Nicholas Baines

LATEST ARTICLES ( 623 )

• By the Rivers of Babylon

  

  This is the script of this morning's Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, written in the face of the horrors of Gaza, Syria, Ukraine and all th... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Bishops

  Well, today the General Synod finally voted to make it possible for women to be made bishops. Which means that before too long we should be able to stop... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Dying Matters

  The Church has got to face up to the reality of the world as it is lived. So, Lord Carey has changed his mind about assisted dying by polarising ‘compassion’ an... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Are We Nearly There Yet…?

  

  Appointing bishops is a long process. A year ago yesterday the General Synod voted to dissolve three dioceses and create a single one for West Yorkshire & the... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Meaning of Brazilian

  

  I understand that a Brazilian has something to do with a close shave. (And that's as far as I am going with that one.) The World Cup semi-final last night... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Cars

  

  I was asked by the BBC to come down to Chewton Glen in Dorset to do Pause for Thought on the Chris Evans Show this morning. A number of very generous and... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Rough Justice

  

  When the phone hacking scandal erupted a national print journalist tweeted something like: “Go on, Nick, launch the feeding frenzy! Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• World Cup Kick-off

  So, the 2014 World Cup has kicked off. The Church of England published my five prayers yesterday and the response has been mixed. Anyone with half a sense of... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Five Questions

  

  I have been a little occupied recently. I legally became the Bishop of Leeds on Sunday in a legal ceremony (called Confirmation of Election) at York Minster. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Losing Life

  This the script for this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4′s Today programme – the eve of the seventieth anniversary of D-Day:A rabbi once spok... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Born Somewhere

  

  This is the script of this morning's Pause for Thought on the Chris Evans Show on BBC Radio 2 (following last night's Sandford St Martin Awards ceremony at... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Living on the Edge

  

  This is the text of this morning's Pause for Thought on the Chris Evans Show on BBC Radio 2:A couple of months ago I took a couple of weeks out to go away and... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Caring Capitalism?

  This is the text of this morning's Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4's Today programme:Yesterday a conference on Inclusive Capitalism was held at the Mansion... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Which Europe?

  

  It's interesting to watch the political parties responding like headless chickens to the Euro-elections. Short-term reaction again, or taking a long-term view o... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Religion in the Media (again)

  

  There is an excellent article by Ed Stourton in today's Sunday Telegraph about the importance of good media understanding of religion (and a strong reference... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sitting on the Fence (again)

  

  This is the text of this morning's Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans Show with Zoe Ball. It contains ten song titles by guests James and Tony... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Death on the Nile

  

  One of the partnership links enjoyed by the Diocese of West Yorkshire the Dales is that developed over thirty years with the dioceses of Sudan. The Bisho of... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Repentance and a Long-term View

  This is the script of this morning's Thought for the Day on BBC Radio4's Today programme.A month or two ago I had a coffee in London with a friend who has her... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Who Are We? (and Other Electoral Questions)

  

  I am all for fixed-term parliaments and knowing when the next general election will take place, but we had better learn from other countries that have had them... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Be Good

  

  This is the text of this morning's Pause for Thought on the Chris Evans Show on BBC Radio 2. In the studio were Dawn French, Henry Winkler and Gregory Porter. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY