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CANCEL
CULTURE
Is free speech
under threat?
PORN’S DAN
DIRTY WALKER
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05 First Word
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06 Feedback
08 News Analysis
Should church leaders promote the vaccine?
10 News
14 In conversation with…Tim
Hughes
19 Reimagine
Dr Krish Kandiah on welcoming the stranger
20 Culture
Heather Tomlinson looks at the rise of
cancel culture
24 Real Life
How a young Christian businessman
partnered with the NHS to deliver 2 million
PPE gowns
46 26
FEATURES
26 Profile
Dan Walker opens up about his faith
32 12 months that changed the
Church
Tim Wyatt on how coronavirus has
altered every congregation
40 5 Christian martyrs
Catherine Pepinster introduces us to
five heroes of the faith
46 Porn’s dirty secret
Karen Murdarasi lifts the lid on the
increasing darkness in the industry
I’m very wary of anyone who feels like they know exactly
50 When prophets fail what’s coming up in the next five years because across
Dave Roberts looks at why so many
prophets wrongly predicted Trump the board, it’s like a massive reset is taking place.
would win a second term
14 Tim Hughes
54 This Is My Story
Dave Meek was addicted to drugs and
heavily in debt. An encounter with a
Christian charity changed his life 14 20 40
57 Rend Collective’s Chris Llewellyn
59 Ask NT Wright Anything
Does God really suffer with us?
60 Reviews
66 Jeff Lucas
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Feedback
RAVI ZACHARIAS
The news report:
‘Ravi Zacharias
I’LL BRING YOU MORE THAN A SONG investigation
uncovers sexual
misconduct’
Matt Redman’s article was good and (February) shocked me to the core.
thought-provoking, even though the We must pray for comfort and
argument against me-centred worship strength for all those hurting; for
songs has been around for several breakthrough of truth; for
decades. He is 100 per cent right in reconciliation, forgiveness and for
saying we need to worship God for his light on the way forward.
infinite worth, “irrespective of As a recent widow I am acutely
whether or not it enriches our lives”.
aware of the grief and adjustments
Of course we should sing of God’s
majesty and holiness. But we must that follow the death of one’s nearest
never lose sight of the awesome and dearest. So, I pray for the
mystery of the gospel: that this holy Zacharias family, the wider RZIM
I heartily agree with Matt Redman that and majestic God has acted in Jesus to family, and all hurting as a result.
the holiness of God is missing in much restore creation, including humanity, Grief is big enough to deal with,
of our worship today (‘Holy, holy, holy’, and I can be included in the restoration without the added burden of coming
February). He also emphasises that of all things. It is right and necessary to to terms with an unknown past. I
true worship is a life that prioritises put ourselves in the picture as
the worth of God above all else. It is a pray too for those in turmoil due to
recipients of this amazing grace – after
pity, then, that his solution seems to be all, that’s what the Bible does.
the misconduct.
to write a few more songs that It’s true that there are churches Tonia Cope Bowley
concentrate on God’s holiness. When and movements where worship seems
the psalmist said: “Come, let us bow to be mainly about experiencing REPENTANCE
down in worship, let us kneel before emotional kicks. However, there are I always look forward
the Lord our Maker” (Psalm 95:6) he also some who haven’t really grasped to receiving your
didn’t just mean “let’s sing some that God actually loves them magazine but I want
worship songs on our knees”. Yes, personally. I passionately believe we
there is a challenge to write songs that to ask: where is the
need songs that emphasise what Jesus
make us think more about the holiness spiritual guidance for
has done for me and songs that
of God, but perhaps a greater emphasise who God is in himself. our nation at this time?
challenge is how can we worship a holy There’s no need to pit the two against I was hoping that the archbishop
God by more than just singing? each other. would speak about the need for
Eric Baldwin Rev David Hellsten prayer and repentance (‘In
Conversation With Justin Welby’,
February).
There have been various calls to
NOT OFFENDED us. Were we offended? No – amused, national days of prayer over the past
Joel Kaziro’s ‘In My but not offended. year, but I believe that until all our
Opinion’ article We then visited an Indian family, spiritual leaders get together and
(February) regarding and the elderly granny signaled for speak with one voice to call us to
‘microaggressions’ me to sit beside her. She wanted to prayer and repentance, nothing is
against black people in run her fingers through my fair, curly going to change. It seems incredible
the UK brought back memories of my hair. Was I offended? No. Her face lit that in the midst of this crisis not one
trip to India. up with pleasure and we laughed of our spiritual leaders has spoken
We visited a city where there were together. out in the public arena. Have our
few, if any, white people. My husband Is it possible that in today’s leaders really lost so much
and I stood on a footpath to watch society, people are overly sensitive, confidence in the gospel and the
the extraordinary variety of traffic. and ready to take offence where almighty power of our God?
