by Sean Reilly | Apr 17, 2008
As the 60th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel approaches, Western church leaders are putting their names to a historic joint declaration, originated in Britain, calling for a just peace in Palestine/Israel. Desmond Tutu is among the growing number of...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 17, 2008
Migration “is a human concern, not a Muslim or a Christian one, and therefore Christians and Muslims must act on it together”, declared representatives of Lebanon’s six most numerous faith communities at a Public Hearing on Migration and the Changing...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 16, 2008
Should anything be able to thwart the will of the people expressed through freely chosen and accountable representative institutions? This has long been one of the limit testing questions for modern political theorists. Answer ‘no’ and you invite the nightmare of a...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 14, 2008
Of the six minority candidates standing for election as London mayor, only the one standing on an explicitly Christian ticket has been invited to attend the main hustings event for churches in central London. The event, at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 28, 2008
The much publicised “credit crunch” refers to the way loans and other forms of credit are becoming difficult or more expensive to obtain. This crisis may bring harder times for us all, individuals and businesses alike. But access to credit has always been a daily...