Christmas decorations are now up everywhere. For some people, this is a welcome relief from the ongoing proliferation of the various UK flags in all those places and more.
When it comes to the flags, some of us find it tempting to make harsh and hasty judgements about those putting them up, perhaps condemning a caricature of Christian nationalism as we do so.
At the other extreme, some of us make similarly swift and severe judgements about those intent on taking the flags down – possibly because we have blurred the lines between loving Jesus and loving our country.
Does the Bible need trigger warnings?
The University of Sheffield recently issued trigger warnings for English Literature students studying Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.It advised …