The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Ascension
The letter is from a 2016 claim for asylum here in the UK. The letter denied asylum to the claimant. The Home Office letter to this Iranian Christian disputed the claimant’s assertion that she/he became a convert to Christianity because it was a ‘peaceful’ faith. The Home Office wrote that such an assertion was ‘inconsistent’ […]
The Second Sunday in Lent
Ascension
I recent read the full judgement of a County Court judge for the crime of sexual abuse of children. I skipped some bits relating to the details of the abuse but read the judge’s comments on the victim impact; the gravity of offending; contextual items; the process of sentencing and what is and isn’t considered […]
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Ascension
The ELCE is currently having a global ‘Health and Safety’ audit done. Health and safety is a topic that can generate a range of emotions! It is part and parcel of our world and the organisations in which we’re involved. Inspections, audits, paperwork, policies, checks and rechecks are the scaffolding our society uses to keep […]
The First Sunday in Lent
Ascension
I heard an interesting statistic recently that 25% of the adult population here have a criminal record. I was surprised and so were others … and a bit of research revealed that perhaps the statistic isn’t too far wrong – though with many qualifications! The general view emerged that it was probably lower than 25% […]
The Second Sunday in Lent
Ascension
So the United Kingdom will go to the polls on 23rd June about whether to remain in or leave the European Union and already the sides are forming, the arguments are being heard, and the call to decision making (already billed as the biggest decision ‘in our lifetimes’) has begun. The media will love it […]
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