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The post-truth society

David Robertson Thu 11 Aug 2022 8:19 BST

If children are growing up in a world without absolute truth, they will find themselves facing a confused reality – indeed they will struggle to distinguish between fantasy and reality.

Too many bishops have failed to challenge prevailing Western thinking on gender, sexuality and the unborn

Martin Davie | Wed 10 Aug 2022 6:46 BST

They have failed to challenge the prevailing autonomy of Western culture but have instead increasingly insisted under the mantras of 'diversity' and inclusivity' that Christians should accept and affirm people's choices about how they want to live their lives
Genocide in Nigeria

John Stonestreet and Glenn Sunshine | Tue 9 Aug 2022 7:39 BST

What has happened to Nigerian Christians meets the established international standards for genocide.
Prophecy in a time of climate crisis

Martyn Whittock | Tue 9 Aug 2022 7:38 BST

Christians are called to prophetically speak out against the practices and interests that threaten the future of God's creation on Planet Earth.
Lambeth 2022 and a hurtful snub

Susie Leafe | Mon 8 Aug 2022 9:22 BST

It seems that in order to maintain the narrative that the Anglican Communion is "God's Church for God's World - walking, listening and witnessing together", the Archbishop of Canterbury is prepared to ignore those who disagree.
Lambeth 2022: the end of the Anglican Communion?

David Baker | Mon 8 Aug 2022 8:05 BST

Unity based on fudge and evasion is no unity at all.
Where the thought of a church in decline is inconceivable

Susie Leafe | Sun 7 Aug 2022 8:14 BST

If the Anglican Communion learns to listen to bishops like the Rt Rev Elias Chakupewa, there may be hope for the future.
What Isaiah teaches us about God's forgiveness and generosity

Irene Lancaster | Fri 5 Aug 2022 11:47 BST

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the wonderful message of hope for the displaced and the unfortunate, the downtrodden and the sinner from Isaiah 55:6-56:8.
Lambeth 2022: Two petitions, two very different positions on LGBT

Julian Mann | Fri 5 Aug 2022 10:30 BST

A statement from Anglican bishops at Lambeth 2022 affirming the "holiness" of LGBT+ love "in committed relationships" is gathering signatures but the published list only serves to show just how marginal the Western revisionist agenda is in the Anglican Communion.
Will a lunchtime of letters at Lambeth save the Anglican Communion?

Susie Leafe | Tue 2 Aug 2022 15:58 BST

In a last ditch attempt to reduce the tensions in the Anglican Communion the Archbishop of Canterbury has written to all the bishops.
The challenge to the Church to reach more young men

Ben Kruzins | Fri 29 Jul 2022 11:08 BST

Young men are feeling alienated by today's culture but the Church can provide the answer.
Expansions on euthanasia should be sounding alarm bells for us all

Avi Shafran | Thu 28 Jul 2022 10:45 BST

'In our utilitarian and utopian zeal, the right to die today may become the duty to die tomorrow,' warns Toronto physician Mark D'Souza.
What now for orthodox Anglican bishops at the Lambeth Conference?

Julian Mann | Wed 27 Jul 2022 12:12 BST

The orthodox archbishops and bishops of the Anglican churches in Nigeria, Uganda and Rwanda are boycotting Lambeth 2022 because they are not prepared to compromise on marriage and sexuality. Given the politicking over the Call on Human Dignity, their stand has very arguably been vindicated.