by Sean Reilly | Dec 18, 2007
Churches and society at large need to offer reparation to descendants of those enslaved, tortured and murdered by the transatlantic slave trade, says an international conference sponsored by three major ecumenical bodies. The three organizations include the World...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 18, 2007
As international calls for justice for Bethlehem mount again at Christmastide, Australian church leaders returned from a visit to their region have added their voices to those supporting the beleagured city of Jesus’ birth. Their pastoral letter calling for...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 17, 2007
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have welcomed the final political consensus reached at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia but are urging national governments to show greater...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 16, 2007
“A road map missing a vital signpost”, was how aid agency Tearfund described the global deal on climate change struck at the UN conference in Bali on Saturday. Without explicit reference in the final document to the need for industrialised countries to cut carbon...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 13, 2007
An ecumenical Christian commemoration of the millions of Africans who died in the barbaric cruelty of the transatlantic slave trade is also highlighting the continuing oppression of their descendants around the world. Sixty theologians, church leaders, social...
