Are gender terms for God redundant?
the male terms used by God about himself throughout the Bible are there for a purpose.
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Holy-day or Vacation
MPs have this week debated the idea of introducing extra public holidays to mark the religious festivals of other faiths as well as the Christian ones for Christmas, Easter and Whitsun. Over 50,000 people have signed petitions calling for extra days off for Muslim and Hindu celebrations. Despite being the second largest UK religion, Muslims do not get a lawful public holiday on religious occasions such as Eid; nor do Hindus, the third largest religion, have a day off for Diwali. Apparently this idea is very unlikely to succeed as the Government has no plans to create new public holidays,...
Read MoreWhat spiritual activities are you involved in tonight?
Christians in the UK are mostly cautious or even hostile towards Halloween but it has become a significant cultural festival with us spending an estimated £430m on Halloween products this year. Considering that we are a predominantly secular society it is a very strange cultural phenomenon. It usually involves children dressing up in strange costumes – some ghostly, some devilish and some sci-fi – and going knocking on people’s doors with “trick or treat” offers along with themes parties for children and adults. Why do many Christians want to keep their distance from...
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