As I write, I am still moved and troubled by a TV documentary shown recently. Jihadi Brides sought to understand the thinking of the young women who have left their families to join Islamic State in Syria, having been radicalised through online grooming. Aqsa’s story was particularly poignant, being brought to life by an actress …
Religious Freedom Recent OFSTED inspections of faith schools have angered and distressed Christian and Jewish families through their aggressive questioning of young children on sexual matters. A high performing school in Sunderland has been placed in special measures for its failure to teach on homosexuality, and a Christian school in Reading has been condemned for …
Dear Agent M, I realise it seems a bit ’know all’ of me to kick off my letter to you in this way. Cutting to the chase too soon. Spoilers. All that sort of stuff. But then I am in a state of mild ecstasy at having cracked the code and worked out your true …
Here it is then, Election Day, the 2nd of May 2013! A day when hopes will be either realised or consigned to the ash-heap of failure and disappointment. Here in the United Kingdom, or parts of it at least, there are elections to the County Councils. It will be interesting to see how many people …
The Daily Mail is one of the UK’s national newspapers, and is a very popular and widely read paper. In their edition dated Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 there was an article concerning the UK goverment’s intention to put a copy of the Bible into schools here in England. The headline read for this piece read …