All articles by Jonty Langley – Page 5

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    We need to talk about Congo

    2013-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Several different conflicts, tangled up with the past, mean that the situation in Congo is a complicated one. What should the Church be doing to support this troubled region?

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    Is Sporting Nationalism Dangerous?

    2012-07-17T00:00:00Z

    'We are the people!' goes the classic chant of Glasgow Rangers FC (RIP). And what they mean is 'God's people'. Many Rangers fans don't mean it in this way, but enough do. 'The people' in question are Protestants. God's people. The implication is that the largely Catholic Celtic FC, and ...

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    Budget 2012: A Christian Response

    2012-03-23T00:00:00Z

    I am a winner. Not in terms of the important stuff like being handsome or sporty or dressing well, but in terms of the 2012 Budget. A quick spin on the BBC News Budget Calculator revealed that my wife and I will be about £300 better off thanks to Chancellor ...

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    Guest Blog: Should Christians Support Kony2012?

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    'I hated Joseph Kony before he was cool.' That's the thought I had to keep stifling on Wednesday, like some sort of humanitarian crisis hipster struggling with the fact his favourite band has 'gone mainstream'.Kony is the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a cult/militia that has been responsible ...