Tag Archives: religion

Could a progressive black Cardinal signal the Vatican’s Obama moment?

By James Bloodworth | Published: February 11, 2013

Could the next Pope be a black progressive? Left Foot Forward looks at the favourites to take over from Pope Benedict XVI.

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What does the 2011 Census tell us about faith, society, and politics?

By Guest | Published: December 14, 2012

Stephen Beer, political communications officer of the Christian Socialist Movement, looks at what the 2011 Census tells us about faith, society and politics.

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Is Welby the right man for the job?

By Ed Jacobs | Published: November 9, 2012

After the tenure of Dr Rowan Williams, his successor is an Etonian ex-oilman – but who is the real Justin Welby? And what does he believe?

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BBC coverage pushes the government to focus on the horrors of FGM in the UK

By Katie Stanton | Published: July 24, 2012

Hopefully, the BBC’s reports will bring a very serious issue into the spotlight encouraging action.

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Are we a Christian country or not? It’s time to decide

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 18, 2012

Ed Jacobs calls on the Britain 2012 to decide if we are a Christian country or not.

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A history lesson for Cardinal Keith O’Brien

By James Hallwood | Published: March 5, 2012

Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s provocative anti-gay marriage language incites the intolerant and at times violent minority to fight equality, writes James Hallwood.

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A state free of religion is a core liberal belief

By Mike Giles | Published: March 4, 2012

Mike Morgan Giles argues that Tory Baroness Sayeeda Warsi is wrong – we need “militant secularists”, whatever they are.

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Warsi’s call for the dominance of Christianity ignores that it’s Islam under threat

By Guest | Published: March 3, 2012

Peter Allen and Rebecca Wainwright argue that the difficulty of getting ‘Islamic’ architecture built in Britain shows the flaws in Warsi’s claim that militant secularisation is a problem

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2012 – the year the world must wake up to Christian persecution

By Ed Jacobs | Published: January 8, 2012

Ed Jacobs, a member of the Christian Socialist Movement, writes of the need for the West to do more to tackle the evil of Christian persecution.

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Egypt – a new dawn or a sunset on religious freedom?

By Ed Jacobs | Published: November 23, 2011

The persecution of Coptic Christians raises serious questions about whether the “Arab Spring” is a new dawn or a sunset on religious freedom and tolerance.

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