I think we can all agree that life often presents us with challenges but somehow at Christmastime, as loved ones gather together and lights twinkle brightly, the world feels more magical...
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This month the online newspaper the Huffington Post has been running a series of articles on religion. Unlike a number of printed papers I could name, the Huffington Post treats religion seriously...
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It is becoming apparent that far from dwelling at the ‘end of history’, as was naively envisaged at the fall of Communism, we are, in fact, living in perplexing, turbulent and dangerous days. One of the most troubling, if overlooked, features of our times is the appalling extent and depth of the persecution of Christians. Thirty years ago when we Christians talked of martyrs, we used the past tense; not any more.
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The recent Huffington Post survey on religious belief in Britain makes for interesting reading. Now I must admit to being cautious when it comes to public opinion. After all, when Pontius Pilate polled the masses on what he ought to do with Jesus he received the overwhelming verdict: ‘Crucify! Crucify!’
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