The right of Jewish communities to gather freely, safely, and publicly is not a Jewish issue alone. It is a test of the moral health of any society that claims to value freedom, difference, and human dignity
Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi, Thought for the Day, Radio 4, 15 December
Political opportunists are weaponising “Christ”, cynically blaming the movement of people for socio-economic decay and religious decline. We must reject this brazen populist religious ethno-nationalism before we sleepwalk into a deep societal crisis
Anderson Jeremiah, Bishop of Edmonton, article on the London diocesan website, 12 December
As a new Archbishop of Canterbury takes her place in St Augustine’s Chair, and as a new Pope prepares to address the city and the world from Rome this Christmas Day, perhaps they should consider how to make their message not more relevant to this world but more radical in transcending it. Instead of worrying about “Christian nationalism” they should seek to win the nation for Christ
Leader, The Spectator, 13 December
For all that some waved Union Jacks, there were rather fewer than on the Last Night of the Proms. Jesus got more applause than England did
Nick Spencer, senior fellow at Theos, blog about the “Unite the Kingdom” carol service, 15 December
Whereas once you would have cried out for your God, now you turn on your phone to comfort you
Brigid Delaney, The Guardian, 12 December
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