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  • December 20, 2012
    Disability, abortion and UKIP

    What must life be like for UKIP's press officers? Just as the party’s support is rising, their candidates keep expressing views that are even farther to the right than UKIP’s official policies. Last month, UKIP’s culture spokesperson described adoption by same-sex couples as “child abuse”. Now one of their local government candidates in Kent has suggested that disabled children should face compulsory abortion.

  • November 7, 2012
    Ballot initiatives in US states: an issues guide

    There is a whole raft of initiatives and referendums on state ballots. We offer a summary here, with comments where appropriate on issues of social justice relating to these proposals.

  • October 13, 2012
    US 'New Evangelicals' reject Religious Right presidential agenda

    The New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good in the USA is supporting a concerted response to manipulative New Right politics.

  • July 6, 2010
    Labour leadership candidates compete for Christian support

    All five candidates for the Labour leadership have placed a strong emphasis on “values” while pitching for Christian support at a hustings run by the Christian Socialist Movement.

  • June 10, 2010
    Begetting a row about Jesus and politics
  • June 10, 2010
    'Ultrasound Jesus' ad campaign gives new life to an old row

    A church advertising campaign for Christmas, which depicts the baby Jesus in his mother Mary's womb, has been defended by its creators against charges of naivete and political meddling.

  • May 6, 2010
    Why I'm not voting for the Christian Party

    For the first time in a British general election, significant numbers of voters will today have the opportunity to support candidates from parties described specifically as “Christian”. Symon Hill hopes that very few of them will choose to do so.

  • May 5, 2010
    Religion and the general election

    The role of religion in the general election is far from straightforward. Politicians and the media need to recognise the diversity of religious engagement with politics on a much wider range of issues than they sometimes seem to notice.

  • April 27, 2010
    Leading Christian politicians criticise Westminster Declaration

    The Westminster Declaration, a statement drawn up by conservative Christian groups ahead of the election, has been criticised by the former chair of Christians in Politics.

  • April 20, 2010
    New database for church's sex positions

    Thought the headline might get your attention.