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  • 30 Apr 2010
    Judge criticises Carey and says religions are equal in law

    A senior judge has srongly criticised the former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, for suggesting that Christians should have privileges in the judicial system.

  • 10 Apr 2010
    Where's Grayling?

    The first week of the Conservative Party's election campaign has reminded me of the series of books entitled Where's Wally?, in which readers are challenged to search for a glimpse of an individual who has been made almost invisible. Since the Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Grayling, was recorded attacking the rights of same-sex couples, the Tories have kept him in the background, despite his senior position in their party.

  • 29 Mar 2010
    Kierkegaard translator, and post-war refugee pioneer, dies

    Howard V. Hong, English translator of works by the philosopher and theologian, Søren Kierkegaard, and pioneer in Lutheran services to refugees in Europe after World War Two, has died.

  • 19 Mar 2010
    Pro- and anti-religion rhetoric
  • 8 Mar 2010
    George Carey's atheist agenda

    An atheist writing today for the Daily Telegraph illustrates well the kind of Christianity that George Carey has been defending of late.

  • 9 Jan 2010
    Standing up for freedom of dress

    Recent years have seen a string of controversies relating to freedom of dress. Muslim headscarves, Christian crosses and Sikh bangles are just a few of the items to cause controversy. Given the importance of clothing and appearance to personal expression and religious identity, why do we not see a united campaign for freedom of dress?

  • 18 Dec 2009
    Christianity beyond Christendom's decline
  • 17 Dec 2009
    New UK research shows significant decline in institutional Christianity

    Just over half of people in Britain now consider themselves Christian after a “sharp decline” in religious belief over the past quarter of a century, concludes a new academic study from the National Centre for Social Research

  • 16 Dec 2009
    A judgment Christians can celebrate

    The Court of Appeal has turned down an appeal by a registrar who refused to officiate at civil partnerships and have rejected her claim that she was discriminated against because of her Christian faith. This is good news for all those Christians who are fed up of seeing Christianity used as an excuse for homophobia.

  • 23 Oct 2009
    Faith should be critical not cosy towards power