WND.com Giles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: can we talk about the persecution of ... The Guardian In a recent visit to the diocese of Newcastle, the front runner in the Canterbury stakes, John Sentamu, had a go at aggressive atheism seeking to drive Christianity from the public square. This has, of course, become an increasingly familiar theme .. Read more »
Let’s avoid a clash of faith and reason – The Guardian
Telegraph.co.uk Let's avoid a clash of faith and reason The Guardian A flurry of controversial court rulings against Christians , an incendiary poll on religious belief and allegations of secular "totalitarianism" have frayed tempers. Rarely in recent times has the role of religion in British public life been discussed ... Read more »
Christianity: Gay-Bashers, Q’ran-Burners and Breiviks? – Huffington Post
The Guardian Christianity : Gay-Bashers, Q'ran-Burners and Breiviks? Huffington Post My definition of what defines and constitutes a Christian is no doubt not exhaustive or transcendentally accurate, but I figure I have at least as much right to an opinion on the matter as someone who claims to reject Christianity . ... Read more »
Gay-friendly Christianity has become a self-righteous subculture – The Guardian
The Guardian Gay-friendly Christianity has become a self-righteous subculture The Guardian Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian For quite a while now, liberal Christianity has been strongly defined by the gay issue. It is unhelpful to say "let's move on", as if the issue can be magicked away, but there is a need to remember that .. Read more »
US soldiers punished for refusing to attend Christian rock concert – The Guardian
The Guardian US soldiers punished for refusing to attend Christian rock concert The Guardian AP Critics say the concerts represent an 'attempt to establish fundamental Christianity in the military'. Photograph: Craig F Read more »
What’s left of Christian Britain? – The Guardian
Daily Mail What's left of Christian Britain? The Guardian Recent high court rulings have afforded Christianity no special privileges in law. In what senses is England still Christian Read more »
These judges want to destroy our core moral values. We simply can’t let them … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail These judges want to destroy our core moral values. We simply can't let them ... Daily Mail For it effectively holds that traditional Christian beliefs harm children Read more »
The Pakistan killings are not about blasphemy – The Guardian
Oye! Times The Pakistan killings are not about blasphemy The Guardian Bhatti could not renounce it as he was the bravest Christian in Pakistan, who campaigned for equal rights for persecuted minorities with the dignity and physical courage of a modern Martin Luther King. Read more »
Answering ‘no religion’ won’t change government policy – The Guardian
The Guardian Answering 'no religion' won't change government policy The Guardian Humanists worry that people with a 'weak cultural affiliation' to Christianity will skew census data. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian The religion question in the census seems to be getting far more than its fair share of attention. ... Read more »
Foster parent ban: ‘this is a secular state’, say High Court judges – Telegraph.co.uk
The Guardian Foster parent ban: 'this is a secular state', say High Court judges Telegraph.co.uk We sit as secular judges serving a multi-cultural community of many faiths. The laws and usages of the realm do not include Christianity , in whatever form. The aphorism that “ Christianity is part of the common law of England” is mere rhetoric. Read more »
