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Writing to your MP about Palestine
This is a form letter I wrote for sending to your MP to tell them how you feel about the British government’s support for genocide in Palestine. You can find your MPs details at https://www.theyworkforyou.com. Please feel free to adapt this letter however you’d like. [YOUR NAME] [HOUSE NUMBER AND STREET] [TOWN/CITY] [POSTCODE] [EMAIL] [PHONE][DATE]…
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‘I see bodies flow in the Ganges’
“Modi’s life prior to political power has largely been defined by his membership of a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary”
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An open letter to Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover and Deal
Dear Ms. Elphicke, I was shocked and alarmed to see your recent tweets and accompanying video regarding “illegal entrants” at St. Margaret’s Bay yesterday. I understand that this is a cause célèbre for you as MP of Dover and Deal, perhaps as a result of some voters in the constituency feeling that there may be…
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Churches Together in England: Wrong, homophobic and theologically absurd
Originally posted on Symon Hill: A decision by a major Christian organisation last week marks a major setback in the ongoing struggle for LGBT inclusion in churches in Britain. A body that exists to promote unity between Christians of strongly different views has prevented their duly appointed co-president from taking up her post – because…
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Reflections on Remembrance & Nationalism
Today I went to a Remembrance service at a war memorial followed by one at a church. At both, the national anthem was sung, and other nationalistic sentiments were expressed in word and song. It goes without saying that Remembrance is an incredibly important and significant time for many people and for the society we…
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Democracy stabbed in the back in Syria and once again the USA is holding the knife
Trump cannot allow Rojava’s libertarian-socialist dream to continue and Erdoğan wants the Kurds wiped out. It’s a match made in hell.
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Don’t be fooled by Boris Johnson’s tokenism, this is the most right-wing cabinet in living memory.
Upon becoming Prime Minister on Wednesday, Boris Johnson wasted no time in showing the majority of his predecessor’s cabinet the door. The sheer volume of sackings and resignations has caused no small amount of consternation from within the Conservative Party, with Johnson apparently keen to show that any hopes of an uncharacteristic display of discretion…
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It’s time for Christians to speak out against the Conservative Party, not just Boris Johnson
In an article for the Guardian, the ‘recovering journalist’ and Church of England priest George Pitcher has rightly attacked Boris Johnson, pointing out his many character flaws. Johnson, says Pitcher, is ‘a serial liar, philanderer and shirker’, ‘spendthrift, ‘incompetent beyond belief’, ‘a provocateur of racism and hate crime’. Pitcher is quite obviously right, yet, the…
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Milkshaking Fascists: Why Christians Need to Rethink Violence
Christianity has a long history of often heated discussion around violence, from absolute pacifism to the just war tradition and, indeed, some positions that can only be described as ‘warmongering’. There is, however, one aspect of violence which unites many of these differing factions: physical violence committed by the individual in situations other than self-defence. Who,…
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What is Politics?
There is a sentiment common around election time that if you do not vote, you have no right to criticise. This is an understandable reaction, but whilst it is certainly true that one fairly consistent aspect of living in a ‘liberal democracy’ is a lack of voter turnout, it would be wrong to equate this…
Bread and Rosaries 