Voting for a real change

Well, the election results have been declared and Australia has a new Prime Minister. Kevin Rudd is a practicing Anglican, of the Queensland kind, so alive to the tradition of Christian generosity rather than the moralistic parsimony that has overrun other parts of...

Lord Carey backs call for an end to the blasphemy law

Replying to questions on a BBC TV programme today, Lord Carey of Clifton, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has publicly agreed with the Christian think-tank Ekklesia that it is time for Britain’s archaic blasphemy law to be abolished. Lord Carey, who is an...

Rich have reneged on pledges to the poor, says church agency

Rich countries have utterly reneged on their promise to pay £200 million (US$410m) a year to help poor countries cope with climate change, international development agency Christian Aid claims. Had the promise been kept, wealthier countries would have now contributed...

Salaam Bethlehem – looking beyond the wall

Salaam Bethlehem (http://www.ridinglights.org/sb/index.html) is now on tour in the UK throughout the season of Advent with performances until 22 December 2007. Back in May 2006 Riding Lights Theatre Company, a professional touring company noted for their eclectic...