However, to our surprise, all the none was intended? Linda Ashford
traffic stopped and people stared at Norma Wallace
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DON’T BE YOURSELF
MEA CULPA
I wanted to express
Last month, Premier Christianity Join the
my gratitude for
Bishop Graham
published a letter from Jill Hudson conversation
correcting Jeff Lucas’ use of Latin.
Tomlin’s culture
However, we are embarrassed to admit
column, ‘Why being facebook.com/christianitymag
that in the process of editing Jill’s letter, we
yourself is a bad idea’ (January). I
inadvertedly introduced another(!) error. @christianitymag
found myself saying ‘Amen’ out loud
So, one last time, and for the record:
to every paragraph. His analysis of Email the editor putting
‘Horrendous year’ should have been ‘Feedback’ in the subject line
our culture is so poignant for today. printed as ‘annus horrendus’, not ‘annus sam.hailes@premier.org.uk
God’s goal for our lives is not horrendam’ or ‘annus horrendous’. Thank
comfort but character development. you, Jill, for the correction. We promise to We reserve the right to edit comments for
Rev Martyn Travers never use Google Translate again. style and length. The views expressed do not
necessarily represent those of the publisher.
Roger writes…
watch it until the end. It was one of those rare, remarkable
documentaries that gave the viewer an astonishing insight into
something momentous. Have you ever seen an episode
Dear Editor, of Made in Chelsea? Extraordinary.
“And be not conformed to the world”, says Anyway, the point is this; the vast majority of
Paul, “but be ye transformed by the renewing of what is on our screens is filth. Plain and simple. I
your mind” (Romans 12:2, KJV). This verse is one heard, for example, that they recently brought back
of the main reasons why I have sold my television that drama series about the vets: All Creatures
set. Great and Small. I do not believe it is reasonable to
Not recently, you understand. This was the expect anyone to turn on their sets and see that part
1960s, after a particularly problematic edition of On of a cow.
the Buses. I haven’t watched a moment of television since, This is all a long way of saying that I was disappointed
except for those moments when I wander past an electrical to see an entire article given over in your most recent edition to
shop and glance at the screens in the window. I did experience a a new film that I can see on FlixPrime or whatever it’s called. I
moment of weakness in this regard one afternoon a couple of am not interested and nor should you be.
years ago when a programme I saw in a window gripped me so Yours observantly,
completely, I found I simply had to stand in the pouring rain and Rev Roger D Votional
7
News analysis
Should church
leaders promote
the vaccine?
As falsehoods and theological conspiracy theories about Covid-19
continue to circulate, faith leaders are being called on to help stop the
spread of misinformation
Words: Will Maule
T
he Covid-19 vaccine has religious leaders declared vaccines vaccine was “mark of the beast stuff”.
been developed with were the “devil’s work”. One of the Rapper and professing Christian
extraordinary speed. In sceptics was British vicar Reverend Kanye West made the same claim.
just a few short months, Edmund Massey, who blasted the
the UK has gone from blindly battling vaccines as “diabolical operations”
against a lethal and mysterious in his 1772 sermon, ‘The Dangerous REASONS FOR HESITANCY
virus, to rolling out the largest mass and Sinful Practice of Inoculation’.
immunisation campaign in our history. Troublingly, some of the most With so much vaccine-related
More than 15 million people prominent anti-vaccine groups today misinformation spreading through
have now been vaccinated, including also identify as Christian. Their WhatsApp and social media – and
the most vulnerable, the elderly and claims range from intriguing to with a spike of scepticism among the
many of our heroic frontline workers. patently bizarre. Some have gone as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
Symptoms are lesser, infections are far as to suggest that the vaccine is (BAME) demographic – many believe
decreasing and the population is ‘the mark of the beast’ – a concept that local church leaders now have
starting to see light at the end of the derived from Revelation 13:15-17, a responsibility to ensure that their
tunnel. which many believe relates to a congregations are given accurate
However, despite its proven branded mark that will be imposed information about the jab.
efficacy, the vaccine has not escaped upon the global population in order Several reasons have been put
controversy. In some communities, to control and dominate them. forward as to why many in the BAME
there is deep suspicion of its effects. In The outlandish theory has found community appear hesitant to receive
others, there are swirling conspiracy itself onto the world’s political stage, the vaccine. Some have suggested it
theories about those responsible for too, after being parroted by one is because the resources deployed to
its development. People of faith are of former President Trump’s last- combat misinformation about the
not exempt. In fact, the beginnings of standing loyal advisors – Christian jab are not widely available in the
the ‘anti-vax’ movement can be traced entrepreneur Mike Lindell. He said languages spoken by many of the
as far back as the 18th Century, when that the increasing prominence of the people in these communities.
