by Sean Reilly | Nov 13, 2007
The Czech government has agreed, after almost two decades of dispute, to compensate churches for properties confiscated under communist rule, and also to make them financially independent from the state – writes Jonathan Luxmoore. “There’s a common...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 13, 2007
As the direct, historic Christendom alliance of church and governance has weakened dramatically in recent years, so the relationship between church and state in a country like Britain has changed. It has moved toward accommodation to a set of mutually reinforcing...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 13, 2007
More than 600 “justice lovers” from across the globe have gathered in Texas, USA, to celebrate practical faith in action and to renew their spirits at an international conference sponsored by The United Methodist Church. “My goal tonight is simple:...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 13, 2007
Ten synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were among those signing a 6 November letter with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) urging the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary to expedite the William...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 13, 2007
The American civil war began with the secession of South Carolina from the United States. They left so as to defend their “right” not to have a “liberal” agenda imposed on them by campaigning progressives from the north. Interfering do-gooders...