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  • 01 Nov 2010
    Christians can be killers too

    As frightened and angry Americans keep raising the temperature of Islam-versus-Everyone-Else controversies, Martin Marty examines some new material which shows how Christian ideology is used to justify killing too. No religion or ideology can claim innocence, he suggests.

  • 22 Oct 2010
    Big Society comes out against the cuts

    Cuts that hit the poorest hardest, as proposed in the government's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) are neither necessary nor moral, says an emerging civil society Coalition of Resistance to the developments - what is being characterised as 'the real Big Society'.

  • 19 Oct 2010
    Wesley, the poor and the cuts

    For John Wesley and the Methodist Church he founded, it is inconceivable to follow Christ and not have the welfare of the poor and the vulnerable close to your heart, says Alison Tomlin. That is why the Church says that the government's spending cuts should be judged by their impact on the most vulnerable.

  • 18 Oct 2010
    Hope and challenge for Middle East Synod

    The Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Catholic Bishops, meeting with other Christian leaders as observers, faces major challenges in church and society, reports adviser Harry Hagopian. But there are also grounds of hope for promoting peace and justice in the region.

  • 17 Oct 2010
    A radical rescue operation

    Christianity is essentially a radical rescue operation, rather than a bourgeois message of moral self-improvement, says Giles Fraser. To live out a Christian life and to develop life-enhancing ethics, we need solidarity and help from beyond ourselves.

  • 15 Oct 2010
    An Open Letter to Rowan Williams on LGBT ministry

    Concerned Anglicans have written an Open Letter to Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, asking him to acknowledge the contribution of so many LGBT people, often partnered, to the ministry of the church and to promote rigorous and prayerful study of the biblical, theological and other issues involved, in the light of present knowledge.

  • 10 Oct 2010
    Should theologians go on strike this autumn?

    The Comprehensive Spending Review is expected to be bad news for universities and especially bad news for those who teach in the humanities, says theologian and ethicist Graeme Smith. Action is needed. But are strikes really the most effective response to damaging cuts?

  • 05 Oct 2010
    God is in the (political) details

    It is easy to be won over by the universal moral or religious principles espoused by a skilled rhetorician such as Tony Blair. However, John Heathershaw argues that in politics, from university league tables to the war in Iraq, God is in the details.

  • 30 Sep 2010
    Why funding for science is vital

    As with many other areas of public finance, funding for science is under major threat – maybe facing up to 25 per cent reductions, says Bob Carling. Many senior figures feel that proposed cuts will destroy the international excellence of science in the UK.

  • 27 Sep 2010
    Time to call off the drones

    On the International Day of Peace, the US military (or possibly the CIA) marked the occasion with two further drone strikes in South Waziristan, Pakistan, killing a handful of alleged militants. Ian Davis looks at what needs to change.