8
Others have expressed concern
about the horrific ways in which
racial minorities have been treated in
the past for the purpose of medical
experimentation and research. For
example, between 1932 and 1972,
US government health agencies
conducted a study on the effects of
untreated syphilis using only black
male participants. The 600 African-
American sharecroppers involved in
the programme were deceived into
participating, as they were assured
they were being provided with free
healthcare. In reality, treatment was
withheld, and more than100 died.
Last April, two French doctors
suggested that Africans could be used
as test subjects to see whether the
tuberculosis vaccine had any effect
against Covid-19. Their comments
sparked outrage, with West African-
born footballer Didier Drogba calling
the idea “absolutely disgusting” and immunisation drive is the leader of the War. Prime Minister Boris Johnson
“deeply racist”. Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer. He told has even declared himself the head
For others in the BAME Premier Christianity: “Communities of a “wartime government”. It can
community, taking the vaccine may be will listen to faith leaders in a way certainly be argued that church leaders
interpreted as a lack of faith in God’s that they may not necessarily listen to galvanised their congregations and
protection. “In religious communities, politicians and others. I think it’s very injected hope into the lives of the
there may be this narrative that if you important, therefore, that faith leaders faithful during the 1940s. Perhaps it’s
take a vaccine that you’re kind of play their part, and I think they are.” time to do so again?
going against God’s will”, Dr Annabel Prominent faith leaders have Pastors carry spiritual heft. They
Sowemimo told The Metro. reiterated the safety and necessity of hold high office in the minds of their
receiving the vaccine, with the Most followers, and their words are often
Rev Justin Welby, Archbishop of dutifully heeded on a weekly basis.
TRUST Canterbury, insisting in this magazine But§ while most church leaders seem
last month that the jab was an answer happy to engage with the issues on
An interesting dynamic appears to to prayer. Rather than expressing some level, specific approaches will
have emerged in which public service concern at how quickly the vaccines differ from leader to leader. Some
announcements, the words of our had been developed, he said it was a only see themselves as conduits of
political leaders and medical experts, sign of God’s grace and providence trusted information, and have stopped
and even the positive experiences of that what could have taken ten years, short of instructing their parishioners
close friends and family don’t appear had happened in just one. Speaking to take the vaccine. Others, such as
to be carrying the same weight as the more recently, the archbishop added: the Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin,
local pastor. “Jesus Christ calls us to love our Bishop of Dover, have been much
With the government expressing neighbour as ourselves. Getting the more direct: “When you are offered
concern about a dangerously low vaccine is part of that commandment: the opportunity to get your Covid
vaccine uptake amongst BAME we can show our love for each other vaccination, I want you to take it”,
communities, and with Covid-related by keeping each other safe from this she said, adding: “If the vaccine was
conspiracies threatening the health of terrible disease.” good enough for Her Majesty, then it
the wider public, politicians and health This isn’t the first time that pastors is good enough for us.”
experts are now encouraging pastors and church leaders have taken on civic
to commend the vaccine. leadership roles. The fight against WILL MAULE is a multimedia journalist for
Premier Christian News
One of the leaders pushing Covid has already been compared to
Follow him @WillAMaule
for faith figures to engage in the Britain’s struggle in the Second World
9
News
‘We need a miracle’: constant
prayer continues for 22-year-old
girl following brain haemorrhage
the physios as to whether she was
comfortable or not by her facial
expressions.”
Once Hannah was moved to the
high observation neurological ward,
Rob was told he could visit three
times a week: “It is such a blessing to
be by her side...During the visits she
has certainly been more responsive.”
He explained how Hannah’s case is
having a wider impact in the hospital:
“Hannah’s case was mentioned in a
bed manager’s meeting – that ‘she’s
the one with people praying for her’.
It’s such a testament that God is
reaching out with Hannah’s story.”
Hundreds are continuing to engage in scaffolding; it’s held us up when we’ve Another sister, Abbie, told Premier
round-the-clock prayer for a 22-year-old felt weak, it’s kept us going during the Christianity about the wider impact
British girl who suffered a massive brain days we’ve felt so unable and it’s also of Hannah’s story: “This nation is
bleed in January. brought us joy and laughed with us desperate for a touch of God, for
Hannah Montague was rushed to on the good days.” a fresh sense of his love and we’ve
hospital for emergency brain surgery In a recent Facebook post, felt his presence like never before as
and is still fighting for her life in Hannah’s sister Ellie reflected on we spend our days simply trusting,
hospital. the journey so far: “Doctors told us talking and worshipping God. He is
Family and friends have set up there was a very high chance Hannah transforming us as we wait and it’s
a 24/7 prayer schedule (available at would not make it through her brain like his body, his Church, is with us.
24-7prayer.com/signup/bcca2b), and surgery. She did. We were then told Hannah loves the Church; she was
twice daily Zoom prayer meetings are that we would be saying goodbye so sad about how lockdown affected
also taking place. Hannah’s condition to her within two days as doctors her church community and rhythm. I
has been described as ‘critical’ and she declared there to be no signs of life. can’t wait to show her what God has
remains in a coma. Then she moved her hand, then her been doing.”
