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  • 16 Feb 2013
    Money, church, freedom, state and slavery

    It is not often that 120 or more people turn for a book launch these days. But what took place at St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church in Scotland's capital yesterday evening (15 February 2013) was no routine publishing party.

  • 15 Feb 2013
    Women rising in the Catholic Church

    During discussions surrounding One Billion Rising, it was pointed out that, when it comes to creating a culture in which women may be viewed as inferior in some way, religion has a lot to answer for.

  • 15 Feb 2013
    CTBI's resources for Lent 2013

    As in previous years, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), the official ecumenical body for the churches in England, Scotland, Wales and both jurisdications in Ireland, is encouraging local study groups to meet and share their stories. Simon Barrow reports.

  • 15 Feb 2013
    The most Catholic country in Europe? Croatia and the Church

    2013 is set to be an important year for both the Catholic Church, which elects a new pope, and Croatia, which will become the 28th member of the European Union (EU), writes Alex Sakalis for openDemocracy. These two entities share a long history, with the former wielding significant, yet often ignored, influence on political life in the latter.

  • 15 Feb 2013
    New child poverty measure ‘fatally flawed’, say British churches

    Four major British churches have criticised government proposals for a new way of measuring child poverty in the UK, which they say masks the problem.

  • 15 Feb 2013
    How St Valentine favoured marriage equality

    Valentine's Day has become a commercial jamboree that all-too-easily encrusts human affections in money-making and mawkishness.

  • 14 Feb 2013
    Middle East peace and Benedict's successor

    The successor to the Pope Benedict XVI needs to build on the work done by his predecessor in attempting to encourage peace with justice in the Middle East and North Africa, regional expert and Ekklesia associate Dr Harry Hagopian told Premier Christian Radio on 12 February 2013.

  • 13 Feb 2013
    Lent 2013: journeying together in hope

    Human beings are 'storied' people. We all have narratives to tell and to live by: about who we are, where we come from and where we hope to go in life.

  • 13 Feb 2013
    Only ‘legal miracle’ would force faith groups to marry same-sex couples

    “For the European Court of Human Rights to compel a religious body or its adherents to conduct a religious marriage of a same sex couple would require a legal miracle much greater than the parting of the Red Sea for the Children of Israel to cross from Egypt,” stated Lord Pannick QC.

  • 13 Feb 2013
    Ecumenical Water Network links biblical reflection and action for change

    The World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Water Network has launched an online compilation of biblical reflections and resources on water for use during Lent.