All Justice articles
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Opinion
Apple’s pagan advert is offensive to Christians
Apple’s latest advert sees Mother Nature assessing the tech giant’s green credentials. But Apple would never dare depict Christian faith, says Kate Orson. Why are they willing to dabble with paganism?
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News Analysis
Is it possible to end poverty?
After decades of progress in the fight against extreme poverty, experts are now warning the United Nations will miss its goal of ending poverty by 2030. Tim Wyatt speaks to practitioners and theologians to find out what’s going wrong, and what Jesus meant when he said, “the poor you will always have with you.”
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Opinion
The silence from Christian leaders on Mike Pilavachi is hurting victims
11 days on from the investigation that concluded Mike Pilavachi “used his spiritual authority to control people”, many of his colleagues in ministry have remained silent - or tried to minimise their connection with him. Jane Chevous says the Church must do better
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Opinion
Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech is often misunderstood. He wanted reparations
It’s 60 years since one of the most iconic speeches of all time was delivered. The American elite did everything possible to conceal a key theme within Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ message, says Baptist minister Wale Hudson-Roberts
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Opinion
Sad, but not sorry: 5 lessons to learn from the Brian Houston trial
Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston has been acquitted of concealing the sexual abuse his father committed against a young male in the 1970s. While Houston was found ‘not guilty’ of the charge, he nevertheless has made mistakes which today’s church leaders should learn from, says Justin Humphreys
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Magazine Features
50 years of Greenbelt: Christianity’s most controversial festival
As the unique Christian festival celebrates its 50th birthday, Derek Walker looks back at the event’s most memorable moments
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News Analysis
Why are banks closing the accounts of these Christians?
Financial institutions are guilty of discriminating against Christians. That’s the claim of Richard Fothergill and Mike Davidson, both of whom are prominent Christians who have recently had their bank accounts closed. Are banks trying to force those with unpopular views out of public life? Tim Wyatt investigates
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Opinion
Same-sex spaces aren’t a matter of faith, but safety
The alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in a gender neutral secondary school toilet isn’t surprising, says Caroline Farrow. But it should remind our government why new schools guidance is urgently needed
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Real Life
Leroy Logan: ‘The Lord commissioned me to join the police’
Despite his father being severely beaten by police officers in a racist attack, Leroy Logan persevered with his application to join the Met. His career has seen him valiantly fighting for change – even at significant personal cost. Now a new challenge awaits
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Interviews
Rosemarie Mallett: ‘Jesus calls us to bring about justice. But we can’t do it without him’
The Bishop of Croydon on slavery, racism and the role of repentance
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Opinion
3 biblical principles on freedom of speech
Transgender rights protesters were unsuccessful in their campaign to prevent Kathleen Stock from speaking at the Oxford Union this week. The Bible doesn’t specifically address the topic of freedom of speech, but it does provide Christians with these helpful principles, explains CARE’s Peter Ladd
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Opinion
‘Our first loyalty is to God’s purposes’ Why Quakers are protesting outside courts
The right of juries to exercise their moral common sense is being eroded, says Paul Parker.
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Real Life
I was abused by a deacon in my church. God helped me forgive AND seek justice
Forgiveness was not the end of the story for Cerys Morgan. She explains how God also led her to seek justice in her abuse case
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Reviews
How should Christians respond to the culture wars?
Ben Chang’s new book Christ and the Culture Wars aims to help Christians speak for Jesus in an increasingly divisive world. Heather Tomlinson says that although the ideas aren’t new, they may prove useful for those who are new to the subject of identity politics
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Opinion
Our society wants justice. But God’s justice doesn’t always seem fair
God’s justice isn’t the same as ours, explains George Pitcher
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Magazine Features
30 years on from Stephen Lawrence - Guvna B on racial justice and the Church
On the 30th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence’s murder, award-winning Christian artist Guvna B asks: how much progress has society and the Church made when it comes to racial justice?
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Real Life
I’ve been researching domestic abuse in Black majority churches. Here’s what survivors have told me
Dr Ava Kanyeredzi has co-authored a new study on attitudes toward domestic abuse in Black majority churches. Her research suggests some churches tend to protect the abuser rather than the victim
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Regular Columnists
30 years on from Stephen Lawrence, Black Christians are still living with trauma
I was nine years old when Stephen Lawrence was murdered, 30 years ago this April. It was the early 90s, and far-right extremist groups were making a resurgence in many parts of south-east London, including Eltham, where I lived, and where Stephen was killed. As a West ...
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Opinion
Jesus would fight the criminalisation of LGBT people and so should we
Ugandan MPs have recently passed a bill that could result in life imprisonment, or even the death penalty, for homosexual acts. Here’s why all Christians should fight against it, regardless of their views on same-sex relationships
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Opinion
As a Christian, Kate Forbes’ views on climate are what matters most to my generation
In the race to become Scotland’s new First Minister, research says the candidates shouldn’t be focussing on sex and gender but the future of the planet, says Laura Young