Speaking to Premier Christianity arms, and then her legs and doctors Hannah’s father, Royston Young,
Hannah’s husband, Rob, said: “The gave her more time. Since then, she said: “It’s also been a wonderful
support we’ve had has been nothing has battled high temperatures, high witness to non-Christians – both
short of a miracle in itself. People heart rates, low blood pressures and family and friends – many of whom
from all around the world have infections, mistakes leading to more are on pretty much all the calls. They
had their hearts moved to pray for surgery, and she has pulled through are seeing the Church in a completely
Hannah day and night, many of every single time. different light. At least one of
whom we hadn’t met personally but “She is still asleep but is now Hannah’s school friends has already
now consider family.” stable enough to be sitting out in a become a Christian through all this.
Hannah’s sister Thea added: reclining chair for parts of the day I bet Hannah would think that was
“The community really has been our and was able to communicate with worth it.”
10Rick Warren apologises for was enough to make him “upset and
embarrassed”.
The video, which has now been
‘racially offensive’ video taken down, featured a white man
chopping a fish with a samurai sword
while yelling ‘hiya’.
Before the video was removed,
Rick Warren has apologised for a and it’s never appropriate to use a commenters complained about “the
video in his church’s Sunday school, stereotype to teach…That’s why I want ridiculous caricature of how sushi is
which featured a former children’s you to hear my voice and heart, and let prepared,” and said it blurred several
pastor dressed as an Asian martial arts you know that I, and all of our elders different Asian cultures together for
teacher. know that racial stereotypes cannot be the sake of deprecating humour.
The bestselling author of The separated from racism and engaging The video was four years old but
Purpose Driven Life and pastor of them under the banner of humour had been reposted on YouTube as
Saddleback Church, California, said doesn’t lessen the damage. It makes it part of the Saddleback Kids’ Church
in a statement: “This is the very kind worse. I ask for your forgiveness.” at Home series. Warren promised
of cultural and racial insensitivity that Warren added that he had not that any other videos that might be
we’re trying to eradicate in our church seen the whole video, but that a insensitive will never “see the light of
family. It’s unChristlike, demeaning screenshot of a man dressed as a sensei day”.
Scottish church leaders take legal
action over worship ban
A group of Scottish church leaders have 1592 Act, the 1706 Act for Securing
launched a claim for judicial review over Protestant Religion and the Church of
the decision to ban in-person worship Scotland Act 1921.”
during lockdown. Rev Dr William Philip, leader of
Twenty-seven church leaders from the Tron Church in Glasgow City
a range of denominations are claiming Centre, said: “We are able to do some
that the closures breach European things remotely via broadcasting, but
Convention of Human Rights law and many – especially the poorest, the
the Scottish constitution. oldest, and those most vulnerable
A pre-action letter has been sent of religion”. – have no access to this. They
to SNP ministers urging them to Scottish ministers responded by are excluded completely from the
reopen churches and claiming that the saying the state can, “regulate the possibility of Christian worship, and
regulations stop them from addressing secular activities of Churches…for the the comfort and encouragement in life
the material, emotional and spiritual purposes of protecting public health” and death only this can give. Due to
needs in their communities. and that churches are compelled the severe restrictions upon gatherings
The letter added that while church to “comply with secular law” and and significant distress this has
leaders understand the seriousness therefore must remain closed. caused, we have faced no alternative
of the pandemic and the difficult But the Christian Legal Centre, but to pursue legal action.”
decisions the Scottish government has who are backing the campaign, said: Similar legal action launched
had to take, they believe the ministers “This statement conflicts directly with by church leaders in England and
have, “failed to appreciate that the the long-established and traditional Wales was dropped after places of
closure of places of worship is a authority Scottish churches have had worship were permitted to open for
disproportionate step, and one which over their own affairs, free from state public worship despite the national
has serious implications for freedom interference. This is enshrined in the lockdowns.
11HOT OR NOT?
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victory for Christian unity,
Vineyard UK has given
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Christian Church of God
and Newfrontiers in order to
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Christian festival to cancel its
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organisers have promised their
online event will be “bolder and
better than ever before”.
Just one in ten Brits
believe their faith has been
strengthened in the pandemic,
according to a Pew Research
poll.
President of Christian
university is snow sorry
The President of Liberty University and immediately engaged in some
Religious institutions were in Virginia, USA, has apologised after snowball fights with a few students.
the second most common taking part in a mass snowball fight, From that small beginning…the
place for a child to have been which saw hundreds of maskless student body took to the idea,
abused (schools being the first),
students openly flouting social showed up in large numbers and
according to the Truth Project.
distancing guidelines. had the snowball fight. I stood front
Jerry Prevo said: “I donned my and centre and led this event. I
gloves and coat and headed outside messed up.”
