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January 5, 2012

Occupy and reading the Bible after Christendom

"What would Jesus do?” Questions being asked by the Occupy movement are a symptom of an even wider movement to read the Bible in news ways, as the alliance of church and state breaks up, says New Testament specialist Lloyd Pietersen. He suggest three interpretative moves that have to be made to re-connection with biblical texts today.
January 3, 2012

Disorganised Religion: Reading the Bible After Christendom

The Occupy camp outside St Pauls cathedral with banners quoting biblical passages highlights the changing use of the Bible in a post-Christendom context.
January 1, 2012

Occupy London hopeful about 2012, in spite of threats

Occupy London, part of the global movement for social and economic justice, is welcoming local people visitors joining them for New Year’s celebrations.
January 1, 2012

What Occupy means for post-Christendom church

From my point of view, one of the major stories from 2011 has to be the growth of the Occupy movement - which in many places, not least London, has shown itself to be more than a ragged protest. Rather, it is a movement looking to make a sustained, subversive impact on our dominant political and economic processes.
December 25, 2011

Archbishop of Wales backs Occupy in his Christmas Sermon

The Anglican Archbishop of Wales believes that the Occupy movement is embodying concerns which ought to be central to the Christian message.
December 20, 2011

WWJD? Survey reveals muddled picture of church attitudes to Occupy protest

The results of the latest ComRes poll, commissioned by Premier Radio, of a sample of ‘churchy’ people are out. They cover church attitudes to the protest outside St Paul's.
December 7, 2011

Activists offer guided tours to key London financial institutions

Occupy London activists have launched a group offering critical and informative guided tours of Britain’s most important financial centres.
December 1, 2011

Occupy target top CEO corporate greed, as pensions are cut

Occupy London has targeted Britain's highest paid CEO to highlight endemic corporate greed in the UK, and to call for economic and social change.
November 28, 2011

Occupy protesters demand freedom for Bradley Manning

A strengthened City of London police presence greeted Occupy London activists demanding freedom for Bradley Manning on the steps of St Paul’s.
November 25, 2011

Occupy London respond to media 'junkie' smear

Occupy London supporters have called for "calm and responsible reporting" after a sensationalist London Evening Standard story about drugs and infection.