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2017-11-16T22:09:51+00:00

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I Think God Makes People Gay (Part 2)

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 10:09 pm By Emma Higgs

A few months ago I organised my thoughts on Christianity and homosexuality in a post called I Think God Makes People Gay. Since writing it I have had some more thoughts, so I thought I would write those down too. I have Christian friends who believe that homosexuality is an abomination, detestable to God. I also have Christian friends who actively affirm homosexuality, and believe that the act of discriminating against and excluding LGBTQIAP people is an abomination, detestable to God. I have non-Christian friends who view Christians... Read more

2017-11-16T22:10:20+00:00

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If Britain Was Syria: As Britain is ravaged by a devastating civil war, British people speak out about their experiences

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 10:10 pm By Emma Higgs

“I want everyone in the world to know what is happening in Britain. People are dying, children who have done nothing wrong are being killed. We need help, please don’t ignore us.” Matthew, aged 8 The story of the conflict so far The civil war in Britain has been raging for four years, as Britain’s President and his government fight to maintain control and prevent Westminster from falling into the hands of rebel forces. There has been widespread destruction; more... Read more

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2017-11-16T22:10:53+00:00

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5 Reflections on the Paris Attacks

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 10:10 pm By Emma Higgs

1. When atrocities like this happen so close to home, we sit up and pay attention. The British media has, predictably, been all over the Paris story. I’m sure I’m not the only one to have been really shaken up by it. This is to be expected – France are our geographical neighbours, they are culturally very similar to us and we find it easy to empathise. The horrendous truth is that things like this happen around the world on a... Read more

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2017-11-16T22:11:28+00:00

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Rethinking Christianity: Sin and Salvation (What James Cameron, The European Migrant Crisis And Harry Potter Have Taught Me About God And The Human Condition)

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 10:11 pm By Emma Higgs

‘Sin’ is one of those odd, stuffy-sounding Christian words that nowadays means very little outside of church. Even in church I often feel like it deserves to be tucked away, collecting dust on the shelf next to the 1950s hymn books and Bibles with missing front covers. Despite my aversion to the word itself, the concept of ‘sin’ seems as real and relevant as ever. To me, ‘sin’ describes the dark side of humanity. It is woven into the fabric of our very existence.... Read more

2017-10-19T10:01:26+00:00

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Rethinking Christianity: The Message of Jesus

Last updated on: October 19, 2017 at 10:01 am By Emma Higgs

What if the message of Jesus that is widely understood by Christians is a distorted version of his original message? What if our understanding of Jesus’ message is actually a concoction of selected quotes from Jesus and Paul, Greek philosophy, and a post-enlightenment desire to reduce everything down into a neat, scientific formula? What if in reading the Bible as a scientific text book or instruction manual we have ended up paying more attention to the writings of Paul than to the life... Read more

2017-11-16T22:12:23+00:00

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Rethinking Christianity: Hell (How My Faith Evolved From A Story Of Fear To A Story Of Hope)

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 10:12 pm By Emma Higgs

Growing up in church I knew the Christian message back to front. It was my reality, my Truth, my reason for living. It went like this: God created me in my mother’s womb, and loved me so much that he wanted me to have eternal life with Him in Heaven. Tragically, all of humanity had fallen and was deeply sinful and bad, and God hated sin so much He couldn’t stand to look at me. In His amazing love He sent His only... Read more

2017-11-16T22:13:04+00:00

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Rethinking Christianity: Deconstruction

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 10:13 pm By Emma Higgs

Over the last ten years my Christian faith has undergone a dramatic transformation. The beliefs that were once absolutely fundamental to my understanding of the universe and my own existence have been gradually deconstructed. It has been a confusing, unsettling and sometimes painful process, but I now feel I have in some way emerged from that confusion, and am feeling a sense of clarity, hope and excitement about my faith that I have never felt before. In the early stages... Read more

2017-11-16T22:13:38+00:00

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Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 10:13 pm By Emma Higgs

I am a born worrier. It’s in my nature, it’s how I am programmed. If worrying was a competitive sport I would be a regional champion. Think of any possible misfortune and the chances are I have worried about it at some point. As a teenager I really lacked confidence so I mostly worried about what people thought of me. At uni I worried about being single. Then I got a boyfriend and started worrying about our relationship. Then that... Read more

2017-11-16T22:14:02+00:00

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Moods, Mountains and Muddy Windscreens

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 10:14 pm By Emma Higgs

There is something about human nature that makes us virtually incapable of appreciating what we have. We in 21st Century Britain have better living standards than the vast majority of people on Earth and throughout history. We have more food than we could ever need. We are free to do what we like, go where we like, say what we like. There is no real threat to our lives from war, corruption, famine or natural disasters. Our parents’ and grandparents’ generation fought to the... Read more

2017-11-16T22:14:31+00:00

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Happiness and Fly Swatting

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 10:14 pm By Emma Higgs

There is this idea ingrained deep in the British psyche that feelings and emotions aren’t important. Stiff upper lip, hold it all in, keep calm and carry on. We just don’t have time for all that foolish emotional nonsense. Well whoever came up with that was an idiot. Our emotions are how we experience the world – if we become emotionally detached and unable to feel the right things at the right times (which is what mental illness does) then we are not really... Read more

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