For ninety years or so, 11 November has been observed in many countries as Remembrance Day, honouring members of the armed forces and sometimes others who have died in war. For far longer, however, it has been St Martin’s Day (sometimes known as ...
Every day millions of Christians pray, in the words of The Lord's Prayer, to be spared from being put to the test. For some in Uganda, where an anti-homosexuality bill is being put to parliament, this prayer may be especially deeply felt. This ...
While the focus of recent conflict in Anglican circles has been on sexuality, other issues have also been involved, not least the role of the laity and the nature of the church. To what extent has the modern church become a network of institutions run ...
There has been much debate recently in England and Wales about assisted suicide. Though helping someone to die remains a crime, people who accompany a relative to a clinic abroad where lives are ended are not usually prosecuted. In September 2009, the ...
Ordinarily, being conservative is about favouring the old over the new, conserving what has been passed down from previous generations and being cautious about change. The more extreme Anglican so-called conservatives however have been so keen to ...
It was sunny in Regents Park, London, on 15 August 2009, when the UK Black Pride festival was held. The atmosphere was celebratory as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Latin American descent, their ...
For many Sri Lankans, the end of the fighting a few months ago was a cause of rejoicing, or at least relief. Government forces had won a decisive victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Both sides had often disregarded the rules of armed ...
The Stonewall riots in June 1969 in New York helped to transform society in the USA and beyond. The General Convention of the Episcopal Church being held in California in July 2009 is far more sedate. Topics for discussion range from ‘Liturgical ...
Armed Forces Day will be celebrated in the UK for the first time on 27 June 2009. According to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown, "The British Armed Forces are the very best in the world. We should all be proud of the brave job that they do, and grateful ...
People resisting progress towards rights for all have stolen the language of religion, warned Peter Purton of the Trades Union Congress. He was opening a conference on faith, homophobia, transphobia and human rights, held on 16 May 2009 at the ...
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