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  • 2 Nov 2012
    'Muslim rage': re-engagement, not disengagement is needed

    Back in September, there were expressions across the world of what was dubbed 'Muslim rage' by the media, following the tawdry trailer for a film entitled 'Innocence of Muslims' ostensibly intended to defame the Muslim prophet Muhammad and insult the ummah of Islam worldwide. But Dr Harry Hagopian paints a much deeper and wider picture of Muslim discontents and provocations experienced throughout the Middle East and North Africa and elsewhere. Challenging simplistic 'clash of civilisations' theses, he says that what we need is not further disengagement between peoples and cultures, but rather further re-engagement.

  • 2 Nov 2012
    Consistency, hypocrisy and the US presidential election

    Most people in America, whether they are religious or not, prefer consistency in the faith community to hypocrisy, says Jim Wallis. One of the reasons the fastest growing demographic in religious affiliation surveys is now “none of the above” is that too many people see more religious hypocrisy than consistency. In this reflection, the CEO of of Sojourners in the USA argues that evangelicals, in particular, are apt to get their values in a muddle in the political arena, not least by ignoring or sidelining the huge biblical emphasis on concern for the poor and vulnerable as a criterion for looking at the impact of human endeavour.

  • 31 Oct 2012
    Church HQ to host arms dealers as Christians pray and protest

    Church House, the administrative HQ of the Church of England, is hosting a conference sponsored by arms companies. Christians are protesting against it.

  • 29 Oct 2012
    Progressio challenges David Cameron on post-2015 development goals

    Development agency Progressio is calling on PM David Cameron to listen to the voices of the world's poorest in upcoming poverty discussions.

  • 27 Oct 2012
    Defending human rights and dignity affirmed as a core religious duty

    Participants in a human rights training event in Bangkok have affirmed the religious importance of defending the rights and dignity of all.

  • 25 Oct 2012
    Animal cruelty makes 'a morally unsafe world for human beings'

    Animal cruelty crimes should be treated with the same seriousness as crimes against humans, claims leading psychologist Professor Eleonora Gullone.

  • 20 Oct 2012
    Union-led rallies calling for 'a future that works'

    A major match and rally in London, alongside protests in Glasgow and Belfast, will take place today to call for an end to austerity economics in Britain.

  • 19 Oct 2012
    Kirk convener condemns Chancellor's 'war on the poor'

    The Convener of the Church of Scotland’s Church and Society Council, has called on Chancellor Osborne to apologise for his "propaganda war on the poor".

  • 15 Oct 2012
    Christianity Uncut refutes 'untrue' comments about St Paul's protest

    A network of Christians involved in an act of witness at St Paul's in London yesterday have rejected 'misleading' accusations from the cathedral and the media.

  • 14 Oct 2012
    Protesters at St Paul's say bankers not Occupy should be evicted

    Christians and other Occupy supporters have conducted "dignified protests" at St Paul's Cathedral on the anniversary of the encampment there.