Buying gifts should be simple, but the weeks leading up to Christmas seem to cause so much stress for many people. Budgets are stretched to breaking point as credit cards are filled up, and the amount of trips to shopping centres and cities that are required is seemingly endless – beginning long before December, and… Continue reading >
Regardless of how anti-religion you may be, you have to admit that it does have some advantages. Christmas, for example. A few days off work for many people across the country to enjoy the company of family and friends you seldom see; to indulge in a festive food and drink feast; to make the most… Continue reading >
It’s no wonder that so many people get fed up with religion. Headline news detailing division within denominations is hardly the sort of thing which would attract non-believers to attend church. Instead, all that such public rows will achieve is cause people outside of the church to become even more turned off than ever –… Continue reading >
It was pleasing to see common sense prevail with the high court verdict in the case of Adrian Smith, who was demoted by his employer for expressing views on gay marriage. In voicing his concerns over the government’s plans to introduce gay marriage, Smith wrote on his Facebook page in 2010: “The Bible is quite… Continue reading >
In consumer Britain, Christmas is the time of year when more money is handed over to retailers than at any other. I was walking past a John Lewis store on Thursday, where the window display comprised entirely of a Christmas theme. On the glass was the phrase: “Everything you need for your home this Christmas”…. Continue reading >
In an age when the justice system often seems to let down victims by handing out lenient sentences for serious crimes, it has been encouraging to see the hard-line approach in many of the punishments given to those involved in last week’s rioting. David Cameron promised that tough measures would be available to the courts… Continue reading >