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Church and State

What role should the Church play in public life? Some think that the decline of the Church in UK culture means we should keep our opinions to ourselves and allow rival worldviews to run society. But we are convinced that Jesus Christ, and his pattern for life, is not only the right way to live, but the best way to live. The Church should be confident in speaking into matters of policy and law, for the good of all.

Media Appearances

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BBC Radio Sheffield discusses vicar's views about LGBT Lessons for primary school children
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John Parker, vicar and school governor explains what happened at the Mermaids training session
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Peter Sanlon: my decision to leave the Church of England

Articles

  • UK immigration: Are Christians second-class citizens?
    April 19th, 2018
    Roger Kiska comments on the systematic rejection of visa applications for Christians seeking to study in theological institutions or who are seeking refuge from war-torn countries. Commenting on cases handled by the Christian Legal Centre, Kiska says: "Christian ministries providing invaluable outreach to segments of the UK population in need, are being targeted and punished despite their best intentions to follow the letter of the law in relation to issuing visas."
  • Churchianity or Christianity part 6: Retreatism, Pietism, Churchianity, and the recovery of Christianity
    April 3rd, 2018
    Asserting that Christians need to develop a cultural theology grounded in the Bible, Dr. Joseph Boot has addressed what he calls 'Churchianity' in a series of articles for Christian Concern. Here in the final instalment of this series, he draws an important distinction between piety and pietism and warns of the consequences of Christians retreating from public engagement. Boot calls for a recovery of faith and practice that permeates every element of our society.
  • Churchianity or Christianity part 5: The philosophical foundations of Churchianity
    April 3rd, 2018
    Having introduced to us the idea of 'churchianity' as a problematic mindset among many modern evangelicals, Dr. Joseph Boot explores the philosophical foundations behind this phenomenon in this fifth of six articles.

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