Stewart Jackson

Lord Jackson of Peterborough is Vice Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief.

Articles

Ideas

The world’s oldest Christian country is under threat

The decline of Christianity is nothing new. Some 150 years ago, Matthew Arnold, in his poem ‘Dover Beach’, mourned the ‘melancholy, long, withdrawing roar’ of the ‘Sea of Faith’. And that was in the high noon of Victorian England. Today, he would have far more to be concerned about. The last 20 years have witnessed […]

Europe

European Christians are under threat

War often has a chilling effect on freedom. Sometimes this is necessary. Being at war necessitates restrictions that would be completely out of place in normal society. This expectation is even written into international law, with clear examples and acceptable reasons – especially during war – for restrictions on human rights and personal freedoms. Yet […]