US religious right goes on the attack against Barack Obama

A key figure on the US religious right, which is anxious that its political grip on the large evangelical constituency in America is waning, has launched an attack on Senator Barack Obama and his Christian credentials. Mr Obama, who has just received full backing from...

A very political festival indeed

Why do the seasonal messages from all the world’s Christian leaders sound a bit like Guardian editorials? The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke of our duty to the environment – no surprise there from a self-confessed “bearded lefty”. But the Queen...