All Justice articles
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News Analysis
March for Life: Why is Gen Z taking up the pro-life cause?
With a record 250,000 abortions now taking place in England and Wales per year, the pro-life cause appears to be losing ground. But could the next generation of pro life activists succeed where elder generations have failed?
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Opinion
The Grenfell report shames us all. We are blinded to the plight of the poor
Today’s scathing report into the Grenfell Tower fire has blamed “dishonest” companies and failures by successive governments. George Pitcher says Christians can’t only mourn the 72 lost lives. We must also repent of our own blindness to the suffering of the poor, both at Grenfell and in the English Channel
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Opinion
The Paralympics celebrates our God-given equality. But there’s still a long way to go
The treatment of Tanni Grey-Thompson, who was forced to crawl off a train when assistance failed to arrive, is a stark contrast to the spirit of the Paralympics, observes Tim Farron MP. Attitudes must change if disabled people are to experience their God-given right to full equality in our society, he says
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Opinion
Arrested for praying? Justice has finally been done, but the fight isn’t over
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has won £13,000 payout and an apology from police after being arrested for silently praying outside an abortion clinic. It’s good news, but freedom of speech could still be restricted in the UK, warns the Evangelical Alliance’s Danny Webster
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Opinion
Canada wants to criminalise ‘hate speech’. Christians are right to be worried
Lengthy prison sentences could be handed out to people who express contentious opinions. That’s what many in Canada fear, as the Online Harms Bill looks set to become law, reports Michael Coren
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Opinion
Stephen Lawrence deserves justice, and we won’t stop fighting for it
31 years after Stephen Lawrence was brutally murdered, a review has concluded that the four detectives who ran the initial investigation should not face criminal charges. Former Met superintendent Leroy Logan explains why he won’t stop fighting for justice
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Opinion
I’m a pro-life Christian. Who should I vote for?
Tim Lewis looks at what each of the parties believe about abortion, and suggests how Christians can best use their vote
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Opinion
Rishi Sunak wants to show ‘no mercy’. But I think we need more
Rishi Sunak wants mercy for himself, but justice for others. He’s just like the rest of us, observes Natalie Williams
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Interviews
Patrick Regan: ‘I’ve never felt God so close as when I was with a bunch of homeless guys’
The charity founder on mediating between Jamaican gang leaders, facing criticism from fellow Christians, and why the Bible is full of wisdom on mental health
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Real Life
‘I’ll never stop working for peace and justice’
It is 20 years since Rev Inderjit Bhogal OBE launched the first City of Sanctuary in his home town of Sheffield. But the work of welcome, hospitality and reconciliation is more vital now than ever, he says
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Opinion
The mob attack on pro-life students in Manchester was shocking. A line has been crossed
An angry mob hurled abuse at pro-life students in Manchester, yet Christians are arrested for praying silently outside abortion clinics. It’s not OK, says Roger Kiska
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Magazine Features
The 3 sins of social action
Church-based food banks, homeless shelters and warm hubs have all grown at an incredible rate in recent years. But are they really working to reduce poverty?
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Real Life
‘I am a surfer against slavery’
When Matt Rundle joined a church trip to South East Asia, his heart was broken by what he witnessed. Now he’s on a mission to use his passion for surfing to tackle sex exploitation
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Opinion
UCCF - it’s time for me to say sorry
A former team leader at the Christian charity UCCF apologises for her part in developing an “unhealthy” culture that “damaged” employees
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Real Life
‘No one believed a baby found in a ditch could survive’
When baby Miracle was found discarded in a drain in Uganda, local resident Gladys feared the worst. But thanks to the support of neighbours and a local Compassion-run project, a new family is learning to thrive
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Magazine Features
Is free speech under threat?
As a survey suggests a quarter of young people would ban the Bible if it contained hate speech, and Christians are wrongfully arrested while street preaching, Heather Tomlinson investigates: Is our freedom of speech being eroded?
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Magazine Features
A rubbish campaign
Every minute in sub-Saharan Africa, enough plastic waste to cover a football pitch is openly dumped or burned.
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Magazine Features
‘The Bible belt is a death belt’ Why Christians must drop the death penalty
The death penalty would not stand a chance in America, and perhaps the world, if it weren’t for Christians, writes Shane Claiborne
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Opinion
Why Christians should oppose the banning of Muslim prayer in schools
‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ is in court over the decision to ban Muslim pupils from praying during their lunchbreak. Christians should defend the rights of other religions to pray, says Danny Webster
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Opinion
Who will fight for today’s Holy Innocents?
We’re entering the season where the Church remembers the innocent babies murdered by Herod. But where is the outrage for the hundreds of thousands of unborn children killed by abortion every year in the UK today, asks Tim Lewis