by Sean Reilly | Nov 15, 2014
The belief that violence “saves” is so successful because it doesn’t seem to be mythic in the least. Violence simply appears to be the nature of things. It’s what works. It seems inevitable, the last and, often, the first resort in conflicts. If a god is what you turn...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 11, 2008
The need to “re-frame the religious dimensions” of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a key goal of a 4-day international theological conference which began yesterday in the Swiss capital, Bern. The conference involves some 65 theologians and church...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 11, 2008
British human rights activist and journalist Lauren Booth has been trapped illegally in the Gaza strip as a result of a legal campaign calling for an end to the Israeli government blockade there, say Palestinian activists. The international Free Gaza Movement...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 10, 2008
Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet of Vietnam has been accused by the government there of breaking the law and causing disorder by supporting prayer vigils against the authorities’ confiscation of Catholic Church property. The archbishop has bee accused of...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 9, 2008
The southwest of England has seen an increased spate of thefts of church bells and equipment, irrigation pipes from schools and other scrap metal from business and domestic property in recent weeks. The authorities say that the crime wave is due to the increase in...
