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New Atheism, Christianity, and Identity

Posted on January 30, 2015 by artsyhonker

Someone re-tweeted this into my timeline today: “This is a test. If you don’t believe in God, share/comment/like this image. If you do believe in God, pray that not one single person likes or shares this image. Let’s see who … Continue reading →

Posted in Churchy stuff | Tagged Body of Christ, Christianity, identity, It's Up To Us, new atheism, social justice

Yes, I want the Welfare Budget Reduced

Posted on February 25, 2014 by artsyhonker

There has been a bit of a palaver in the church-y corner of the news recently, with articles saying that most Christians, or at least most Anglicans, “think the welfare budget should be reduced”, see the welfare system as being … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, Churchy stuff | Tagged Christianity, It's Up To Us, Linda Woodhead, research, social justice

In which I show up anyway

Posted on November 8, 2013 by artsyhonker

Each winter, I help out at the Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter. This is an ecumenical project, open the five coldest months of the year. Guests (or “clients”) visit different local churches on different nights of the week. They get … Continue reading →

Posted in activism | Tagged Christianity, FCENShelter, It's Up To Us, volunteering

Weekly Letter Project

Posted on April 1, 2013 by artsyhonker

I know, I know, no posts for weeks at a time and then they all come at once. It’s amazing how much I can write when I don’t want to tidy up. I have written before on the problems of … Continue reading →

Posted in activism | Tagged It's Up To Us, Weekly Letter Project

Sing Alleluia, and keep on walking

Posted on April 1, 2013 by artsyhonker

Thanks to @DrBattyTowers for the title of this post. I know she’s used it, too; I just couldn’t think of a better one for what I’m going to say later. Image from Miss Music Nerd. Holy Week has been and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Easter, It's Up To Us, resurrection hope, social justice, sticking my neck out

General advice during General Synod, part II

Posted on November 20, 2012 by artsyhonker

Well, that’s a bit embarrassing. For the measure on women in the episcopate to pass, it needed a 67% majority in all of three houses: bishops, clergy and laity. It got 94% in the House of Bishops (Yes 44; No … Continue reading →

Posted in Churchy stuff | Tagged hardcore Anglicanism, It's Up To Us, ordination of women, sticking my neck out, synod, women in the episcopate

Subversive, wonderful economic activism: Rolling Jubilee

Posted on November 9, 2012 by artsyhonker

I’ve commented a few times on Twitter that we in the West do not have a debt problem so much as a usury problem. I won’t say that charging interest is always evil: in the case of someone starting a … Continue reading →

Posted in activism | Tagged debt, economics, interest, It's Up To Us, Occupy, poverty, Rolling Jubilee, social justice, usury

Let all the world in every corner sing.

Posted on July 13, 2012 by artsyhonker

I had a bit of a rant on Twitter this morning. I was upset by the government’s continued assault on the poor and vulnerable through the dismantling of the welfare state, and I was frustrated with churches for what seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Churchy stuff | Tagged community, hardcore Anglicanism, hymnathon, hymnody, It's Up To Us, narrative, social justice, St Andrew's Leytonstone

It’s Up To Us to Change the Narrative

Posted on February 2, 2012 by artsyhonker

I was thinking the other morning about community size, economies of scale, and our perception of other people as human beings worthy of care and respect. In larger communities, where everyone doesn’t know everyone else, the media have quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged It's Up To Us, narratives, social justice, sticking my neck out

Alive and well.

Posted on August 9, 2011 by artsyhonker

I’m not in London at the moment, and where I am is perfectly safe. St Andrew’s Leytonstone will be open tomorrow from 11am to 3pm for prayer and for discussing concerns and responses to the London riots. I might do … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged It's Up To Us, london riots, St Andrew's Leytonstone

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