Church leader honoured for work against racism and apartheid

The Rev Philip Potter, a former general secretary of the World Council of Churches, has been honoured by the South African government for his determined commitment to combatting racism and apartheid in the 1970s and 1980s. On 22 April 2008, President Thabo Mbeki...

Churches urge a vote against extremism and racism on 1st May

Three UK Free Church Christian denominations are urging voters to take a stand against racist and extreme political parties as election day for local councils in England and Wales draws near. 1 May 2008 is election day for many local councils as well as for the Mayor...

United Methodists get tough on racism in church and society

The bishops of The United Methodist Church have declared that tackling racism and eliminating it from the church, society and even their own Council of Bishops is a major priority. The denomination is the one President Bush was raised in. The bishops’ council...

Violence, the media and redemption

Earlier in the summer, Mediawatch UK issued a report called Children and the Media. Its research claims that small children can be traumatised by images of war in television news bulletins. Perhaps some teen-agers are also getting a message from such footage, one that...