Uncle Arthur
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| Introduction | Uncle Arthur was the affectionate nickname given to Arthur Henderson MP, early Labour MP and Minister, a non-conformist trade unionist who epitomises the christian heritage within Labour's foundations. |
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| Interests | 'Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it and you will find rest for your souls' Jeremiah 6v16 This blogspot is dedicated to restoring the christian foundations of the Labour Party. MMTM - stands for 'More Methodism than Marx. It is believed that Labour's roots owe more to the ideology and activism of non-conformist christians than the secular, materialistic ideology of Marxism. In a time when the Labour Party appears to have lost it's way and the aggressive secular agenda seems dominant in the Labour Party, christians on the left are gathering to pray and seek God to renew this presence once again in the Labour Party. We seek christians who are biblically serious and spirit filled to take their place on the centre-left. In a time when cynicism and consumerism seem to be battering the foundations of the body-politic we need a new generation of christian pioneers, faithfully serving the original vision of those men and women who, thank God, formed the Labour Party at the very beginning of the 20th century. We need to develop a discourse, rooted in God's word that articulates that politics is public service, politics is mission and affirms what is good within politics whilst prophetically speaking for justice and righteousness, over and above political expediency. We must not allow one party to be seen as christian and one as secular. |