Policy Areas - Life and Death

Kirk set to express outright opposition to death penalty

agency reporter — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:36:35 +0100

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is set to express its outright opposition to the death penalty for the first time. It has never previously resolved to oppose capital punishment ‘unequivocally’.

Burma's dictators make propaganda out of suffering

Agencies — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:29:01 +0100

Burma's military regime is distributing international aid today. But it is covering the boxes with the names of top generals in an effort to turn the relief effort for last week's devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise.

British public urged to give 'desperately needed' aid to Burma

agency reporter — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:25:05 +0100

Teams from Disasters Emergency Committee member agencies, along with flights of emergency relief items, are now reaching those affected by Cyclone Nargis. DEC is calling for urgent donations to the DEC Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal.

Breaking the chains of global debt

Jordan Tchilingirian — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:54:34 +0100

Start: 18/05/2008 - 14:36

CELEBRATE ten years since the Birmingham human chain
DISCOVER the impact of debt cancellation so far
DEMAND a lasting solution to the debt crisis

In War and Peace: the hard edge of peace-making in Northern Ireland

Jordan Tchilingirian — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:12:36 +0100

Start: 17/10/2008 - 18:30

“Some people think that peace-making is easy, but in my experience it requires toughness and resolution, as well as sympathy and integrity.”

Jim Wallis: Seven Ways to Change the World

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:35:33 +0100

Start: 25/05/2008 - 19:30

Church.co.uk and Faithworks are hosting an evening with Jim Wallis to consider seven ways to change the world.

Methodists to reflect further on early life ethical issues

staff writers — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:08:01 +0100

Amid passionate public debate on bioethics, stem cell research. the use of embryos and abortion, the Methodist Church is taking a careful investigative approach to 'early life' ethical concerns based on both scientific and theological data.

Living as an ordinary radical?: A dialogue with Shane Claiborne

Jordan Tchilingirian — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:36:58 +0100

Start: 30/04/2008 - 19:30

Faithworks, Livability Community Mission and Tearfund are hosting a free discussion evening with Shane Claiborne the founder of the Simple Way community and author of The Irresistible Revolution and J

Telling the Story of a Peace Movement: 50 years of CND campaigning

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:22:31 +0100

Start: 06/04/2008 - 18:30

End: 06/04/2008 - 20:00

To mark CND turning 50 in 2008, the organisation is collaborating with LSE Archives on a touring exhibition, archives project and this roundtable with History Today to tell the story of the movement f

Churches, bio-ethics, hectoring and humility

Press Office — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:47:06 +0000

Whatever the different moral estimates of the issues involved in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, churches should not be seen to be using institutional hectoring to get their own way, s

Cardinal seeks to keep pressure on Brown over embryo bill

staff writers — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:51:25 +0000

Controversial Scottish Catholic leader Keith O'Brien, accused of making intemperate and inaccurate remarks over the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, has vowed to keep the pressure on PM Gordon Brown.

Cathedral almost burns with too much Easter zeal

staff writers — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:23:17 +0000

Norwich's Anglican cathedral experienced slightly too warm a glow when the fire of Easter faith almost led to an emergency at the traditional Holy Saturday vigil in anticipation of the resurrection of Christ.

Death and resurrection is to be lived, says Methodist leader

staff writers — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:22:20 +0000

Today's world "lives with death and resurrection in many ways and in many places", says the president of the Methodist Conference in Britain. The duty of the church is to be with them in this and to point to the hope of the gospel.

Staring death in the face

Giles Fraser — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:09:31 +0000

"Know that you are dust and to dust you shall return", the church says in its liturgy. Where else do we speak of such things in public? asks Giles Fraser, reflecting on our cultural habit of shrinking from the reality of death.

Why the church needs a new foreign policy

Simon Barrow — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:11:46 +0000

The United States and the United Kingdom are being forced this month (March 2008) to reflect on the recent heritage of their military interventions. Who or what are we trusting in when we choose the way of the sword over the way of the Cross, asks Simon Barrow. Where does salvation lie?