by Sean Reilly | Feb 7, 2008
A group of leading scientifically and theologically qualified scholars has issued a clear rebuttal of the ‘intelligent design’ ideology that has gained ground among conservative religious believers, especially in the USA, in recent years. The International...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 2, 2008
Two leading organisations speaking for the concerns of non-religious people in the UK have challenged a major youth organisation over its exclusion of non-believers, in spite of its repeated claims to be open and inclusive. Following a meeting at the Scout...
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 | Jan 30, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI has told a gathering of academics that science should serve rather than enslave humanity, warning that the reduction of human beings and nature to mere ‘objects’ is not good for the spirit of reasoned enquiry. The comments came on Monday...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 22, 2008
The UK wing of the global social investment initiative Oikocredit has teamed up with the Livesimply campaign to promote a shared vision for social justice. Oikocredit provides vital loans to creative but impoverished communities. Launched in November 2006, Livesimply...
