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Lessons for American leaders from Britain's declining Christianity

Bill Connor Thu 8 Dec 2022 15:22 GMT

American leaders need to pay attention, as the dynamic is playing out throughout Christianity in the West.

New King, new Christmas speech: Can King Charles emulate Jesus' kingly leadership?

Simon Foulds | Thu 8 Dec 2022 11:10 GMT

The nation King Charles will speak to this Christmas is worlds apart from the one his mother inherited.
Lord Williams and freedom of worship

Irene Lancaster | Wed 7 Dec 2022 13:21 GMT

In his BBC Reith Lecture, Lord Williams goes some way to opening up minds and hearts to living a more proactive definition of religion and worship.
The good news about the census

Tim Farron | Tue 6 Dec 2022 16:18 GMT

Let's be reassured from this outpouring of interest, that people are still fascinated by the role of faith in people's lives and in society more broadly, even where they don't share or understand it.
The Qatar World Cup and Islamisation

Carys Moseley | Tue 6 Dec 2022 15:56 GMT

The world's Christians have a major apologetic opportunity with this World Cup to illustrate the differences between Christianity and Islam on the social level. Let's make sure that we take it.
The choice to the Church: speak up or keep your head down

Gavin Ashenden | Thu 1 Dec 2022 13:26 GMT

Gavin Ashenden on why he has withdrawn his application to be ordained as a priest in the Catholic Church.
How should we read the apparent decline in Christianity?

Lynda Rose | Wed 30 Nov 2022 17:22 GMT

It is a sad fact that in our multicultural, multiethnic society, every major religion represented in the country with the exception of Christianity, has over the last decade reported an increase in religious affiliation.
We need a compassionate response to those genuinely seeking asylum on our shores

Tim Farron | Wed 30 Nov 2022 8:55 GMT

I don't believe in a migration free-for-all. There need to be appropriate controls, but I can't support an asylum policy that is driven by a divisive assumption that refugees are aliens seeking to invade our shores.
After the 2021 census, the Church needs a more positive and dynamic strategy

J John | Wed 30 Nov 2022 8:39 GMT

Amid the gloomy complacency, these census figures should be a bellowing alarm, says J John.
The World Cup and virtue-signalling

David Robertson | Tue 29 Nov 2022 10:01 GMT

Maybe when the World Cup is held in the US, Mexico and Canada in four years' time we should refuse to support it.
No-platformed in Parliament

Lynda Rose | Mon 28 Nov 2022 7:38 GMT

The UK is still nominally a Christian country - our laws and constitution are founded on Christian belief. Yet Christians now are apparently no longer permitted to express the core tenets of their faith.
Engaging Muslims in conversations about faith

Tim Dieppe | Thu 24 Nov 2022 16:12 GMT

Most Muslims will be glad to talk about their faith and will welcome a conversation on the subject.
Vicars versus BAE Systems

Jonathan Herbert | Wed 23 Nov 2022 15:49 GMT

When people protest against weapons manufacturers, it is often due to the direct death and destruction their weapons cause. What is less well known is that the manufacture, testing and use of armaments cause climate change.