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Wendy Francis, ACL National Director Politics, calls time on her paid career

Posted on 17/07/2024 by John Sandeman
Wendy Francis ACL National Director Politics

There have been many, but I can think of some notable examples. There have been many wins, often necessarily kept quiet, but maintaining religious freedom in our nation, I believe, undergirds all other wins. ACL has been, and continues to… Continue Reading →

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Some Christians think God wants them to be in charge: Taking the seven mountain mandate seriously

Posted on 15/07/2024 by John Sandeman

The “Seven Mountains Mandate” is language sometimes used in Pentecostal churches to suggest that Christians should actively seek influence in society. But sometimes true believers in a hard line version of the mandate think that God is calling them to… Continue Reading →

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Labour (with a “u”) promises a tax on school fees

Posted on 26/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Keir Starmer

Britain’s Labour Party is romping home to a massive win next week in its general election, and despite being careful not to be too radical, it has one policy that represents a massive change for independent schools. Labour promises to… Continue Reading →

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Two ways to politic – Michael Jensen on a Biblical recipe for politics

Posted on 11/06/2024 by John Sandeman

Given the noise from the US Presidential campaign, one understandable reaction might be that there’s been too much linking of the Bible with politics – and that maybe it’s time to take a break from linking the two. Politics appears… Continue Reading →

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On Religion: Life Inside The ‘God Made Trump’ Matrix

Posted on 03/02/2024 by John Sandeman
Trump flag Maryland

God endorsed Trump, according to this video that was shared by the man himself. If you can’t bear to watch the video here is the text: On June 14th, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, I… Continue Reading →

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Enough Already With The Pro-Trump Prophecies!

Posted on 18/01/2024 by John Sandeman
Donald Trump in Iowa

Dr Michael Brown, a conservative commentator from the US who is also a Pentecostal pastor, calls out the “prophets” who insisted Donald Trump won the 2020 Presidential election. This writer reported the false prophecies that year. But according to Dr… Continue Reading →

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The New York Times goes searching for Trump’s evangelicals and finds they are different.

Posted on 09/01/2024 by John Sandeman
Donald Trump in Iowa

In a recent piece on The Other Cheek, political scientist Ryan Burge explored why Americans are shedding the “Evangelical” label – in 2008, 33 per cent of Americans surveyed said they were “evangelical” or “born again”; by 2022, those responses… Continue Reading →

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The Voice and Babylon

Posted on 11/11/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope Column A tip of the hat to Jeannine Baird ### Babylon, babble on: When Obadiah reported the comments of apologist Max Jeganathan on “Babylon” at this week’s Freedom For Faith conference, it seemed to Obadiah that he… Continue Reading →

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An amateur at the polling booth

Posted on 07/10/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope Column Obadiah has been hanging around outside a couple of prepoll centres in his “yes” teeshirt, and he has some tales from the hustings to share with you. He’s not staffing his local pre poll which is… Continue Reading →

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Martyn Lloyd-Jones: On keeping politics out of the pulpit (but having a political influence anyway)

Posted on 24/09/2023 by John Sandeman
Martyn Lloyd Jones

Influential UK preacher the late Martyn Lloyd-Jones was interviewed by broadcaster Aneirin Talfan Davies and the subject of politics came up. Davies: Two traits in the evangelical outlook on religion, it seems to me that they tend to lessen the social… Continue Reading →

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