Tribunal rules against magistrate opposed to gay adoptions

by | Nov 1, 2007

An English magistrate who says he felt forced to resign because he was unwilling to enact the law on adoption by gay and lesbian couples has lost his appeal over claims that he was subject to anti-Christian discrimination. Andrew McClintock says he will fight on, and...

Monks on the march again for democracy in Burma

by | Oct 31, 2007

Several weeks after a brutal crackdown on thousands of democracy protesters across Burma, over a hundred Buddhist monks have taken part in the first public demonstration in northern Burma since the government’s wave of repression. In Pakokku the monks marched...

Methodist youth to gather in Wales and focus on slavery

by | Oct 31, 2007

Methodism in Britain will focus its attention on Wales next month, as Cardiff hosts the annual Methodist Youth Conference from 16-18 November 2007 in the new Urdd Centre in the Bay area – where popular BBC TV series Doctor Who is based. The theme this year will...