by Sean Reilly | Jun 30, 2008
When adults bend their minds to weighty issues at the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church in Edinburgh in two weeks time, they’ll have the help of children to keep them to task. After a successful trial last year, a Children’s Assembly will run alongside...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 30, 2008
Latest reports say the capital of Zimbabwe, Harare, is tense but quiet. According to Christian Aid partner the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) most humanitarian agencies are taking a wait and see attitude. Robert Mugabe was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president on Sunday...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 29, 2008
Robert Mugabe waved a Bible and made an oath of allegiance before God to Zimbabwe as he was sworn in as president following an election widely dismissed as meaningless. But anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Tutu says he must go. Dr Tutu, Noble Peace Prize Laureate and...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 27, 2008
In a campaign comment ahead of today’s uncontested election in Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe has condemned Archbishop Rowan Williams as lacking a “moral compass” and said that gays in the church are a sign of “moral degeneracy”. The...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 27, 2008
The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the moves towards greater equality set out in the government’s Equality Bill White Paper – and has called for more action against discrimination by religious groups. It urges caution against the potential of...
