Category - bush

Row over Bush's 'censored' library, The Guardian, 25 February 2008

Press Office — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:52:04 +0000

Ekklesia quoted in coverage of the George W Bush presidential library which found a university location in Bush's home state of Texas - but controversy and accusations of bias have followed it even th

US Catholic bishops warn against attack on Iran

staff writers — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:57:18 +0000

US Catholic Bishops have said that while the prospect of Iran developing nuclear weapons is unacceptable, in the absence an immediate threat, the USA and other nations must pursue a diplomatic solution to the present confrontation.

UK expert research group warns Brown that war on terror is "a disaster"

staff writers — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:42:11 +0100

UK PM Gordon Brown's administration has received a warning in the strongest possible terms about following the current US-led geopolitical strategy, as a leading British research organisation says that the 'war on terror' has been failing and will continue to fail unless it is redirected.

Transformational diplomacy and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Michael Marten — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:04:23 +0100

Transformational diplomacy is not about entrenching Western interests in Palestine-Israel, says Michael Marten. It is about encouraging advice from regional experts, engaging with ‘the enemy’, treating Occupier and Occupied as such and working towards a just resolution.

Cuba travel ban unjust and unfair, say US church leaders

staff writers — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:37:07 +0100

Senior US Christian leaders are pressing the Bush administration and Congress to end current bans on travel to Cuba, calling on both the Houses of Representatives and Senate to support bipartisan legislation in favour of cultural and religious freedom.

US seeks to scupper greenhouse deal as protestors take to the streets

staff writers — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:47:01 +0100

The USA is preparing to scupper a global deal on slashing greenhouse gas emissions at the G8 summit in Germany, infuriating thousands of protestors who have taken to the streets to put pressure on the world’s rich nations.

Christian challenge hots up on climate change deliberations

staff writers — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:30:33 +0100

Ahead of a report on 4 June 2007 with Practical Action, Oxfam and Tearfund - illustrating why a 2°C limit to global warming is essential for poorest - Christian Aid is urging industrialised nations to take proper responsibility.

US religious groups launch initiative for a nuclear-free world

staff writers — Mon, 14 May 2007 22:29:01 +0100

A coalition of national and regional religious leaders across the United States has launched a major initiative to "zero-out" funding for the production of new nuclear warheads. It has Christian and interfaith backing.

No more 'war on terror'?

Michael Marten — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:18:04 +0100

Hilary Benn wants to end the nomenclature of a 'war on terror', but he does not seem to have abandoned the 'clash of civilizations' or proposed any real alternative, writes Michael Marten.

Religion wars...

Simon Barrow — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:20:47 +0000

Both the rhetorical argument going on here, and the divine comedy of White House faith in the age of Iraq.