12CofE wonders if 20 per cent of Hillsong to investigate
expenses scandal
congregants may not return The global leader of Hillsong, Brian
Houston, has said claims of financial
Only one in five Anglicans are of England spokesperson told Premier misuse amongst the church’s staff will
expected to return to church after Christianity this number is expected be investigated.
the lockdown, according to a to be offset by new worshippers A former Hillsong staff member
leaked Church of England who have started attending detailed the alleged use of pre-paid
document, seen by The online services. They also expense cards to fund the lavish
Sunday Times. indicated: “The findings, lifestyles of pastors and leaders.
The newspaper based on research during Nicole Herman told the New York
also reported that the first lockdown last Post tithes were spent by Hillsong’s
dioceses are considering year, are incomplete pastors in New York and Los Angeles
reducing the numbers of in the context of a on designer clothes, expensive
paid clergy by ten to 20 developing situation. restaurant meals, iPhones and even
per cent. “The Church of England quad bikes.
After the first lockdown, will continue to assess ongoing In the light of this, Houston said,
research suggested as many as research and analysis to understand despite his confidence in Hillsong’s
200,000 people may not return to in- how the pandemic may shape the accountability structures, it was
person services. However, a Church church in the future.” necessary to investigate the allegations.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
VISA DENIED BAN LIFTED
The popular pastor Francis Chan Former Archbishop of Canterbury
has been forced to return to the US, Lord Carey has had his ban on
after being denied a visa by Hong being a minister overturned. He’d
Kong authorities. Chan, who was previously faced criticism over his
involved in church planting in the handling of abuse cases as well as
territory, is appealing the decision. his links to abuser John Smyth.
MOVED TO TEARS A VISUAL REMINDER
Holly Willoughby became emotional A life-sized cardboard cut-out of
when Sister Geraldine Marie and Peter Crouch is being used by a
Sister Gabriel, part of a chart-topping church in Gloucestershire to remind
group of singing nuns, shared words parishioners to socially distance.
of compassion and hope during an The footballer is 6ft 7in, just over
appearance on This Morning. the recommended two metres.
PA images
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13In conversation with…
TIM
HUGHES The songwriter explains how Covid-19 has changed
his approach to worship and prayer
Interview: Sam Hailes
U
ncertainty is a state that but delegates are being promised: Obviously, music is a very
many of us have been “exciting live worship celebrations, significant part of worship. But it’s
forced to live in since the transformative teaching, insightful so much more than that, and we’re
pandemic began. This was Bible study and fun kids sessions... seeing the Church live out worship
again apparent when I jumped on Zoom all from the comfort of your own so profoundly with things like Love
to interview the Birmingham-based sofa.” The fact it’s all available at a Your Neighbour [loveyourneighbour.
worship leader and church planter Tim much-reduced price of £55 per family uk], which is sending food packages
Hughes. We were due to speak about is a bonus. And given how Covid has to people in need. The Church isn’t
Spring Harvest – the large Christian prevented congregational singing, just saying “Jesus is good”; we’re
event usually held at Butlins during 2021 also seems like an ideal year for practically demonstrating it.
the Easter holidays – at which Tim Hughes and co to be exploring the
was booked to lead worship. But at event’s theme: ‘Unrivalled: Why we Do you think church leaders should be
the time of our call, we were both worship’. encouraging people to stand up and
in the dark as to whether the event sing, and engage with church services,
would run. It seemed unlikely and, Tell us about your involvement in this even though they’re watching a laptop
sure enough, just 24 hours after our year’s Spring Harvest. or TV screen? Or should our responses
conversation, organisers confirmed: I think it’s really funny how God during sung worship look different
“we have taken the tough decision works. You set your main theme on when we’re at home?
not to proceed with the Spring worship at a time when so many I think that there’s a real
Harvest 2021 events at Minehead and people think: Worship is about encouragement that needs to happen
Skegness and to focus on our online singing songs in church – and we’re around: “Don’t just sit back and
event.” not able to do that. We’re locked watch.” Y’know, you’re not watching
‘Spring Harvest Home’ will of down and are rethinking ‘what is Downton Abbey! This isn’t a chance
course be different to the norm, worship?’ in a really special way. just to consume.
14So, we will often say: “Why don’t
you stand?”, to shift people away
from sitting back. We predominantly
livestream services through YouTube,
and we’ll encourage you to put a
comment up – a worship or prayer
emoji or say what you feel God is
saying. We’re connecting in worship
through the comments.
Last month, Matt Redman said in his
cover story for Premier Christianity
that without a sense of God’s holiness
in the mix, we can’t even call it
‘worship’. He said we need more songs
about the majesty and awesomeness of
God. What did you make of it?
