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  • 8 Jun 2011
    Britain's young people - sexualised, radicalised or patronised?

    Concerns about young people have made the news this week. There are fears of "sexualisation" and "radicalisation". Both words imply that young people cannot make choices themselves, but only passively accept what is imposed on them. And they distract attention from the policies of a government which is set to wreck the opportunities of countless young people.

  • 7 Jan 2011
    Romeo Beckham and the millstone at our necks

    Eight year-old Romeo Beckham has been included on GQ magazine's list of the “most stylish men in Britain”. He apparently ranks at number 26, ten places behind his father.

  • 1 Jan 2011
    Queer freedom is an economic issue

    For some activists, resisting the government's cuts means abandoning other campaigns, such as the struggle for queer rights and same-sex marriage. But they are making a false distinction. Issues of marriage and sexuality are closely linked to questions of power and money.

  • 26 Dec 2008
    Breaking free of consumer culture in North America

    A Canadian author is encouraging parents and children in North America to put human relationships ahead of seasonal "shopaholism".

  • 16 May 2008
    Are there positive effects of an economic downturn? Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio 2, 15th May 2008
  • 19 Feb 2008
    Travel Light: Following Jesus in a Consumer Culture

    The Breathe Conference aims to equip and inspire us to live well for Christ in a consumer culture.

  • 17 Jan 2008
    Methodists launch 'buy less' credit card for Lent

    In a move that is designed as a challenge to "consumerism as usual" and a reminder of the dominance of money in our lives, the Methodist Church in Britain has launched an alternative Credit Card containing a "buy less" message.

  • 30 Nov 2007
    A profit without honour?

    While US TV evangelists talk up Mammon by using the name of Christ, an actor with no faith has been hailed a "prophet" by a leading biblical scholar for his dramatic attempts to challenge the enslaving religion of consumerism.

  • 14 Jul 2007
    Church kicks shopping into touch for Lent 2008

    Methodists all over Britain will mark Lent 2008 by only shopping for essential items. They will try to reduce their carbon footprint and focus on the essentials of life, raising awareness of the true cost of consumerism.

  • 15 Feb 2007
    Youth and infotainment challenge global Christian movement

    The future of global Christian cooperation is at stake in a contest between the kind of unity-through-relationship imagined by the Bible and unity-through-consumption modelled by MTV, suggested World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr Samuel Kobia in India yesterday (14 February 2007).