by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
The United Reformed Church has appointed the Rev Roberta Rominger as its general secretary. She becomes the first woman to hold the senior post in the Church, or in any of its predecessor denominations. Congregationalists, Presbyterians and members of the Churches of...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, has accepted a one-year position at Yale University in which he will participate in a course examining issues related to religious faith and globalisation – writes Chris Herlinger from New York. Blair will serve as...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
Yesterday’s budget was a missed opportunity for the government to show that it is serious about addressing the problem of climate change, which threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of the world’s poorest people, an aid agency has said....
by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
Church leaders meeting in Richmond have overwhelmingly voted against a move to discourage churches from applying for or receiving National Lottery Funding. The Synod (or ‘parliament’) of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds rejected a motion that they should encourage...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
The Bishop of Oxford has said he has been sent death threats after backing plans for a Muslim call to prayer in the city. In January the Rt Rev John Pritchard, who also studied at Oxford University, backed the Muslim loudspeaker call, Adhan, which would take place...
