Pakistan has begun a diplomatic effort to make it against international law for anyone to criticise a religion. “Pakistan informs UN of initiative to counter defamation of religions,” Express Tribune, November 22, 2018: “Pakistan informed the United Nations (UN) on Thursday of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative for an international campaign against defamation of religions.… Continue reading Outlawing the criticism of religious ideas
My mother left Holland when she was 17 to work in England as an au pair. Two years later she was married and shortly after her 20th birthday she gave birth to a baby boy – me. Four hundred years before Queen Elizabeth 1 was persuaded by one of her advisers that England should use… Continue reading An Unsettled Briton: Confessions of a Second Generation, Christian, Immigrant
Next month the United Nations, that international body long dominated by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, will vote on a measure to make migration a human right. It is sure to pass. It sounds a good thing, until you realise that Islamic strategists have long been following a plan to Islamise the West primarily… Continue reading The Campaign to end Western nation states
It has been reported that the UK Government has refused the asylum request for Asia Bibi and her family. In Pakistan, Asia Bibi was recently acquitted of the charge of blasphemy, but at present she and her family are still in grave danger, as the government of Pakistan have still not permitted her and her… Continue reading Britain just lost the Great War
In these turbulent times, the issue of immigration is never far from the top of the political agenda in many countries. In Thailand, the same holds true. However, unlike many countries who seek to provide humane solutions to the plight of refugees, especially those fleeing persecution and threats to life, Thailand has adopted an approach… Continue reading Thailand’s treatment of its vulnerable foreigners is a stain upon its good character
Let me start with a health warning – understanding our position within Biblical prophecy can be very difficult, not because of the inaccuracy of scripture, but because of the very strong bias that we all have to favour our own prior beliefs and a tendency to only look at the big issues of our particular… Continue reading The Clock is Ticking – where are we in the timeline of Biblical prophecy?
For many the Book of Revelation at the end of the Bible is a mysterious and scary book. It was given so that mankind would know what would happen after Jesus was ascended. Many people believe that it was written about events happening at the time it was written and either addressed issues of persecution… Continue reading Understanding Chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation
Recently, JCM published an article on the subject of violence, in which the teacher, whom I respect, asserted that the Christian approach was never to return violence with violence, for Christ did not in his life, even when he was going to unjustly arrested and convicted. I said to JCM’s Director that I would like… Continue reading Is violence ever justified? A deeper examination of the Biblical position
Apart from its internal fractures and stresses, the Church, or the Christian world, faces two major ideological challenges, Islam and secularism. When seen from a global, rather than a Western perspective, the most potent of these is Islam. To understand why Islam is such a challenge, it must be understood what its enduring core objective… Continue reading Is there a godly strategy for the Church to endure the challenge of Islam?
The church worldwide has two critical issues to deal with at the same time: the challenge of militant Islam and the challenge of secularist atheism. These issues are critical because both militant Islam and secularist atheism are operating in a coordinated attack not only on Christians but also on the Christian contributions to Western culture. … Continue reading Nigeria – The valley of decision for the global Church
