Religion
Religion is on the decline – yet our society is underpinned by faith
For Church of England vicars who worry less about what they will preach on Sunday than whether there will be…
Is Islam really the ‘religion of peace’?
On Sunday, in the hours after the London Bridge attack, Christians celebrated Pentecost – recalling when the Holy Spirit inspired the…
The Christian views of Theresa May and Tim Farron are way below the radar. And that’s how they like it
There’s a mischievous, not to say malicious, Twitter photograph of Theresa May circulating this morning. It shows her sporting shoulder…
Britain’s loss of religious faith: how should we interpret shocking new statistics?
Just 30 per cent of Britons feel that their religion or faith is important to them, according to the 2017 Ipsos MORI survey…
Stephen Fry will be delighted to be accused of blasphemy
Oh God. And I mean it. What was a well meaning Irish citizen doing, bringing a blasphemy complaint against Stephen…
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…
Secularism is part of God’s cunning plan
How should Christians relate to the culture around them? That is the question raised by Rod Dreher’s article in the Spectator…
Are you scared to talk about your faith at work?
Religious believers feel nervous about expressing their faith at work – either by wearing symbols or talking about religion. They’re worried they’ll…
People of faith are being driven from public life
‘They will hate you because of who I am,’ Jesus says in the Gospels. He forgot to add: ‘And the…
The tragedy of Islam’s lost Enlightenment
I am quite used to people smirking into their sleeves when they hear that I’ve just written a book called…
Britain’s morals are regressing. We need a Social Highway Code
Life in Britain has become much cruder, meaner and more spiteful practically everywhere. It can be seen in people’s behaviour…
François Fillon could become the face of France’s Catholic revival
It strikes me that it’s not much fun being a Catholic in France these days. Strolling back to my apartment in…
Islam’s savage war against atheists: listen to Holy Smoke, the Spectator’s new religion podcast
Are former Muslims who ‘come out’ as atheists in Islamic countries becoming the most persecuted minority in the world? And are Western social…
Pride in procreation is dull, pagan stuff. Christians should steer clear of it
Andrea Leadsom presumably considers her aggressive pride in her maternity to be something to do with her Christian faith. To quote…
Atheists are embracing Gods and creationism
Elon Musk, the billionaire inventor and entrepreneur, the twenty-first century’s answer to Howard Hughes, believes we are living in a…
If atheists do have values, what are they?
There’s an interesting article in the Guardian by Julian Baggini. Now that nearly half of Britons say that they have…
The BBC should commission a Christian version of Woman’s Hour
In his new book God is No Thing: Coherent Christianity, Rupert Shortt notes that religion is in some ways taken…
Can Islam move away from theocracy?
Terrorism is a distraction. It’s a distraction from the big question of our day, about Islam and violence. Only a…
How ‘damning’ is the report into the Church of England’s handling of sex abuse?
A ‘damning’ report has been published into the Church of England’s handling of a particular abuse case. Except it’s not…
The Left are making a pact with God over Sunday trading laws
Later today, barring last minute developments, Labour and SNP MPs will temporarily unite with the Conservatives’ religious right to defeat…
Britain is losing its religion, but nobody seems that bothered
This evening, if you have time and are around central London, there is an interesting lecture at the British Academy…
Justin Welby is right to offer only a vague message about refugees
We should be more generous to refugees, said Justin Welby in his New Year message. Is he saying that the government…
Britain needs Christianity – just ask Alan Partridge
Are we really, as David Cameron claimed in his Christmas message, a country shaped by ‘Christian values’? Yesterday’s Evening Standard poll…
Biblical art, like Christianity, is always renewing itself
This sign adorns a local church in Harlesden. I suppose it could be called a Pop Annunciation. Who says religious…
Atheism may be fashionable, but most intelligent people believe in God
Have we ever needed Christianity more than we do today? It’s a rhetorical question, for sure, because the loss of…
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