Section 1. Is there a problem? ‘Religious freedom is in the news. The statutory framework affecting the manifestation of religious belief has changed extensively over the past decade in the UK – and recent high profile cases have demonstrated how… Read More ›
Month: February 2012
Fairtrade Fortnight starts today
Today marks the start of Fairtrade Fortnight. ‘Take a Step’ for Fairtrade is this year’s campaign call to people in the UK to engage with the Fairtrade Foundation’s vision of an even bigger movement for positive change on unfair trade,… Read More ›
Clearing the Ground: a game changing report
The preliminary report into the freedom of Christians in the UK from the Clearing the Ground inquiry has been launched today. The inquiry was overseen by Christians in Parliament, an official All-Party Parliamentary Group and the committee included MPs and Peers… Read More ›
Has the Church become a doormat to the temple of secularism?
This post is by Graham Goldsmith, a regular contributor to this site: ‘Awake O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.’ (Ephesians 5;14) In 2007 I read the now very well known book. ‘The God… Read More ›
This week’s news and links – focus on same-sex (gay) marriage
As we get nearer to the Government’s consultation on legalising gay marriage, now seems a good time to gather together recent articles on the subject in order to try to develop a grounded understanding. Before I go any further, I want… Read More ›
What has Christianity ever done for our society?
It’s been a remarkable couple of weeks for the relationship between Christianity and the state. We’ve had the Advertising Standards Authority ruling against Healing on the Streets – Bath and the Bideford Council prayers case at the High Court along with Eric… Read More ›
Coalition for Marriage launches today
As the Government gets ready for its public consultation on the legalisation of gay marriage, so the Coalition for Marriage is launched today. Here is the statement from the website: The Coalition for Marriage is an umbrella group of individuals and organisations… Read More ›