by Sean Reilly | Nov 19, 2007
Nobel Peace Laureate and South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says that Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams should be tackling homophobia in the church and making it a welcoming place for lesbian and gay people. In a BBC radio interview to be...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 19, 2007
Coastal communities in Bangladesh and north-east India scrambled to shelters as a category four cyclone, with wind speeds of around 150 mph, caused devastation over the weekend – with nearly 3,000 dead so far, and the total likely to move toward 10,000. The area...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 19, 2007
The case of a single Sikh pupil suspended in Aberdare, Wales, for wearing a religious wrist bangle is now likely to go to judicial review after the school concerned refused to adopt a more flexible dress policy and is seeking further legal advice. Ms Sarika...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 19, 2007
So here we go again. There was the ‘silver ring’ case of a girl barred by her school from wearing a piece of jewellery which turned out to be more a campaign symbol than an essential expression of faith. Her parents lost her case, but are appealing. There...
