Methodists join growing Burma emergency relief effort

As the death toll from the Burma cyclone continues to rise dramatically, possibly to around 100,000, the Methodist Church and the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) in Britain have launched an emergency appeal for funds. Michael King, World Church Team...

Orthodox leader and Dalai Lama make Time magazine top 100

Bartholomeos I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, has joined the Dalai Lama as one of two international religious figures named in the “Time 100” list, the people deemed by Time magazine to be the world’s most influential persons –...

Seminary sculptures confront war, torture and suffering

Join Amnesty International’s campaign against torture. Click here for more details An installation of sculptures responding to the horrors of war, particularly the ongoing war in Iraq, is on display at Union Theological Seminary in New York City until 16 May...

Record-breaking Edinburgh sale brings injustice to book

The Christian Aid book sale at St Andrew’s & St George’s Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, began its life on a very small scale in 1974 and has now become a national institution – the largest church development sale of its kind in the UK. Every one of the last...

Arms company faces corruption questions at annual meeting

BAE Systems has failed to halt the sharp decline in its reputation despite trying to focus on ethics at its Annual General Meeting in London today. The Board faced a barrage of questions from shareholders about corruption and political influence. The company struggled...