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Category Archives: Church Teaching
Strong educational needs in the USA
According to a recent report from the USA, the American Educational Secretary, Betsy DeVos is considering making a significant investment into Schools should ideally come as welcome news. Although this information is not up to date, one imagines it still … Continue reading
Posted in Church Teaching, Community Safety, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Syria, Yemen
Tagged Betsy DeVos, Guns, Schools
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Remove Tebbit from the Lords & remind Fraser about wider Church History
The daily promotions of the Telegraph newspaper on facebook rarely catch my eye, beyond the noisy nonsense from Boris Johnson. However in the last few days a couple of columns did and so I used my weekly free access to … Continue reading
Religion and Politics continue to challenge one another
One of the elements of last Mondays blog and column in the Argus newspaper was how religion and politics can sometimes come into conflict with one another. This is continuing in the case of the Labour Party and concerns about … Continue reading
Government measured poverty, Antisemitism and Treason
The failure of the Government to protect thousands of vulnerable families on low incomes has finally hit the front pages of the most right wing newspapers in our nation. Even though these journals have set out the information in a … Continue reading
It is time for Parliament to be made accountable
We live in society that feels like a strange mix of strongly defined processes and protocols which can at times prevent ordinary people from making the most of their time or resources and at the other end of the spectrum, … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Church Teaching, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Church of England, Parliament, Peter Bone, Rachel Reeves
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The need for openness amongst church leaders
With all of the excitement from Russia and Wimbledon and questions about how the Government is dealing with Brexit, it is not difficult to miss the fact that the Church of England’s ultimate Governance committee is meeting in York this … Continue reading
Posted in Church Teaching, Journalism
Tagged Alex Strangeways Booth, BBC, General Synod, John Sentamu, Justin Welby
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Tragic events in Jerusalem and Gaza
My own understanding of what is happening right now in Gaza, outside of the media is almost zero. It is clear that whatever led to the deaths and injuries of many people yesterday as they protested about the opening of … Continue reading
“I would rather the people embrace one another than spat in one another’s face”
Yesterday David Attenborough turned 92 and I came across this interview a few days earlier which was published in the Independent in September in which he discussed the decision by the UK to leave the EU. One of his statements … Continue reading
Posted in Church Teaching, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged David Attenborough, Donald Trump, Iran, Paris Agreement
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Alongside Windrush are many other failings
As Amber Rudd and her team are being put through the wringer for their complete failure to deal in an adequate way with the Windrush scandal under her leadership and that of her predecessor, let us not forget that the … Continue reading
Jobs for the boys
Andrew Tyrie was an MP with mixed capabilities. He was first rate at challenging the Government (his own party) when it came to matters of financial credibility and was Chair of the Treasury Select Committee from 2010 to 2017. However … Continue reading
Posted in Church Teaching, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Andrew Tyrie, Sir Peter Bottomley
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