4+ hour, 31+ min ago   (920+ words) In debates about Christian practice and moral teaching, each side invariably claims that the other's approach will lead to fewer people in the pews. Typically, the advocates of a particular change claim that the new proposal will make the Church…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) He's still welcome in church. Daniel Leal / AFP via Getty Images Nonetheless, Robinson is welcome in church this Christmas. Everyone is welcome in church. If your pronouns are we/they; if you have spent time in prison; if your political…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (547+ words) Paganism on the rise in Britain... (Third column, 3rd story, link) Paganism is the obvious religion for post-faith Britain "It is a different kind of religion that seeks neither converts nor members." Credit: Getty Can Trump win the affordability debate? EU…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (945+ words) Jesus Christ was famously not choosy about the company he kept. Despised tax collectors, women of easy virtue, lepers: he would eat and drink and be merry with all of them. Famously, this did not make him popular with the…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (269+ words) Has the church hit peak woke? Credit: Getty The Church of England's first black clergyman, a Rev Bryan Mackey, was ordained in 1794. A contemporary newspaper notice of his being presented to "the valuable Rectory of Coates, Glouce'ter'hire, did not note…...