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  Israel, Palestine and Lebanon: a Middle East conundrum

  Phil Ginn | Tue 31 Oct 2023 11:20 GMT

  The fuse on the dynamite keg is lit, the question is will it be snuffed out in time to avoid the full measure of the explosive devastation?

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  Why we can yet believe that we shall overcome

  Martin Davie | Sun 29 Oct 2023 9:53 GMT

  As Tolkien put it in The Lord of the Rings a day is coming when 'everything sad is going to come untrue.'

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  What is Bible Sunday?

  Neil Rees | Sun 29 Oct 2023 7:13 GMT

  Every year at the end of October, Bible Sunday is held in many churches across the world. This is the story...

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  A question for those who chant 'Palestine must be free'

  Michael Brown | Sat 28 Oct 2023 9:43 BST

  I have an honest question for all those who chant (or who affirm the words), "Palestine must be free!" Or, more fully, "From the River to the Sea, Palestine must be free!"

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  'Going, Going, Gone?' The Church of England and LGBTQ part 2: how can we really help?

  Lisa Nolland | Fri 27 Oct 2023 7:11 BST

  Though few appear aware, there are powerful, orthodox-friendly responses to LGBTQ challenges which give those who identify as such much better help and support than progressives ever could.

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  Multiculturalism: a dangerous failure

  Campbell Campbell-Jack | Thu 26 Oct 2023 10:28 BST

  It is sensible to be concerned about the impact of bringing into your country a great number of people from unstable countries, many of whom have contempt for our way of life and values and no desire to integrate.

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  Met police seem to be clear on homophobia but not on jihad

  Julian Mann | Wed 25 Oct 2023 11:20 BST

  My dealings with the Metropolitan Police press bureau over the arrest of a Christian street preacher reveal that officers are very clear on what 'homophobia' means, despite their apparent uncertainty about the meaning of 'jihad'.

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  The battle for God's land

  Michael Brown | Tue 24 Oct 2023 10:36 BST

  Commenting on the first verse of Genesis, Rashi (1040-1105), the most prominent Jewish biblical commentator, asked why the Torah did not start in Exodus 12, where the commandments concerning Passover are given. After all, this is the beginning of the legislative portion of the Torah, and the Torah is all about God's instructions to the people of Israel.

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  'Going, Going, Gone?' The Church of England and LGBTQ Part 1

  Lisa Nolland | Mon 23 Oct 2023 11:54 BST

  For some idea of what to expect in the Church of England as it moves towards same-sex blessings, we can look to the Church in Wales.

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  There are lessons for Western democracies and the Church from Australia's contentious Voice referendum

  David Robertson | Mon 23 Oct 2023 11:09 BST

  Although the Voice referendum will hardly register outside Australia, despite all the hyperbole, it was important and there are lessons to be learned for all Western democracies and the Church.

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  The 'other Reformation'

  Martyn Whittock | Sun 22 Oct 2023 9:34 BST

  The Swiss model was radical in its impact but did not fundamentally disturb the economic status quo. However, there were others who felt that the challenge to the Catholic Church was only the start of a much more radical reordering of society. Their version of the Reformation is often forgotten.

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  If the Conservative government's conversion therapy ban criminalises pastors, they deserve to lose office

  Julian Mann | Fri 20 Oct 2023 9:16 BST

  Orthodox Christian pastors are particularly vulnerable from this legislation.