Archive for the 'religion' Category
Eid Mubarak!
Yazan: Sara | 09 September 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: religion
Wishing all my Muslim friends and readers greetings as they celebrate Eid.
Shana Tova!
Yazan: Sara | 08 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: religion
Wishing all my Jewish friends and readers a Happy New Year!
The land of the free must show it is the home of the brave
Yazan: Sara | 23 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: religion, USA
During the US Presidential campaign, we got used to Barack Obama saying things that were a little unconventional, that provoked disagreement and disturbed the status quo. Sincce his election 20 months ago, he seems to have lost a little of the fire and the firebrand. So I was pleased to see his defence of the [...]
I’m willing to do a deal with Bishop Devine
Yazan: Sara | 11 July 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: religion
So the Roman Catholic Bishop of Motherwell has criticised David Cameron for failing to act quickly to scrap the part of the 1701 Act of Settlement which prevents Catholics from taking the throne or being part of the Royal Family. Joseph Devine said that this was a ‘scandalous’ law that discriminated against one group of [...]
A little less conversation, but a lot more love
Yazan: Sara | 05 July 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: religion
It’s seven years to the day since Canon Jeffrey John was forced to withdraw from his appointment as Bishop of Reading, after the shameful reactions of a vociferous minority in the Anglican church. But the silver lining for Dr John’s cloud was that he was instead appointed to the post of Dean at St. Albans Abbey and he has [...]
The Tories hiding under a bushel
Yazan: Sara | 13 February 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: abortion, Conservatives, religion
The right of a woman to have control over her own body is likely to come under attack once again in the event of a Conservative majority in the Commons, no matter how small, according to an article in this morning’s FT. Intriguingly, the paper reports that the opposition of Tory MPs’ and candidates to [...]
