euthanasia has been in the news over the summer holidays. This should not surprise us given that hopelessness has set in for many people due to Coronavirus lockdowns across western...

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The fight for the next generation

Aug 31, 2020 by

by James Dobson, Christian Post: The fight for the next generation is the fight for our future. Vladimir Lenin, father of Soviet communism and slayer of millions, once said, “Give me just one generation of youth, and I’ll transform the...

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Why We Are Where We Are

Aug 30, 2020 by

by George Weigel, First Things: By early March 1865, more than a million Americans had killed or wounded one another in civil war; the killing, wounding, and maiming continued for another month or so. Yet amidst that unprecedented...

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Why I won’t worship in a mask

Aug 30, 2020 by

by Tristan Treacy, The Conservative Woman: FOR the last few weeks church-goers have begun to meet again for public worship. I have not joined them. The church I am a member of has implemented all government guidance on meetings lock,...

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Statement from J.K. Rowling regarding the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award

Aug 30, 2020 by

Since I first joined the public debate on gender identity and women’s rights, I’ve been overwhelmed by the thousands of private emails of support I’ve received from people affected by these issues, both within and without the trans...

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Let Liberty University be a lesson in unchecked power

Aug 30, 2020 by

by Karen Swallow Prior, Religion Unplugged: When is a sex scandal not a sex scandal? When the scandal—and the sex—are the result of absolutely unchecked power. This week’s headlines about the resignation of Jerry Falwell, Jr., from his...

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How wokeness conquered the academy

Aug 30, 2020 by

by Joanna Williams, spiked: […]  Not interacting with people outside of our immediate circle is disastrous for the social fabric of society. As the demands of Black Lives Matter protesters or transgender activists show, it...

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Goodthink and crimethink

Aug 30, 2020 by

by Konstantin Kisin, Standpoint Magazine: Linguistic revisionism leads to rapid substitution of meaning: words are deployed as weapons to shut down independent thought. If the purpose of language is to facilitate communication and produce...

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England will miss our Church when it’s gone

Aug 29, 2020 by

by Mary Harrington, UnHerd: The Church of England is on its knees, and not in a good way. Before the pandemic, physical congregations were already sparse, and getting sparser: in 2019, estimates put the average Sunday service attendance...

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