Mark Woods

Should the next US president be offensively blunt about Islamism? Republicans think so, Democrats don't
The findings come in a Pew survey that reveals widely differing attitudes towards Islam among Americans.

Guns and church: Why, in spite of everything, they don't mix
Anyone who comments on affairs on the other side of the Atlantic â in either direction â needs to do with considerable humility.

Why we should stop thinking God is on our side
Joshua sees a man standing by him with a drawn sword and doesn't recognise him, so he asks the logical question: are you for us or for our enemies?

Congressman Scott Schwab on son's water slide death: 'He believed in his savior, Jesus'
A US congressman and his wife have thanked well-wishers for their "outpouring of support and compassion" following the death of their young son in an amusement park accident.

Daniel in the lions' den: What we don't tell the children
The story of Daniel in the lions' den is a children's favourite, for obvious reasons. It has fierce, furry animals that are tame enough to stroke, and a happy ending.

Why it's OK to do Church Lite in the summer
People are on holiday. There are mild panics as we realise there's no one to play the piano.

The former Goddard inquiry: Is it time for victims to trust the system again?
The Goddard inquiry into institutional child abuse, as we must get used to not calling it any more, has been beset by problems since it first started.

Duress suspected as Egyptian Christian convert reverts to Islam
Human rights campaigners suspect Hegazy made the statement because he could not face indefinite imprisonment.

Blow to victims as Goddard quits as head of child abuse inquiry
The head of a public inquiry into decades of child sex abuse in Britain resigned on Thursday, the investigation's third leader to quit in the last two years.

Extreme fasting: How trying to do what Jesus did could literally kill you
Ndlovu, 44, died not because he couldn't get enough food to eat but because he believed he was following in the footsteps of Jesus.

World Vision's Gaza manager charged with supporting Hamas militants
Israel has charged a senior World Vision employee with providing support to the Hamas movement, the organisation has announced.

Pope Francis urges 'solidarity' at trouble-hit Olympics as police teargas protesters
Pope Francis has sent a message of encouragement to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, due to open tomorrow night but already dogged by controversy.

Abortion: How it became the issue that will sink Clinton for evangelicals
In Clinton's case, the issue that makes her absolutely unelectable for most evangelicals is that she is pro-choice.

The logic of complementarianism: Don't vote Hillary because she's female
For some people Clinton's candidacy should have been ruled out from the start, for what they claim is a thoroughly biblical reason: she is female.

Why the Russian Orthodox Church has turned on Ukraine's Catholics
In a statement, the ROC condemned the Greek Catholics for comments made by their leader Patriarch Shevchuk regarding the recent procession organised by Ukrainian Orthodox believers loyal to Moscow.

Wayne Grudem says Trump is 'morally good choice' â but is he right?
What's galvanised comment about Grudem's position, however, is his statement that voting for Trump is "a morally good choice" for evangelicals.