by Sean Reilly | Aug 26, 2008
In August 2008, the prime minister of Japan broke with tradition by refusing to visit the controversial Yasukuni shrine, which honours two-and-a-half million Japanese war dead. Some of those commemorated had been found guilty of war crimes during the Second World War....
by Sean Reilly | Aug 21, 2008
The United Kingdom rates committed campaigners such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King far more highly than celebrities such as Sir Bob Geldof and Angelina Jolie, and more than one in ten would be prepared to break the law to campaign for a cause they believed...
by Sean Reilly | Aug 21, 2008
A service of dedication took place last night at a church in Scotland for its new eco building which aims to show the way ahead on renewable energy. The Moderator of the General Assembly, the Right Reverend David Lunan, led a special service at Bridge of Allan Church....
by Sean Reilly | Aug 21, 2008
The campaign for a Welsh team at future Olympic Games has been stepped up with the launch of a national petition on the Welsh Assembly’s website. The petition by Dr Geraint Tudur, general secretary of the Union of Welsh Independent Chapels, says: “We call...
by Sean Reilly | Aug 14, 2008
Some Chinese Christians see their invitation to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics as a new recognition of religion in officially atheist China, while others hope it means the world’s most populous nation will learn to respect different global values...
