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The U.S. government is at war with the Catholic Church americamagazine.org/short-take/202…

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Peers last night backed removing women from criminal abortion law, so they would no longer face charges or prison for ending a pregnancy. Anglican clerics turned out in force to oppose this (eleven). This level of religious intervention in modern lawmaking is not normal.

This is a must listen for all on @synod @churchofengland

However, one might have voted last night on the decriminalisation of abortion or however one might vote on assisted dying - and to be honest, I’m not sure I know how I would…. This level of religious privilege and legislative power is simply wrong. It cannot be justified in a liberal democratic and increasingly secular society. Nor in my opinion, can it be justified theologically by those of us who are Christians ourselves if we pay close attention to Jesus’ teaching on power. #bishopsout @ArchbishopSarah @CottrellStephen @NatSecSoc @Humanists_UK

Churches are closing down across Britain. This is not happening in a vacuum. If you are lamenting the loss of Britain’s churches, the best thing you can do is grab a friend and go to church. My latest for @TheCriticMag: thecritic.co.uk/how-to-save-a-…

🌏 The #EcumenicalPrayerCycle takes us through every region of the world over a year. This week we pray for #Denmark, #FaroeIslands, #Finland, #Greenland, #Iceland, #Norway, #Sweden. 🗓️ 15 - 21 March 2026 🙏 Find the prayer material here: oikoumene.org/resources/pray…

Church of England’s wishy-washydom beats strident alternatives #Echobox=1773663830" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/comment/regist…

So enjoyed reading new history of the theology & RS dept at King's College London, a college first set up in response to the “godless institution of Gower Street” (UCL). I spoke to @LindaWoodhead about the current state of the sector, amid university cuts churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

The malignant mediocrity of managerialism thecritic.co.uk/the-malignant-…

@latsot You can't beat the Brighton Argus for headline writing. It's in a league of its own.

Thanks to those suggesting the King of Denmark 🇩🇰 bears an uncanny resemblance…

A great philosopher of democracy. RIP. washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/…

Another safeguarding complaint involving @ArchbishopSarah has been dismissed, with the tribunal ruling the survivor’s appeal “vexatious”!! Now perhaps that is legally correct. But the pattern is wearyingly familiar: the Church says the survivor was “let down by processes”… and yet somehow the processes fail while the powerful remain untouched. In @churchofengland & @dioceseoflondon safeguarding language is now impeccably polished: The statements are careful. The reviews are thorough. The tribunals are precise. But to the many of us in the church and those in the outside world it still looks like the same old ecclesiastical reflex: the institution absorbs the criticism and the hierarchy absorbs none of the responsibility. You cannot rebuild trust with survivors while the system still resembles bishops adjudicating the conduct of bishops. It’s pathetically amoral. Or, to put it plainly: If the Church keeps winning the legal case but losing the moral one, eventually people stop believing the verdict. I again call on Sarah Mullally to consider her position. Her moral authority is very low indeed. premierchristian.news/en/news/articl…

Scotland’s religious traditions have been swept away: now, secular intolerance rules. John MacLeod on the strange death of Christian Scotland thecritic.co.uk/the-strange-de…

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