Christians now a minority in England and Wales - The News... By AFP November 30, 2022 LONDON, United Kingdom: Fewer than half of people in England and Wales identify as Christian, according to census data released on Tuesday, underlining a landmark shift towards secularism in multicultural Britain. The findings from the 10-yearly census, carried out in 2021,...
From News Letter... A statement by the UK's main prosecution service that it is "no longer appropriate" to read parts of the Bible aloud in public has been dubbed "ill-judged" and "concerning". Evangelical activist David Smyth and barrister Gavin Millar were reacting to a little-noticed statement from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), made during a recent...
Editor writes... Recently, I found myself discussing the issue of praying to Our Lady on The Conservative Woman blog. I came across them during lockdown when it was one of the few places of refuge online, challenging the whole Covid scam. I still receive their daily news bulletins, so when this one arrived, I couldn't...
From the YouTube Platform... Dr. Taylor Marshall explains the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (that she was freed from original sin at her conception) from the Bible using 4 Scriptural arguments. Editor writes... As with all Feast Day threads, discuss any relevant issues, and share your favourite hymns and prayers. Please, also, remember in your prayers...
Comment: Keith Nester, the above speaker, made me wonder just how many people turn away from the Church due to the obstacles identified in the video. Happily, Mr Nester managed to get help to overcome the difficulties which he encountered, but how many others don't move beyond initial enquiries or experiences, discouraged because of the...
Comment: The constant preaching about so-called social justice in parishes is one of the key reasons why thinking Catholics become more open to recognising the crisis in the Church. Eventually, it dawns on them that they just can't be responsible for every perceived injustice under the sun. The Scottish Government electoral registration forms are dropping on...
First in the Catholic Truth series, Thinking Through Catholic Truth – The Big Questions…Explored, where we discuss "salvation" with a fundamentalist Protestant. Comments invited. Some time later (2022) - apologies, the video of this conversation was removed, a great pity, as it was an excellent conversation.
New video in our series Thinking Through Catholic Truth (updated 18 July, 2018) If you can think of other arguments to convince lapsed and non-Catholics about the divine roots of the Church, please share your thoughts below...
From the website of The Christian Institute... In 1523 London could number its citizens by the thousands, its crimes by the hundreds and its places of worship by the scores. Men and women wandered past the religious institutions which held them in superstition and fear. They had no knowledge of the word of God which was...
Launched to mark the Feast of All Souls Day, 2nd November, this thread is to allow us to share our favourite prayers, novenas and hymns for the benefit of the Holy Souls. Praying for the dead is a tradition firmly rooted in Sacred Scripture: "It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for...
