by Barney on 10 April 2006

Stephen Fuqua’s April editorial on InterfaithNews.net airs a concern that the whole world faces, whether we like it or not. Threats to religious freedom and the growth of religious fanaticism.
Of course, there are many in the world who consider religion a thing of the past and are confirmed in their belief by current outbursts of [...]
by Barney on 10 April 2006

Had a lovely family evening yesterday. Tom and Vicky, not long returned from a holiday in Australia, came over, as did Hari and Doug with Jake, and Doug’s brother, Rob. We had a simple dinner (Erica’s bean chili) and a lot of laughter. Poor little Jake developed an eczema attack during the evening and turned [...]
by Barney on 10 April 2006

I was listening to an interview on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning about faith schools. One of the teacher unions is holding a debate about whether or not the government should fund faith schools or not. Canon John Hall, the Church of England’s chief education officer, very reasonably pointed out that the [...]