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Category Archives: Society
Why do we make each other so ill by polluting the air?
How we learned to accept poor air quality Continue reading
Fake news, democracy and the real world
How fake news undermines democracy and the common good Continue reading
Would you fancy crossing the Channel in one of those boats?
Moral values and our attitudes to migrants Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Ethics, God, Society, Theology
Tagged Bishop of Dover, bitterness, hatred, Immigration, media, Migrants, poverty, secularism, Trevor Willmott
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The meaning of the Magnificat
The Magnificat as Luke’s Christian programme Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Economics, Ethics, God, Politics, Society, Theology
Tagged childbirth, equality, gospel, Human rights, Luke, Magnificat, Mary, poverty, power, sanctity of life, status, wealth
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70 years on, do we still believe in human rights?
On what we mean by human rights Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Politics, Society
Tagged Human rights, moral philosophy, morality, rights, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Rees-Mogg, Habakkuk and their values
Britain has been the laughing-stock of Europe for a couple of years, but I write this at a time when it seems in complete disarray, with government ministers campaigning like fury against each other. The presenting issue is Brexit, but … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Economics, Ethics, Politics, Society
Tagged Chaldean raiders, Habakkuk, individualism, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Judea, William Rees-Mogg
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Raising the retirement age is completely unnecessary
Today is the day the state pension age for women rises to 65, the same as for men. From now on the Government intends to raise the age for both men and women together: to 66 in 2020, 67 in … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Ethics, Politics, Society, Theology
Tagged economics, pension, Retirement, retirement age, wealth, work
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Poems for justice (3)
This is the third of three posts about the ancient Hebrew prophet Micah, based on sermons I preached at St Brides Liverpool. This one is about what we mean by peace. It focuses on Micah’s vision of everyone sitting under … Continue reading
The meaning of life in East and West
Harvard Professor Michael Puett’s lecture last night was as challenging as it was entertaining. The title was ‘Chinese Philosophy and the Meaning of Life’. I had no idea that the strongest values of western culture were about to be turned … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Society
Tagged Chinese philosophy, ethics, individualism, meaning, Michael Puett, ritual
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Climate change: more hubris won’t stop it
John Vaillant’s shocking description of the recent fires in California, hotter than anything seen before, melting everything in urban landscapes, should wake us up to the future awaiting us all if we carry on with our destructive lifestyles. Now, the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Science, Society
Tagged California, Climate change, democracy, environment, fires, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, technology
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