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Jonathan Fletcher, once one of the most influential evangelical leaders in England, has been found to have committed a series of indecent assaults on a man over more than twenty years. Fletcher, who is aged 83, had been judged not fit to enter a plea, so faced an ‘examination of facts’ before a jury.

The case was heard Kingston Crown Court, 5 –11 May 2026, and the j...


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An Obadiah Slope column

Not a calf, but maybe a lot of bull: A MAGA pastor explained that this statute is definitely not a Golden calf after he was criticised for dedicating it. Pastor Mark Burns, a board member of Pastors For Trump, is pictured dedicating it.

“At Wednesday’s dedication ceremony,


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What’s a bit of sarcasm between friends? A good atheist friend has sent me this solid sledge of America’s conservative Christians. How much should I say “Ouch?” Let’s find out. The satire comes from “Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian,” and we’ll put her words in Italics.

(The YouTube version is


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The Other Cheek got a good schooling this week when covering the story of author and prominent conference speaker Sam Allberry, a strong advocate for ceilib...


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Charles Brammall

My lovely Filipino mother-in-law, Amy Lily Torrente, is Executive Director of Resources for the Blind, Inc. (RBI) Philippines.

RBI differs from other missions to the sight-compromised in that it is not merely a development organisation focused on disability-inclusive development. Nor does it only work to improve the earthly lives of people...


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