by Sean Reilly | Sep 5, 2008
Leading evangelical Christian celebrity Sir Cliff Richard, who is now aged 67, thinks the church should be supportive of committed gay relationships and says he is sick of intrusive speculation about his own sexuality. In his new autobiography, titled My Life, My Way,...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 26, 2008
The head of the Church Army, a leading Anglican mission agency with a significant evangelical constituency, has expressed his distress at the failure of two Anglican archbishops to clearly condemn violence against gay people. The remarks come in the personal blog of...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 20, 2008
As death continues to do its worst we find ourselves living in a ‘long Saturday’, suspended irresolvably, it seems, between the threat of despair and the possibility of hope. The former looks substantial and unavoidable. But what of the latter? By its nature, hope is...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 2, 2008
Churches, faith groups, racial justice campaigners and civic and community organisations need to work together more determinedly in the face of continuing serious failures in mental health provision, says Black Mental Health UK. Commenting on the biannual report of...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 1, 2008
Celebrating a 60th birthday for some is a milestone marked by visions of retirement – celebrating achievements and dreaming of new endeavours. The World Council of Churches (WCC), however, on its 60th “birthday” in 2008 does not want to rest on past...