Fulcrum Book Review:‘Simply Jesus’ by Tom Wright by James Mercer Tom Wright’s new book ‘Simply Jesus’ has been referenced in the ongoing Forum conversation ‘Protest@ St Paul’s. Here James Mercer attempts a thumb-nail synopsis of the book, in the hope that that it will encourage us to engage with Tom Wright’s challenging and fantastically exciting … Continue Reading
What would Jesus Occupy? by Canon Dr Angus Ritchie Until this month, the phrase “What Would Jesus Do?” was largely associated with campaigns against pre-marital sex. We have the Occupy LSX Camp to thank for putting this same question at the heart of our national economic debate. From a Christian point of view this is … Continue Reading
Faithfulness Matters Bible Study The Patriarch, his wife, the Pharaoh and the slave by Jody Stowell ‘The Glory of God is a human being fully alive’ IRENAEUS The above quotation from the early church is one of my favourites and it seemed right to use this as the basis from which I wrote a Bible … Continue Reading
Conversations in St Paul’s Churchyard by James Mercer On the first Friday, (which seems along time ago now in the brief history of the protest outside St Paul’s), we walked around the encampment, en route to another destination. We were invited to join a conversation. Wearing clerical collars undoubtedly gave us entrée to the event. … Continue Reading
The Real Battle of St Paul’s Cathedral: The Occupy Movement and Millennial Politics by Luke Bretherton orginally published at christianitycontemporarypolitics.com used with permission. St Paul’s Cross in the church yard of St Paul’s Cathedral is the ancient meeting point where the citizens of London would gather to decide matters of common concern. It was at … Continue Reading
Living in Remembrance by David Runcorn Thoughts on Remembrance Day originally offered at St John’s College Nottingham I will stand at the War Memorial once again. I will repeat the words – ‘We will remember them’. I will wear the poppy – ‘lest we forget.’ But I will be wondering again what the task of … Continue Reading
Why Faithfulness Matters by Jon Kuhrt co-published with the Church of England Newspaper 13th October 2011 by permission I used to be the manager of an emergency hostel for young homeless people in Soho, central London for the charity Centrepoint. Day after day, young people came to us highly damaged by drugs, self-harm, prostitution, violence, … Continue Reading
Public Statement from Global Personals By Jon Kuhrt first published on http://resistanceandrenewal.net/ This week I received two letters from Global Personals lawyers. One invited me to a meeting and the other included the following statement: Global Personals Ltd is a software and services provider. Our business creates the platform upon which thousands of online dating … Continue Reading
The Price of Everything…and the Value of Nothing by Jon Kuhrt first published on http://jonkuhrt.wordpress.com/ Again, thanks to everyone who has got involved with the campaign. If you are new to this please read the Open Letter to Ross Williams, like this on Facebook group and, if possible, make a call to Global Personals on … Continue Reading
Stop poisoning our communities with your marriage break-up adverts – an open letter to Ross Williams, CEO of Global Personals By Jon Kuhrt first published on http://jonkuhrt.wordpress.com/ Dear Ross Williams, You are a successful entrepreneur who has won prestigious awards for developing your company, Global Personals as a leader in on-line dating websites. Most of … Continue Reading