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  • 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
  • 23 Oct 2009
    Government pledges respect and regard for faith communities

    Churches Together in Britain and Ireland has welcomed a speech by the UK Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which he affirmed the role of faith in society. But others warn of a too-cosy relationship.

  • 11 Oct 2009
    What kind of unity is possible for the churches?

    Is there real potential for visible unity among today's churches, or are cultural and dogmatic differences too great to be overcome? Theodore Gill takes the temperature at a major global gathering looking at these concerns.

  • 1 Aug 2009
    Christianity versus ‘the church of power’

    Christians have moved from non-engagement to engagement in politics, says Simon Barrow, but often in domineering and selfish ways. To argue for church as alternative community is not to advocate either 'secularism' or 'religionism', but the recovery of authentic Christianity in a plural environment.

  • 19 Apr 2009
    Rectifying a historic Christian mistake

    The domineering and partisan politics of the US religious right was a serious Christian mistake, says Jim Wallis. To be faithful to the Gospel, Christians need to engage publicly and politically from the vulnerable space that Jesus made his own.