Opposition to the Assad regime is “fragmented and divided,” a Church of England priest reports following his return from Syria. In an interview broadcast on Aug 30 by the BBC, the Rev. Nadim Nassar described the unrest he witnessed in his home town of Latakia on Syria’s Mediterranean coast during a three week visit last [...]
Whilst the 10-year battle for the eviction of an illegal travellers’ site in Essex appears to be coming to end, many have still been fighting for their right to stay in the last week; amongst those on the side of the travellers are now also leading members of the Church. The travellers on the Dale [...]
This year’s Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film went to the Danish-Swedish In A Better World (cert. 15). The Danish title is Haevnen (Revenge), though that gives scarce hint of the depths of the moral attitudes displayed in this thoughtful drama. Director Susanne Bier and writer Anders Thomas Jensen collaborated with the idea of a [...]
THE TORIES’ concept of the Big Society needs a radical shake-up and should model itself on the ‘Broom Armies’ that helped clean up the riots. This is the view of the Christian Child Care Forum (CCCF), which will explore this idea in a new conference aimed at young people. Children, Churches and the Big Society [...]
THE NEW Archdeacon of Hackney joined local dignitaries and residents to celebrate the reopening of a looted shop in her area. Shopkeeper Siva Kandiah lost thousands of pounds worth of stock when the riots hit Clarence Road in Hackney earlier this month. The Ven Rachel Treweek, Archdeacon of Hackney, said she was encouraged by the [...]
Serves 8 Preparation and cooking times Prep 35 mins Cook 50 mins 3 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion , sliced 2 garlic cloves , sliced 1 red chilli , finely chopped 2 tbsp tomato purée 1kg tomatoes , roughly chopped 200ml white wine 350ml fish stock 3 strips orange zest 1kg skinless halibut fillets, [...]
PREMIER CHRISTIAN RADIO and Premier Gospel Radio have launched an advertising campaign to lift morale in the nation’s capital in the wake of the riots. Posters will appear in parts of the city that saw the worst rioting, pointing to the work the radio stations do in offering hope and inspiration. One blue poster simply [...]
COMMUNICATIONS with Tripoli were difficult in the wake of the invasion by the rebels. Telephone links with the city were cut off but local Christians are likely to have viewed events with mixed feelings. There are between 4,000 and 5,000 Christians in Libya, almost all of them immigrants. The Anglican Church in Tripoli, part of [...]
THE EVANGELICAL Alliance has criticised the timing of a mass secular march organised for London next month. Tens of thousands of atheists and secularists will march across London in support of the Secular Europe Campaign in the biggest humanist gathering since the Pope protests. They will be joined by scientist Richard Dawkins, the Guardian columnist [...]
An Ontario Court has ruled in favour of the Diocese of Huron in its dispute with the congregation of St Aidan’s Church in Windsor over the trusteeship of the parish property. On 15 August, the court held that under Canadian law a parish and congregation have the same legal meaning, and were interchangeable words The [...]
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