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  • 15 Jan 2013
    Christianity, conscience and the European Court of Human Rights

    The European Court of Human Rights has rightly declared that Christians who object to same-sex relationships do not have the right to use their jobs to practise discrimination. A critic of the ruling has claimed that they should have the same rights as conscientious objectors in wartime. This attempted parallel is inaccurate and misguided.

  • 13 Dec 2012
    Disarming Trident: Nonviolent Direct Action in the USA and Scotland

    On Friday 21 December 2012, starting at 4.45pm, St John's Church in Edinburgh (at the corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road, EH2 4BJ) hosts an Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre event with Ploughshares activist Fr Bill Bichsel and Leonna O’Neill of Faslane Peace Camp. This will be followed by a Christmas Party.

  • 15 Oct 2012
    Knocking at the door of St Paul's

    A year after the beginning of Occupy London Stock Exchange, Symon Hill gives a personal reflection on the response from St Paul's Cathedral. Symon was dragged from the cathedral steps as he prayed during the eviction of the camp. He marked the anniversary by joining an act of witness and protest at St Paul's by Christianity Uncut.

  • 2 Jun 2012
    Pacifism in rural Hertfordshire

    Rural Hertfordshire is not known as a hotbed of radicalism. I was surprised - but pleased - to be asked to give a talk about pacifism in the village of Ayot St Lawrence this week.

  • 1 Jun 2012
    Last day of 'pre-crime' court case over royal wedding arrests

    The court case examining pre-emptive arrests and violent raids on squats ahead of last year's royal wedding will conclude at the High Court today.

  • 25 May 2012
    Police letter suggests St Paul's misled public over Occupy eviction

    The City of London Police Commissioner has revealed St Paul's Cathedral gave the police permission to forcibly remove Occupy protesters from the cathedral steps.

  • 2 May 2012
    Fantasy and reality at BAE's AGM

    Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the BAE Systems Annual General Meeting. Shareholders were today (2 May) welcomed into the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, to be greeted by plush carpets, free coffee and glamorous posters featuring BAE staff saying how great it is to work for one of the world’s largest arms dealers (they don’t quite put it quite like that).

  • 11 Apr 2012
    A day to speak up about dictator debt

    The thirtieth anniversary of the Falklands War took a bizarre twist this week. It emerged that the UK is still demanding repayment from the Argentine government for money they borrowed in 1979 – with which they bought weapons to invade the Falklands.

  • 12 Mar 2012
    New Dean of St Paul's critcised over comments on Occupy

    The newly appointed Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London has defended the forced removal of the Occupy London Stock Exchange camp.

  • 1 Mar 2012
    Another unclear response from St Paul's Cathedral

    Following the clamour since Tuesday morning about the involvement of St Paul’s in the eviction of Occupy London Stock Exchange, the cathedral have now released another statement. It is longer than yesterday’s statement, but completely fails to answer the questions that are being asked from all sides.