Category: public theology

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Don’t kill your gran!

During Covid, Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, told the nation: “Don’t kill your gran!”. He was encouraging social distancing. The line was disingenuous, because it equated

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Judge not

I reckon the best-known verse in the Bible today is “Judge not”. It’s a nifty, two-word response to almost any moral criticism. Are you meant

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Honour the king!

The last time I checked, “Honour the king” is still in our New Testaments (1 Peter 2:17). The ESV translates “king” as “emperor”, but my

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