Matt and I both grew up through
Soul Survivor, and I remember the
friendship and the fear were always
key parts of that. It’s the awe, and the
intimacy. That’s the beautiful mystery We’re going to see God move more powerfully
of the Christian faith – it’s the only
faith where you can know and be than we’ve ever seen. And we’re going to see
loved and cherished by the creator of
the heavens and the earth. We’re not
more persecution than we’ve ever seen
killing ourselves to try to please and
impress him. worship is to change. Some church leaders are despondent
But I do think the Church needs I finish the book by talking at the moment, saying: “We believe
to regain a sense of the otherness, about this radio interview during the God speaks today, but we aren’t hearing
the power, the transcendence of God. Second World War when William much from him. And no one who
When we begin to reclaim holiness Temple, who was the Archbishop of ministers in the area of prophecy saw
in our worship, we begin to regain Canterbury, said: “This world can Covid coming in the first place.” Have
a sense that our lives need to be be saved from political chaos and you been wondering what God is up to in
biblically based. So many are being collapse by one thing, and that is the all of this?
shifted by culture and being led by worship of Jesus Christ.” One hundred per cent. I’m very
what feels right. Actually no, we are A people putting Jesus first and wary of anyone who feels like they
Jesus-centred people; we’ve got to be a living lives that overflow out of know exactly what’s coming up in the
Bible-based people. We’ve seen this a the celebration and joy of who he next five years because I think across
lot in our church – repentance. We’re is leads to radical discipleship and the board, it’s like a massive reset
seeing areas where we’ve got casual holiness, a completely different way is taking place. It’s been completely
and apathetic and compromised. of thinking around sexuality and bewildering; it’s affecting everything.
Because of this pandemic there’s a money and care for those in need – all Did God send it? I don’t know, but
real shaking and a sense of: “God, we of these different things. That begins God is using it.
want to get right with you.” to change not only us, but the world I see a few things happening. I see
around us. a humbling. That’s been my posture:
You’ve edited a new book with Nick There are so many organisations “God, more than ever, I just want to
Drake, which is entitled Why Worship? that do incredible things in terms of live right before you.” The danger is,
(SPCK), and features chapters from social justice, but it’s the Church that when you’re in church leadership, you
lots of different Christian leaders. What actually puts Jesus into that question. get a bit of momentum, and think:
were some of their answers to that It’s amazing to care for your physical We can do this! Let’s go, let’s build
question? needs, but you have eternal needs, our brand, let’s grow this thing. And
One of the things that runs and you’ve a deep ache in your heart then suddenly, ‘bang!’, it’s all levelled.
through the book is this idea that that can be filled by the person of You realise, without God, we’ve got
worship is transformational. To Jesus Christ. nothing.
15We’ve got to kill
this obsession
with excellence
can have these great experiences in
church on Sunday, but it’s not affecting
the choices we’re making in a pub on
Saturday night.
I think we need to allow more
space for the Spirit to speak, more of
the prophetic, more space to hear from
people in our church. As leaders, we
Tim and his wife Rachel are co-pastors of Gas Street Church, Birmingham need to be much better at connecting
what we’re doing with how we’re
And so, what I’ve seen is an of this incredible life reappeared. living. What does it look like to live
incredible returning to prayer. We as Extremely rare species like your worship as a teacher? What does
a church, as a staff team, pray more nightingales, peregrine falcons, purple it look like to live your worship as
than we’ve ever prayed before. And emperor butterflies, and all these a student, or running a business, or
I hear that right across the board. beautiful things began to grow. It working in the hospital? We put all this
So many leaders I’ve been connected became incredibly popular and people energy into this one hour, 30-minute
with are just praying, because what started visiting. They made more event and it’s often dislocated and
else can we do? Now’s not the time money than they were previously disconnected from the world we’re
to plan these grand, huge things, making, and many other farms are living in.
because, God, we just need to keep now set upon similar rewilding Let’s not say: “Oh, great, Covid is
close to you. projects. finished, death rates are down, back
What’s going to happen? I don’t I think the Church needs a to normal.” What does it look like for
know. My sense is we’re going to rewilding project. Sometimes you churches to be houses of prayer? Let’s
see God move more powerfully than can try to hold things quite tightly think about way more than a brilliant
we’ve ever seen. And we’re going – you’re thinking about who comes Sunday service. We’ve got to create
to see more persecution than we’ve on a Sunday, kids’ work, the style of space for God to lead us, to listen, to
ever seen. I think it’s going to be teaching, the kind of worship, keeping not be afraid of silence and to see how
more costly, but more beautiful and everyone happy and working hard to our Sundays are propelling us into
glorious. keep bums on seats. We need to let go the week. When the Spirit of God is
of some of the fixed parameters. poured out, what does the Spirit of
Are you sensing any specific ways in I’ve been to so many events where God do? He propels us out as he did at
which our churches will look different you’re given 17 minutes, 30 seconds Pentecost. I want to see more of that in
once the pandemic is over? to lead worship. Of course, we need the Church.
