Christianity
Why they hated Benedict
He defended tradition against modernity
Will the real historical Jesus please stand up?
You can’t escape Lewis’s trilemma
Candles in the cold
Hopeful thoughts in dark times
The twilight of British Christianity?
In the dimness of the secular gloom, the Christmas message shines brightly
Unlikely auteur of mercy
Dan Hitchens makes the case for film director Shane Meadows as a genius of Christian art
The census is not all bad news for Christians
Churches might have failed but the gospel has not
Mistletoe and whine
What is the real reason for the season?
A toast to C.S. Lewis
A poet of the human soul
Against anti-Christian bias
Christians are being singled out for hostility
What is at stake in the buffer zone debate?
Are we prepared to sacrifice free expression?
Synaesthesia
Robert Thicknesse, Lucy Lethbridge, and Yehuda Shapiro return for a mind bending and spirit expanding episode of Critical Mash
The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo
The French intelligentsia has reneged on promises of fearless free speech and embraced a pervasive culture of censorship
Hatred and mental illness are not mutually exclusive
Violent men being mentally ill need not make broader societal phenomena irrelevant
Sinking giggling into the sea
The Conservatives were very amused with Rishi Sunak’s latest joke, even if no one else was
Hero of the hour
Giles Watling asked the question that was on nobody’s lips, as he rushed to the Prime Minister’s rescue
Prepare for takeoff
Masters of the Air is a visually impressive aerial WW2 adventure with the potential to go far
Why do we mourn the unborn?
Our attitudes towards children in the womb are hopelessly confused
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
Britons need real ownership, not feudal leaseholds
We should shake up an outdated and restrictive system that offers a simulation of property ownership
Where has all the money gone?
Even Booker Prize-winning novelists struggle to make a living from writing
