Society & Politics
Society & Politics
This section features incisive comments on society and politics; primarily in the UK, but also elsewhere. We are in a defining period of British history, where institutions and structures that have been taken for granted for decades are crumbling, or being shown to be corrupt or unreliable.
At Prophecy Today, we believe that God is shaking Britain, revealing what happens when a nation that once honoured the gospel walks away from God.
We want to equip people to view the news from the perspective of the Bible, so they understand the spiritual significance of current UK trends and events, and can hold out the word of truth in these dark days.
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10 Apr 2015
'Build houses!' That is the cry of politicians today in the run-up to the General Election. Each of the political parties is pledging to build more houses. But why the sudden rush? The Conservative Party said they would build 100,000 new houses, so the Labour Party said they will build…
04 Apr 2015
The current election promises to be one of the closest – and most important – in a generation. Polls have been remarkably consistent for a long time, all predicting a ‘Hung Parliament’. How have we got here? Why No Clear Winner? Surely the Conservatives ought to have won an overall…
04 Apr 2015
There is a new well-being fad taking the Western world by storm. Though it has been part of mainstream psychological practice since the late 1970s, it has recently enjoyed a remarkable surge of popularity, sweeping into boardrooms, prisons, hospitals and schools all around the UK, the US and Europe. Yet,…
04 Apr 2015
As polling day for the 2015 General Election draws closer politicians are becoming more desperate in their search for votes. For many months the pollsters have been predicting a Hung Parliament. Why is this? The Times editorial back on 7 February asked this question. The answer given was that it…
