Religion
The real reason atheists want to be on Thought for the Day
Oh God. Or maybe not. There’s a letter in the Guardian today from assorted unbelievers asserting their right to a…
Why is Canada letting Isis fighters off lightly?
What is the difference between the SS and Isis? A big one, it seems, in the eyes of Canada, where…
The Catholic right will go to any lengths to discredit the Pope
There comes a point in the tsunami of abuse allegations about the Catholic clergy when you have to say, stop…
Why Britain’s Jews look to France with fear
The Jewish New Year begins on Sunday and to mark the festival of Rosh Hashanah, Emmanuel Macron visited the Grand…
Jordan Peterson is too negative about Western morality
Jonathan Sacks’ radio series Morality in the 21st Century is a useful introduction to the subject, with some good contributions…
Pope Francis has his work cut out to appease the church’s critics
No one on earth could fulfil the expectations that have been invested in the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland.…
The Spectator Podcast: China’s new diplomacy
This week, China agreed to consider a trade deal with Britain post-Brexit, but does a closer relationship with China expose…
Is it wrong to criticise Israel?
The Labour Party’s tangles over anti-Semitism and Zionism raise basic questions about Western values that are routinely ignored. But sometimes…
Is losing your religion really good for wealth?
According to the Times, a new academic study finds that nations become richer when they become more secular. It contests…
An atheist goes on a Christian pilgrimage. What’s the point?
The young writer Guy Stagg threw in his job a few years ago to undertake a pilgrimage to Jerusalem via…
Justin Welby needs to get off the fence
My opinion of Justin Welby has been rising over the last few years. At first he seemed a text-book public…
Jacob Rees-Mogg and the liberal inquisition
Trying to make Christian politicians squirm is a favourite occasional sport among political broadcasters in Westminster. The former Lib Dem…
Will the Church’s division over women clergy re-ignite?
Now that London has a female bishop, you might assume that the whole saga is over: surely the liberals have…
Podcast: Why do we insist on worshipping the NHS?
Nigel Lawson once wrote that ‘the National Health Service is the closest thing the English have to a religion’. It’s…
Martin Luther King’s vision is being betrayed by progressives
Martin Luther King is easily misrepresented in our era of heightened identity politics, and of scepticism towards grand unifying ideals.…
Books Podcast: Waiting for the Last Bus
In this week’s Books Podcast, I’m talking to Richard Holloway about his new book Waiting For The Last Bus. Richard is…
Why can’t we speak plainly about migrant crime?
On Wednesday, two striking events happened in France. The first was that the President of the Republic led the nation’s…
Britain’s flawed definition of extremism is storing up trouble
Is Allah gay? The eventuality – as Jeeves might say – would seem to be a remote one. If such…
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…
Justin Welby’s stance on sharia law is a welcome relief
Justin Welby is right to take a stand against his predecessor, Rowan Williams’ most controversial announcement: that Britain should introduce…
Billy Graham’s legacy of Christian unity
The rapprochement between Catholics and Evangelicals would not have been possible without Billy Graham.
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…
My conversion to Catholicism has warmed me to the CofE
One of the pleasures of being a Catholic convert from Anglicanism is that I feel much warmer towards the Church…
Justin Welby is in a corner over the case of George Bell
It is quite unnecessary and truly sad that the Archbishop of Canterbury has painted himself into a corner over the…
The Church of England’s Bishop Bell battle
The Archbishop of Canterbury has once again been dragged into a battle between traditionalists and modernisers. This time though it’s…
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