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  • 3 May 2007
    Turning up for the debate on church schools

    Talking of grumping about exclusion - the Church of England Board of Education and the Catholic Education Service apparently think they weren't given a fair chance to air their views at the recent ATL conference meeting on faith schools.

  • 3 May 2007
    Religion, life and rockin' the Beeb

    We got a gentle chiding from the Church of England media office over our comments about the accusations that religion is being excluded from BBC Radio 1

  • 30 Apr 2007
    Latinos and Pentecostalism transforming US religion

    A new study from the influential Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life charts the major demographic changes in US religious life, especially the impact of the growing Spanish-speaking population.

  • 29 Apr 2007
    Religion can play a positive role in HIV-AIDS struggle, says report

    In communities with high religious observance spiritual beliefs can play a positive role in deeloping strategies to combat HIV/AIDS, claims a UNICEF-backed study in Guyana.

  • 27 Apr 2007
    Slotting in religion

    In the debate about Thought for the Day, there's a difference between creating space for spirituality ('spirited takes' on life, you might say) and stranded or sealed "religious broadcasting".

  • 23 Apr 2007
    Death of leader may signal change in China-Vatican relations

    The death of Chinese Catholic Bishop Michael Fu Tieshan of Beijing may signal further development is the awkward relations between the Vatican and the Chinese government.

  • 20 Apr 2007
    Wider range of voices called for in BBC’s beliefs radio slot

    BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day reflection spot could be opened up to the non-religious as well as the religious, argues one of its Christian contributors. Jonathan Bartley says it can help people to listen to one another better.

  • 2 Apr 2007
    Fairness, Faith and Schools

    A workshop on faith schools, based on the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’ recent policy work. This is for members who wish to learn more about ATL’s position and some of the key issues.

  • 23 Mar 2007
    Religion in China undergoing massive change, says new journal editor

    A new look China Study Journal, produced by a British ecumenical network and a leading university department, will track the continuing massive changes on China's religious landscape.

  • 21 Mar 2007
    Resisting the polarising mindset

    Simon Barrow says that the idea of 'religious liberals' being foils for bombers and bigots is a distorted and distorting notion produced by too much heat and not enough light.