by Tom Slater, spiked: Islamist terror has returned to Europe. But in truth, it never really went away. On 23 August, the German city of Solingen was the scene of an all too familiar and barbaric crime. Issa Al H, a suspected member of Islamic State, slashed at the necks of people in a crowd, […]| Anglican Mainstream
by Pippa Bailey, New Statesman: There is an ancient tradition in the Anglican Church of nolo episcopari, which roughly translates from the Latin as: “I do not want to be a bishop.” It is an unwritten, and largely unspoken, rule of appointment to high office in the Church of England: if you want to be […]| Anglican Mainstream
by Frank Furedi, spiked: Frank Furedi on why our elites are so hostile towards history. Statues are toppled. Museums are emptied of their artefacts. National heroes are smeared as racists and criminals. From universities to primary schools, from museums to local councils, the institutions trusted with preserving and passing on historical memory are instead waging […]| Anglican Mainstream
THE CHRISTIAN Institute has published its 2024 Annual Review, thanking its growing support base of 62,000 Christians and 5,500 churches across the UK and Republic of Ireland for their financial and prayerful support in one of the charity’s busiest years in over 30 years of ministry. In 2023 alone, the Newcastle-based charity was able to […]| Anglican Mainstream
from CARE: Legalising assisted suicide in the UK would devalue human life and place vulnerable groups at greater risk of abuse, a charity has said. CARE has issued the warning in a week when MPs will get the chance to enter a ballot to introduce a Private Member’s Bill of their choice. This morning, Dame Esther […]| Anglican Mainstream
by Martin Rispin, The New Conservative: Why do Church of England (CofE) churches and their ‘with-it’, ‘down with the kids’ modern clergy employ ambulance-chasing tactics to try and attract those who really have no interest in any brand of organised religion whatsoever? Similarly, what’s behind their apparent ambivalence towards traditional King James Bible and 1662 […]| Anglican Mainstream
Dear Archbishop Justin and Archbishop Stephen, We write as a broad coalition of leaders of networks across different traditions supported by more than 2,000 clergy within the Church of England. We have read the orthodox bishops’ statement published earlier today and wholeheartedly agree and support them in their endeavours to remain faithful to the orthodox […]| Anglican Mainstream