No clear answers. But one of the to prayerfully plan and consider,
things we look at in the book is what and order is extremely important, SAM HAILES is editor of Premier Christianity
happened in an estate called Knepp in as Paul talks about in Corinthians Follow him @samhailes
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Many of those coming will be fleeing or online. to the UK, as well as in Hong Kong
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five years. A recent survey published in feel a part of the community. This Even while our mission and ministries
The Guardian suggested that in reality week I spoke to one recent arrival seem to be severely restricted due to
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This planned migration offers his children for primary school. and we must act in compassion and
the Church a unique opportunity. Towards the end of our conversation courage to serve God and love our
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19CULTURE
You’ve been cancelled.
d.
Cancell Cancelled. Cancelle
ed.
d.
Cancelle Cancelled.
Left to right: Toby Young, Franklin Graham, Germaine Greer, JK Rowling and Laurence Fox
The rise of ‘cancel culture’ has led to people losing their jobs
simply for expressing their opinions, says Heather Tomlinson
he exclusive refers to when a person in a position The rapper Kanye West is
T
boarding school of authority or fame loses their job, frequently targeted due to outspoken
Eton is usually seen platform or other means of power, views on issues such as slavery and
as a pillar of the because they have said something Donald Trump. He’s reportedly said:
establishment, a perceived to be unacceptable. “I’ve been cancelled before they had
beacon of all that is Others who’ve ‘been cancelled’ cancel culture.”
conservative and traditional about include the Lewis actor Laurence When JK Rowling, the author
England. So it may surprise you to learn Fox, who was accused by a Question of the Harry Potter series, criticised
that Eton recently sacked an English Time audience member of being a elements of the transgender
teacher for questioning radical “white privileged male”. Fox’s retort movement, the backlash was
feminism, the notion of ‘toxic that the audience member was being immediate. #RIPJKRowling trended
masculinity’ and other views that racist brought the ire of many public on Twitter, and more than 200
women’s rights campaigners consider to figures, as well as the actors’ union, authors, editors and publishers later
be ‘problematic’. Equity. Following other controversial responded in an open letter where
The teacher in question, Will comments, including his criticism they stated “trans rights are human
Knowland, is the latest victim of of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) rights”.
what’s been dubbed ‘cancel culture’. movement, Fox now says he finds it There have been many others
Its definition is blurry, but generally it difficult to get work as an actor. affected, the famous and the not so
20famous. Even being a Brexiteer can
get you in trouble, despite the fact
that more people voted for it than
against it. Paul Embery was axed from
his role as head of the Fire Brigades SOME WHO HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
Union after speaking at a pro-Brexit
rally in 2019. Blogger Glen Ocsko
INCLUDE THOSE WHO WERE ONCE
said on TV that he’d never date a HEROES OF ‘PROGRESSIVE’ MOVEMENTS
Leave voter.
Most recently, the actress Gina
Carano was dropped from her role in the Australian feminist writer, fell you might believe that it’s a righteous
Disney’s The Mandalorian, after she foul of modern activists for saying response to unacceptable beliefs, and
compared the way conservatives in that transgender men who have that ‘cancel culture’ is a positive thing
the US are viewed to how Jews were ‘transitioned’ to women are not if it removes harmful opinions from
regarded by the Nazis. women. the public square.
However, I don’t think being Also, the force behind the But then, inhibiting the free speech
‘cancelled’ for explicit racism or cancelling appears to be much of those you disagree with has always
other widely socially unacceptable stronger. Perhaps this is due to social been less worrying than when it
behaviours is a new phenomenon. It’s media, which enables disapproval and happens to others.
normal for celebrity careers to suffer one-sided criticism to spread swiftly. A It could help to reflect on how
when they’re caught doing something ‘mob’ can quickly gather, demanding we’ve personally responded to other
criminal or controversial. Back in punishment for a person deemed to be restrictions on free speech in recent
2006, many in Hollywood refused offensive. years. When do we agree with such
to work with Mel Gibson after he Social media fuels the fire in restrictions, when do we disagree and
hurled antisemitic abuse at the police another way. It is so unregulated that how do we respond? What is really
officers who arrested him for drink- ideas can spread very quickly, even a harmful opinion, and who gets to
driving. OJ Simpson, Roman Polanski if they’re false. This rapid spread decide?
and, more recently, Harvey Weinstein of information and misinformation
have rightly had limits placed on may have resulted in an increased
their careers after being found out for desire to clamp down on people we CANCELLED CHRISTIANS
criminal behaviour. disagree with. If we don’t, we’re
afraid that harmful views will spread Many Christians have been the victims
too speedily, possibly fuelling violence of a version of ‘cancel culture’ for some
WHAT’S CHANGED? or civil unrest. The restriction of free time. They have been forced out of
speech is then believed necessary. jobs, or not given a platform, if they
What seems to have changed, But who defines what is considered hold conservative opinions, especially
however, is that the behaviour and ‘harmful’? about LGBT issues and abortion.
