...on Thursday, when Baroness Cox gave the Craigmyle Memorial Lecture at the House of Lords. This lecture is sponsored annually by the Catholic Union, of which Lord Craigmyle was President for many years.
Baroness Cox focused on the plight of Christians suffering for their faith in various parts of the world. She highlighted in particular Southern Sudan, from which she has only recently returned. Slavery is still a reality in Sudan: people, including children, are kidnapped and sold as slaves. The humanitarian relief organisation with which Caroline Cox is involved has been able to rescue some children, and their stories were heart-breaking...
The lecture, which was illustrated with pictures taken by Caroline on her recent visits to various countries, gave a good overview of the whole question of religious freedom in the world today. THis included, of course, a discussion bout things in Britain. It is nonsense to suggest that Christians here are in any way persecuted. But recent court cases have been worrying, and there is a lack of depth and breadth to the discussion about the role of Christianity in our heritage which is frightening.
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