Tag: antisemitism

I have to admit to a feeling of elation — okay, Schadenfreude — at the Liberal Democrats’ electoral wipeout on Thursday, as well as at Jo Swinson’s losing her own seat in the Commons. I first came across Jo Swinson before she was elected leader of the Lib Dems — before many people knew who

For me, Brexit is not the biggest issue in this General Election. As tired as I am of hearing about Brexit (aren’t we all?), there are bigger issues at stake than whether, when and how the UK leaves the European Union. An article yesterday in The Times, ‘How race and religion are testing party loyalties,’

As Christians, when we read John’s Gospel, we do come across some passages in which the language about “the Jews” does, and should, make us uncomfortable. And there is no question that the history of European ‘Christendom’ down the centuries is littered with horrific examples of hostility towards, and persecution of, Europe’s Jews. This unsavoury

One of the earliest Christian writings outside of the New Testament is the so-called ‘Letter (or Epistle) of Barnabas.’ Early Christian theologians such as Clement of Alexandria believed it to be written by the Barnabas who accompanied the Apostle Paul in New Testament times (Acts 9:26-27). What does this letter tell us about what the