opinions that are ‘not allowed’, have Many ordinary people in a wide
widened considerably in a few short variety of industries have been affected,
years. Until recently, to criticise RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS as well as famous people.
radical feminism, transgenderism
or the far-left ideology of BLM The extent to which you believe • Tim Farron, who was leader of
(as distinct from its wider goals of cancel culture is a worrying trend the Liberal Democrat political party,
racial justice), wouldn’t have been probably depends on the extent to resigned from his post in 2017 after
seen as controversial, certainly not a which you agree with the morals being repeatedly and aggressively
sackable offence. These beliefs, often being enforced. If you agree that questioned about his views on abortion
dubbed ‘woke’, were very fringe. transgender rights are woefully and homosexuality. He says he had
Now that they are more widely held neglected, that women and ethnic been “torn between living as a faithful
– or at least, they are held by more minorities are still oppressed due Christian and serving as a political
people with power – there are more to patriarchal and racist societal leader”.
opportunities to offend. structures, and other moral tenets that
In fact, some who have been are held by many of today’s actors • US evangelist Franklin Graham was
cancelled include those who were once of cancel culture, you may be less due to tour eight venues in the UK
heroes of ‘progressive’ movements. worried about the trend than if you last year. Protests about his comments
For example, Germaine Greer, don’t believe these things. In fact, on Islam and homosexuality, as well
21MANY CHRISTIANS
HAVE BEEN
VICTIMS OF
CANCEL CULTURE
charismatic and conservative views, as
well as different political opinions. Yet
there are always letters of complaint.
Many of these demand that certain
voices are ‘cancelled’.
Individual churches are rarely large
Tim Farron resigned from leading the Liberal Democrats after being hounded about his views on gay
sex
enough for cancel culture to have a
significant impact on the target. When
as his support for Donald Trump, So is ‘cancel culture’ really about the platform is national TV news,
meant commercial venues pulled out a crack down on ‘free speech’, or is it the large universities, the political
and refused to host him. A number just that society’s morals are changing parties – the power of ‘cancelling’
of bishops told their parishes not to and evolving very fast, so that many is considerably stronger. Christians
support the tour. Christians are finding themselves on long ago lost any significant power in
the ‘wrong side’ of the issues? these realms of public life. But at one
• Israel Folau, an Australian rugby time, Christian ethics led people to be
player, had his contract ended when he publicly cancelled if they’d committed
said homosexuality leads to hell. WHO THE CHURCH CANCELS adultery, taken drugs or divorced.
And it’s often been worse. We must be
• The Daily Citizen, which is Consider this: If you’re in charge of honest that Church history has many
published by the Christian ministry a Christian conference or event, have examples of Christians behaving badly;
Focus on the Family, recently had its you refused certain speakers? Would burning heretics, waging wars against
Twitter account suspended after it you ban certain kinds of Christian people who have different opinions.
described the USA’s assistant secretary books from being sold in your church?
of health, Dr Rachel Levine, as “a Who gets to preach, and why?
transgender woman, that is a man who Some Christians might cancel A NEW RELIGION
believes he is a woman”. conservative preachers such as the
austere Calvinist John MacArthur. Today, it’s the secular majority
As society became more accepting of Others would cancel the wildly who appear to be wielding more
LGBT concerns and abortion, and charismatic Bill Johnson…yet others, power and deciding which views
then developed into being actively the ultra-liberal Steve Chalke. In our are now intolerable. In fact, modern
supportive and positive towards them, politically divided times, I suspect some commentators have said that the
those who disagreed were gradually churches might reserve their platforms ‘woke’ movement has similarities with
‘cancelled’ if they spoke publicly on for people whose politics they agree ‘oppressive’ religion – it’s just that
those subjects. Yet for many Christians, with, as well as the theology. It’s often the morals are very different. Rather
homosexuality and abortion, as well argued that the opponents’ theology is than concerns about issues such as
as popular societal trends such as so harmful or ‘toxic’ that it could lead promiscuity and religious doctrine, the
pornography, are harmful, and they their flock astray. woke are concerned about transgender
believe that speaking out against This magazine is an important rights and white supremacy, and they
them is promoting good. Much of platform for the Christian community see dissent as heresy. Comedian Rowan
the modern secular world disagrees in the UK, and all the editors I have Atkinson described cancel culture as
strongly, and believes that it is such worked under have tried to fairly the “digital equivalent of the medieval
Christian beliefs that are harmful. Who represent people across the theological mob roaming the streets looking for
gets to decide? spectrum, including more liberal, someone to burn”.
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