When is it NOT a “Christian Voice”?
Answer: When it's simply legalism. The Daily Mail (not that we want to hold them up as the bastion of consistently objective, unsensational reporting) has a stunning article today on a truth that many in UK evangelicalism have known for a while, Stephen Green [wiki] of “Christian Voice” is a bit of a nasty man. [...]
View Post christian voice, daily mail, domestic violence, ephesians, gospel, grace, husbands, hypocrisy, law, legalism, marriage, stephen green, wivesIs 2011 going to be the Arab World’s 1989?
It's starting to look that way… Egypt anti-government protesters defy curfew [BBC] 28 January 2011 Last updated at 20:58 GMT
View Post arab world, BBC, civil unrest, egypt, revolution, tunisiaYeoman Warder Tour of the Tower of London
I'm surprised that this hasn't got massively viral yet. Last December a tourist at the Tower of London captured the whole of their tour given by a Yeoman Warder (more commonly known as a “Beefeater”) on video and uploaded it to Youtube. And it's brilliant. Here it is in all its glory.
View Post Beefeater, British Army, military, tour, tower of london, video, yeoman warder, youtubeBREAKING: Global South Editorial on the Primates’ Conference
Just out now. Here's the full text: 21st January 2011 There have been various interests and concerns expressed about the absence of some Global South Primates at the forthcoming Dublin Primates’ Meeting. Where these Primates are concerned, arriving at such decision was not a sudden or knee-jerk reaction. Both before, and more so after, The Episcopal Church [...]
View Post Anglican Communion, global south, primates' meetingMohler - What About the Twins
Nail. Head. Hit.: In recent days, two horrifying accounts of abortion have gripped the human conscience. From Australia news came of a couple who had aborted twin boys, just because they wanted a baby girl. Having three sons already, the couple aborted the twins because they want a daughter after the death of a previous [...]
View Post abortion, Al Mohler, sex-selection, twinsThe Loss of the Gospel in Public “Evangelicalism”
Two scathing posts I've read in the past 24 hours on how much of what calls itself (or used to call itself) “evangelical” has moved so far from its original moorings – humble acknowledgment of and repentance for sin and then saving faith in Christ. First, from Carl Trueman at Reformation21, “Profumo, Haggard and Real [...]
View Post Brian Mcclaren, carl trueman, evangelical, frank turk, marshmallow, ted haggardFull Judgement of B&B Case Now Available
h/t to Thinking Anglicans. Here's the pdf and here are what I think are the key excerpts: 8. In our parliamentary democracy it is for parliament to frame laws which reflect these changes in attitude or which give a lead to such changes. Whatever may have been the position in past centuries it is no [...]
View Post b&b, courts, discrimination, judgementChristian Couple Lose First Round of “B&B” Case
This just in from the Christian Institute The Christian owners of a guesthouse who restrict double rooms to married coupes have been ordered to pay £3,600 in damages to a homosexual couple, but leave to appeal has been granted. Earlier today His Hon. Judge Andrew Rutherford declared it was unlawful for Peter and Hazelmary Bull [...]
View Post christian institute, courts, discrimination, homosexuality, human rights, legalA Bishop of Reading to make the heart sing!
Remember all that fuss in 2003 that served to catalyse much of the still-ongoing fractures in the Anglican Communion? Well hold onto your hats because the new nominee for the same post is nothing like Jeffrey John… He is the Right Reverend Andrew Proud, and is currently the area bishop of Ethiopia and the Horn [...]
View Post Andrew Proud, Anglican, Bishop of Reading, church of england, ethiopia, jeffrey john, reform, sexual ethics