Western silence

Western silence

Why does the West take so little notice of brutal persecution? We suspect the broad reason for the silence is two-fold: (1) Western foreign office departments do not want to anatgonize what they ‘see’ as their Arab/Moslem interlocutors (2) woke theory upholds Islam as...
The Search for the Lilith!

The Search for the Lilith!

Martin Johnson explores the Lilith – and invites some help Mythical or real? The Lilith is a creature found only in Isaiah 34:14. Biblical translators have long made choices that it is either a mythical demonic creature, or alternatively an owl, and if so, usually...
Love – in the Bible

Love – in the Bible

Peter Sammons reflects on the love of God. Part 1 of 2. Unconditional love? Can we really speak about “the unconditional love of God”? Is this idea supported in Scripture, or in the words of Jesus? For some this article (in two parts) will make for uncomfortable...
Love – in the Bible

Love – in the Bible

Peter Sammons reflects on the love of God. Part 2 of 2. Love in the fellowship: a truly New Testament perspective In the first article we noted that the English word love is slippery, with disparate meanings. We explored at some length the reality of agape (love) that...
Mainstream or Progressive?

Mainstream or Progressive?

The morphing of words. Roger Bolton considers.  Mainstream? Last month Christian Comment looked at Financial (banking) industry cancellation of accounts held by customers that banks’ staff do not like. In the UK this has become something of a political scandal. We...
That idea, again

That idea, again

We are not the only ones to ponder – what is the Russian Idea, and where is all this leading? We got there first It is always satisfying when an editor can state ‘we got there first’. Two months ago Christian Comment explored “The Russian Idea” and what it...