Comment

Columnists and commentators focus a Christian lens on the news stories of the day. Comment is one of four key themes covered by Seen & Unseen.

Article
  1. Belief
  2. Church and state
An English flag flies on a church tower.

Sorry, Danny Kruger, a Christian nation is a bad idea

Sam Tomlin
Quite simply you cannot build a nation-state on the teaching of Jesus
5min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Comment
Two Brownies point out their badges.

Guiding’s new badges don’t deserve this media criticism

Paula Duncan
Encouraging interests builds character now and for tomorrow
6min read
Essay
  1. Comment
  2. Community
A commemorative blue plaque on a a wall is smashed to pieces

The country needs fixing, here’s where to start

W. Elliot Bulmer
Turning back the clock, closing the gates, and putting up more flags, is not the answer
8min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Comment
A teacher looks on as a young child concentrates on writing.

Is your child school ready?

Henna Cundill
What really matters as a child develops
5min read
Article
  1. Books
  2. Comment
Elderly amateur sleuth stand by their pinboard.

Murder we wrote: how cosy crime and psycho-thrillers carve our minds

Theodore Brun
Our reactions have changed from heart-wringing cries to merely puzzle-solving
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Identity
A Union Jack is draped over a railing, next to a red flag saying Jesus.

Which nation are you flying the flag for?

Julia Kendal
Flag raisings, Ed Sheeran, and my split national identity
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Ethics
A church altar holds commemorative frames of killed journalists

There’s light and darkness in journalism’s truth game

George Pitcher
“There’s your truth, there’s my truth and there’s the truth.”
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Education
A check list shows 'thank you' in different languages.

Cutting language learning is a moral failure

Jonathan Rowlands
Learning someone’s tongue is a deeply humble and empathetic act
6min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Church and state
A backbench MP stands in an almost empty chamber and speaks

Danny Kruger, Christian values, and the dangers of thin religion

Graham Tomlin
Thick or thin? Christianity’s role in Britain’s cultural crossroad
6min read
Article
  1. Church and state
  2. Comment
A media pack await a press conference in a street.

After Southport: how to communicate amid tragedy, rumour, and riot

Stuart Haynes
Handling the media in the aftermath brings dread, discretion and dignity
5min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Comment
A band and audience are back lit against a stage.

Why reducing the voting age is a mistake

Graham Tomlin
Adolescence should be a safe space to be a bit daft
4min read
Column
  1. Comment
  2. Community
A colourful row of buildings in an Italian port.

Portofino’s real prisoners are not the beggars it is banning

George Pitcher
The economic elite can’t exclude the poor from their privileged bubbles
4min read