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Our sin is the colour of our skin
Dedication of the Roma Holocaust Memorial on 24 October 2012 in Berlin. The event was attended by 2000 Roma from across Europe, the German government and Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo…
Faith changes everything – the missing element in climate activism
Photo by Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik The sorrowful facts are all too familiar. Our ecosystems are being destroyed. Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more destructive. Emissions of greenhouse gases…
Religion is a mixed bag – the crucial task is to sort the good from the bad
"In my television debate during the General Election as the Green Party's Work and Pension's spokesperson, Iain Duncan Smith accused me of being a 'bad Christian' for challenging him over…
The strengths of faith-based politics
"The Green Party’s emphasis on social justice is put into action by food banks which are nearly all run by churches, and the most influential report urging action on climate…
Laudato Si, or how we need to learn a thing or two about faith
8th Night of Hannukah. Photo by Scott Ableman, You may be, like me, a person who does not embrace a particular faith, even if you were raised, as I was, nominally Protestant.…
What makes Britain a Christian Country? A Response to David Cameron
David Cameron’s recent speech celebrating the anniversary of the King James Bible in Oxford’s Christ Church Cathedral is extraordinary—politically, historically, and even theologically. Cameron feels Christian values will combat the…