Category: Religion
Topics relating to religion, faith and morality which may or may not have a current news connection.
Toxic Christianity
Christian Nationalism is Bad Faith. The answer to Toxic Islam is not Toxic Christianity
Is this justice, or more woke “nonsense”?
The Church of England have a dilemma. They are the beneficiaries of money that was made from the transatlantic slave trade. Do they have a duty to use this money for “restorative justice” or should this money be used to help struggling parishes?
The First Female Archbishop Of Canterbury
The Church of England has appointed its first female Archbishop Of Canterbury despite some internal opposition based on passages in the bible, for example “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man”.
How do Intelligent People become Instruments of Evil?
We often associate intelligence with compassion and reason, but the human need to belong to an “in” group can lead to “moral defects” where the influence of power and groupthink leads intelligent people to become evil.
Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out
Is it true that “if you want to get on in this life, there are things you have to ignore”? The film “Small Things Like These” is a powerful examination of the price of staying silent, or the price to pay for speaking truth to power.
The rise of Christian Nationalism
Cover Image – The Guardian Sep 2025 Question to Gemini AI Can you explain the rise of Christian Nationalism and “Ortho bro” influencers on social media? Some thoughts: “Everybody’s looking for something” everybody needs good points of reference, a guide, a guru, a leader they can relate to and a community they can belong to. Despite the rise of secularism and atheism, there is no focal point for this lack of belief. Humanism doesn’t have a charismatic leader with a…
