Violent solutions not ‘normal’ but mythic, says theologian

The current argument in Britain and Canada over white peace poppies as a legitimate alternative or complementary means of remembrance has highlighted what some regard as the pernicious nature of the quasi-religious idea that violence is ënormalí and produces...

Challenge to political correctness of the poppy

As services of remembrance are held around the country, churches are being urged to acknowledge the ‘political correctness’ surrounding the red poppy, and make alternatives such as the white poppy, more widely available. Writing in the largest Church of...

Concern after priests killed in north-west Mozambique

Concern after priests killed in north-west Mozambique -08/11/06 Concerns have been exp Concern after priests killed in north-west Mozambique -08/11/06 Concerns have been expressed by church leaders and development workers after the latest outbreak of violence in the...

New-style Sandinistas regain power in hopeful Nicaragua

New-style Sandinistas regain power in hopeful Nicaragua -08/11/06 Daniel Ortega, the l New-style Sandinistas regain power in hopeful Nicaragua -08/11/06 Daniel Ortega, the leader of a grassroots alliance of socialists and Christians which ended years of dictatorship...

Challenge to political correctness of the poppy

As services of remembrance are held around the country, churches are being urged to acknowledge the ‘political correctness’ surrounding the red poppy, and make alternatives such as the white poppy, more widely available. Writing in the largest Church of...