British Isles
Thursday, 19 April 2018 22:57
Guernsey: Christian leaders oppose assisted suicide
41 Guernsey church leaders wrote an open letter opposing introducing assisted suicide. Their letter said, ‘We believe the proposal to introduce a legal provision for assisted dying to be misplaced and dangerous for us as a…
Thursday, 19 April 2018 22:55
Knife crime: overcoming evil with good
An increasing number of teenagers are carrying knives to school; some are fearful of being stabbed or being told to stab someone else. Children as young as eleven carry knives. When asked why, some said, ‘it’s…
Thursday, 19 April 2018 22:52
Northern Ireland: women of faith and the peace process
Many believe that the Northern Ireland peace process is ‘tarnished’. The ‘Peace People’ are well-known in Northern Ireland, but other groups of Catholic and Protestant women are not. At recent seminars in Belfast, Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist…
Thursday, 19 April 2018 22:50
Labour party and anti-Semitism
Speaking during the House of Commons debate, Labour MP Luciana Berger said that after she spoke out about anti-semitism, people have accused her of being a ‘paid-up Israeli operative’, a traitor, and an ‘absolute parasite’, and…
Thursday, 19 April 2018 22:47
Trypraying resource for Churches
In 2018 Churches in towns, villages and cities are trying a risky, whole-church activity that has us all praying and getting into conversations of worth. Trypraying, a seven-day prayer guide for people who wouldn’t darken a…
Friday, 13 April 2018 04:43
Humanist Hospital Chaplains
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has appointed a team of atheist priests after demand for pastoral support from patients with no religion. These ‘Clerics’ will be working under a non-religious chaplain for the first time in NHS…