Opinion

Why having children is a good thing
Why having children is a good thing

Antinatalism is currently a fringe position, but it is worth considering seriously because fringe positions have a nasty habit of sometimes becoming mainstream.

The gift of democracy requires self-restraint
The gift of democracy requires self-restraint

Staging protests to clash with acts of remembrance would be provocative and disrespectful.

Wake up world before Jewish blood is shed in your country
Wake up world before Jewish blood is shed in your country

The irrational hatred of the Jewish people and the demonizing of Israel is reaching proportions so dangerous that if people of conscience do not stand up, speak out, and push back, Jewish blood will start flowing in America, England, and many other countries around the world.

Let's pray for our nation's leaders
Let's pray for our nation's leaders

Ceremony and bizarre ritual aside, this is an important moment in the parliamentary calendar to stridently pray for our nation, our government, our parliament, our democracy, our monarch, our leaders.

In the face of endemic loneliness, belonging is the proven antidote
In the face of endemic loneliness, belonging is the proven antidote

With the fast pace of life and ever-increasing demands upon our time, we are becoming more and more prone to superficial and fleeting connections, when what we really need, more than ever, is true belonging.

The West is crumbling under identity politics and woke social justice crusades
The West is crumbling under identity politics and woke social justice crusades

Try to ignore Christianity and we enter a world without restraint where all that counts is power.

Will an unlikely alliance defeat the bishops' same-sex motion?
Will an unlikely alliance defeat the bishops' same-sex motion?

The Church of England's bishops are staring defeat in the face at November's General Synod over a holding motion on services of blessing for same-sex couples.

What is Bible Sunday?
What is Bible Sunday?

Every year at the end of October, Bible Sunday is held in many churches across the world. This is the story...

How can we ensure we all weather the storms together?
How can we ensure we all weather the storms together?

All this bad weather is a chance to care for the people around us, says the LICC's Matt Jolley.

Going, Going, Gone? LGBTQ and young people
Going, Going, Gone? LGBTQ and young people

This article focuses on the agenda of the LGBTQ and its impact on the next generation. Though many in the Church appear oblivious, those outside its walls see it clearly.

Israel, Palestine and Lebanon: a Middle East conundrum
Israel, Palestine and Lebanon: a Middle East conundrum

The fuse on the dynamite keg is lit, the question is will it be snuffed out in time to avoid the full measure of the explosive devastation?

Why we can yet believe that we shall overcome
Why we can yet believe that we shall overcome

As Tolkien put it in The Lord of the Rings a day is coming when 'everything sad is going to come untrue.'

A question for those who chant 'Palestine must be free'
A question for those who chant 'Palestine must be free'

I have an honest question for all those who chant (or who affirm the words), "Palestine must be free!" Or, more fully, "From the River to the Sea, Palestine must be free!"

'Going, Going, Gone?' The Church of England and LGBTQ part 2: how can we really help?
'Going, Going, Gone?' The Church of England and LGBTQ part 2: how can we really help?

Though few appear aware, there are powerful, orthodox-friendly responses to LGBTQ challenges which give those who identify as such much better help and support than progressives ever could.

Multiculturalism: a dangerous failure
Multiculturalism: a dangerous failure

It is sensible to be concerned about the impact of bringing into your country a great number of people from unstable countries, many of whom have contempt for our way of life and values and no desire to integrate.

Met police seem to be clear on homophobia but not on jihad
Met police seem to be clear on homophobia but not on jihad

My dealings with the Metropolitan Police press bureau over the arrest of a Christian street preacher reveal that officers are very clear on what 'homophobia' means, despite their apparent uncertainty about the meaning of 'jihad'.