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Forgive the Bishop to the Armed Forces. He knows not what he does

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 14 December 2009 - 1:38pm

Forgive the Bishop to the Armed Forces. He knows not what he does

Stephen Venner, Bishop to the Armed Forces, has got himself into a lot of hot water over comments he has made regarding the Taliban.

Merry Christmas from the Home Office

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 11 December 2009 - 5:12pm

Merry Christmas from the Home Office

A friend just sent me a copy of this year's UK Border Agency Christmas card.

Conflict, morality and flashing red Santa hats

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 10 December 2009 - 10:02am

Conflict, morality and flashing red Santa hats

I am still chuckling about last night's Moral Maze on Radio 4. The programme is a bit of a bear pit.

Putting the class (war) back into Christmas

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 8 December 2009 - 11:17am

Putting the class (war) back into Christmas

Although he didn't realise it, Gordon Brown's re-introduction of class into political debate was a thoroughly 'Christmassy' thing to do.

Which one's Nick?

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 4 December 2009 - 8:37pm

Which one's Nick?

I hear from Citizens for Sancuary that fresh from his outing to Yarl's Wood Detention Centre today where he caused a bit of a stir, St Nick will be h

Telling The Times

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 4 December 2009 - 5:49pm

Telling The Times

Something funny seeing as it's Friday...

Rethinking Trident

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 4 December 2009 - 5:01pm

Rethinking Trident

Ekklesia has long proposed that Trident replacement should be halted.

Mark Dowd reporting from Copenhagen

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 4 December 2009 - 11:33am

Mark Dowd reporting from Copenhagen

Friend of Ekklesia and blogger on our site Mark Dowd will be reporting with a series of short videos from the Copenhagen climate summit.

The Church and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 3 December 2009 - 8:05pm

The Church and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)

The Church of England has lost a lot of money in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) over the last two years.

Methodists compared to C of E investments to fight climate change

Submitted by Jonathan Bartley on 3 December 2009 - 12:29pm

Methodists compared to C of E investments to fight climate change

The Methodist Church has just announced that it is aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of its investment portfolios with a new investment policy on climate change ahead of Copenhagen Summit.