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  • June 4, 2017
    Pacifists cheer Methodist minister ahead of trial for criminal damage

    The Rev Dan Woodhouse has said he was acting on his pacifist principles when he attempted to disarm a warplane bound for Saudi Arabia.

  • January 30, 2017
    Methodist minister and Quaker arrested for trying to disarm warplanes

    Two Christians were arrested at BAE Warton in Lancashire while attempting to disarm warplanes bound for Saudi Arabia. 

  • May 19, 2016
    General accused of 'fantasy' after calling UK policy 'semi-pacifist'

    A retired NATO commander has accused David Cameron of making the UK 'semi-pacifist', sparking derision from pacifist groups. 

  • November 11, 2015
    Being a pacifist on 11 November

    In the last few weeks, I have been accused of cowardice, ingratitude, stupidity, disloyalty, insulting veterans, despising Britain, encoura

  • March 17, 2015
    World War One: The overlooked opposition

    Last year saw a flood of new books on World War 1. When I saw a new one in a bookshop or library, I would pick it up and look up how much space it gave to the issue of opposition to the war.

  • March 2, 2015
    Conscription - in 1916 and today

    Ninety-nine years ago today (2 March 1916), every unmarried man aged between 18 and 41 in England, Scotland and Wales was “deemed to have enlisted” in the armed forces.

  • December 31, 2014
    A powerful call for principled Christian nonviolence

    Back in October 2014, Ekklesia co-spopnsored a major debate on war and peace, provocatively entitled "Who would Jesus shoot?" As a think tank committed to practical and principled nonviolence, we are following up that event in a number of ways - social media discussion, commissioned articles and other material.

  • December 12, 2014
    If you can play football on Christmas Day, why shoot each other on Boxing Day?

    Shortly after Christmas 1914, an order was issued by John French, the general in charge of the British troops on the Western Front. He had heard of the informal truces that had broken out along the front on Christmas Day. He ordered that such events must never be repeated. A year later, ahead of the following Christmas, soldiers were reminded that they would be charged with disobeying orders if there was another truce.

  • December 11, 2014
    Paying taxes to Caesar: Where does our loyalty lie?

    I recently preached at Kensington Unitarian Church, where I was pleased to receive a warm welcome and to engage in some good discussions. Here is the text of my sermon. I explored issues of faith, power and loyalty, looking particularly at Jesus' comments when asked if Jews should pay taxes to the Roman Emperor. I suggested this passage should be read not as a surrender to power but as a challenge to it.

  • November 21, 2014
    Exeter students reject arguments in favour of First World War

    I had the privilege last week of speaking at Exeter University Debating Society, opposing the motion that “This house believes that World War One was a great British victory.” I am pleased to say that those present voted against the motion by seventy votes to forty.