The unspoken cause of Labour’s anti-Semitism problem
There is another cause of Labour’s anti-Semitism. It is not just that Israel is seen as the last vestige of…
What our Christian culture can learn from Stonehenge
So Stonehenge was built for the communal fun of it. Maybe. Some archaeologists now wonder whether the main point of…
Will Jordan Peterson convert to Catholicism?
I have mixed feelings about Jordan Peterson, whose 12 Rules for Life I have just ploughed through. There is much…
On Valentine’s Day and sexual immorality
The coincidence of Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day seems the right moment to air my dark, wintry perspective on human…
Will white supremacy always haunt America?
I found Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book We Were Eight Years in Power surprisingly engaging. It combines a calm, friendly voice with…
Tim Farron can’t have it both ways on sin
Tim Farron is a conservative evangelical. Such Christians think they are braver than wishy-washy liberals when it comes to sin…
The BBC’s religious programming shake-up could easily make things worse
So the BBC resolves to improve its treatment of religion, to take it more seriously as a major force in…
The new Bishop of London is comically evasive on the issue of gay marriage
A bishop of the Church of England cannot really express his or her view on gay marriage. The secular media…
Tim Farron is wrong about liberalism
Tim Farron is not the ideal person to explain Christianity’s relationship to liberalism. When he resigned as leader of his…
James Bond is a notorious British sex pest
In an article yesterday, Niall Ferguson tried to take a nuanced position on our changing sexual mores. I think he…
Martin Luther’s genius was to teach us that feeble faith is enough
I sometimes identify with something that Evelyn Waugh once said. A friend asked him how come he claimed to be…
Britain is a nation of quiet Christians
The latest survey says that under half of us (42 per cent) identify as Christian, and that just over half…
Why is there so much naked flesh on TV?
The other day I frowned at Love Island. I dislike adding (in my tiny way) to such shows’ publicity, but…
How tolerant should liberals be of Islamic theocracy?
I quite enjoyed James Fergusson’s exploration of British Islam – Al-Britannia, My Country. If it is done intelligently, I approve…
Why snobs love Love Island
A certain sort of person likes to show how relaxed he or she is about sex. The current vehicle for such…
Embracing liberal Christianity can lead the Lib Dems out of irrelevance
In a sense it was the Liberal Democrats who did worst in this odd election. For the point of this…
It is not enough for Muslims to say ‘we condemn terrorism’
It is not enough for Muslims to say ‘We condemn terrorism’. Sure – we believe you. But something more is…
Can a liberal Catholic now save France?
France is a muddled nation, n’est-ce pas? And at the root of the muddle is, guess what, religion. Maybe the muddle…
Corbyn’s views on religion contribute to his lack of popular appeal
This election was won two days before it was announced, on Easter Sunday. Theresa May put out an Easter message…
Christianity is at the heart of Britain’s shared values
Theresa May does a decent job of saying that Christianity is at the heart of our shared values. It’s a…
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