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March 24, 2021
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Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on March 24, 2021
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Can we justify our values?

We all have values. Some things matter to us. We have views about right and wrong. But how do we make sense of our values? Are […]
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March 23, 2021
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Published by joe on March 23, 2021
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Revd Canon Dr Emma Percy: Queer Eye for a Fearful Church

During the long months of lockdown due to the Covid 19 pandemic I was encouraged by my sons to watch Queer Eye on Netflix. I became […]
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March 22, 2021
Published by joe on March 22, 2021
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The Revd Canon John Polkinghorne KCB – a personal appreciation

The name of John Polkinghorne came across my radar first in the early 1970s when as a brilliant theoretical physicist at Cambridge he taught a fellow […]
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March 10, 2021
Person worrying
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on March 10, 2021
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Jesus and worry

As I look back on my life I realise how many times I have worried unnecessarily. If only I had trusted God completely, I would have […]
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February 24, 2021
Henry Major
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on February 24, 2021
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Living in Disapproval and Dogma

Religious discourse contains a persistent tension: between commitment to inherited beliefs and the search for truth. This post compares two debates, a current one and one […]
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February 9, 2021
Jarel Robinson-Brown
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on February 9, 2021
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Does one tweet deserve that much fuss?

Jarel Robinson-Brown was quickly and widely denounced for his now-famous tweet. Since then others have leapt to his defence, arguing that the tweet was correct, or […]
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January 29, 2021
Begging
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on January 29, 2021
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Church or state: who should care for the needy?

Fergus Butler-Gallie has written an an interesting article on the changing relationship between the Church of England and the Conservative Party: The Church of England (CofE) […]
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January 15, 2021
Rioters in the Capitol
Published by Jonathan Clatworthy on January 15, 2021
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The failed coup and the disputed facts

Julian Borger covered the attack on the US Capitol for the Guardian. The Washington gang, he said, had much in common with other angry crowds he […]
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January 8, 2021
man in black suit jacket
Published by Lorraine Cavanagh on January 8, 2021
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Silent Witness

The difficulty lies in knowing what to think, despite all that has been said about how so many of us feel in regard to the events […]
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