Religion
Is the C of E about to say sorry for Christianity?
Is the Church of England going to apologise for Christianity? A report by something called the Oversight Group has declared…
Dinosaurs, dogma and the Victorian mind
The ‘monsters’ dug from the cliffs of Lyme Regis did not sit well with the literal reading of Genesis – but many other issues contributed to the famed Victorian crisis of faith
Britain’s Jews aren’t safe
The explosion of hatred and extremism prompted by the October 7 massacre was never going to limit itself to the…
The real problem with ChatGPT is that it can never make a joke
When Andy Stanton commands the AI program to tell him a story about a blue whale with a tiny penis, the result, as it unfolds, drives him a bit insane
Deus ex machina: the dangers of AI godbots
The rise of the godbots
Has the Vatican abandoned beauty?
Has the Vatican abandoned beauty?
The making of Mecca
Later this year, over two million Muslims will travel to Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, for the Hajj, one the five pillars…
The Anglican priests charged with exorcising evil spirits
The Anglican priests charged with exorcising evil spirits
In defence of the Free Church of Scotland
Recent days have shown an upsurge of interest in a small Presbyterian church (the Free Church of Scotland, colloquially referred…
Cardinal Pell’s righteous fury at the Vatican’s theological direction
Cardinal Pell, a former head of Vatican finances, does not criticise Pope Francis directly in the piece he’s written for…
AA only admits the right sort of alcoholics
The support group groupies have issued another ban. They have attempted to slap an exclusion order on another long-standing member,…
The Archbishop of Canterbury has risen to the occasion
Archbishop Justin Welby has done a good job of relating the Queen’s virtues to her Christian faith. This is no…
Salman Rushdie overcame his fear
After Ayatollah Khomeini ordered Muslims to kill him for publishing The Satanic Verses in 1989, Julian Barnes gave Salman Rushdie…
An intense slab of religiosity: Nick Cave's Seven Psalms reviewed
Grade: B There has always been a seriousness and intelligence about Nick Cave quite at odds with that which usually…
Why the Bible still matters
If you look to our schools and universities, you will not see a serious engagement with the Bible as part…
How Putin weaponised the Russian Orthodox church
How Putin weaponised the Russian Orthodox church
Why the destruction of Ukraine’s churches matters
The destruction of Ukraine’s churches
Is the Virgin Mary being sidelined by Rome?
The Catholic church has always venerated Mary (‘Mother of God’) above other saints. But in recent years there has been…
Kirill, the Patriarch in league with Putin
The Patriarch in league with Putin
Dostovesky and Putin’s useful idiots
When I was 17 I heard the name Dostovesky, and was enthralled. Just the name felt so glamorously intellectual, so…
The churches must stay open
Hooray for Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who used the one day of the year when his pronouncements are amplified by the…
Our new era of Jewish-Muslim relations
Reactions to the recent passing of F.W. de Klerk transported me back to my childhood in South Africa. The horror…