Blocking married gay chaplain probably lawful, though pointless

by | Dec 15, 2016

The Church of England did not break the law by blocking a hospital chaplain from a job for being gay and married, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has The Church of England did not break the law by blocking a hospital chaplain from a job for being gay and married,...

Lord Freud, Peter Oborne, and welfare reform

by | Dec 11, 2016

Veteran journalist Peter Oborne rightly has a reputation for integrity and intellectual rigour. Veteran journalist Peter Oborne rightly has a reputation for integrity and intellectual rigour. Whilst not sharing his politics I have great respect for his journalistic...

Work, poverty, and Christianity

by | Dec 7, 2016

“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin” wrote Charles Darwin. (Journal of Researches, 1836.) “If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin”...

Catching the frequencies of the unfamiliar in Advent

by | Nov 29, 2016

 November’s end. The low season of a terrible year. We have seen suffering in Syria that is all but incomprehensible.  November’s end. The low season of a terrible year. We have seen suffering in Syria that is all but incomprehensible. Refugees...