Kingsgate Community Church and the BBC

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Editor

The BBC is at this very minute screening a mass of people singing, arms held aloft, from Kingsgate Community Church. The audience looks moved, some are tearful, eyes look up to the ceiling (presumably contemplating the heavens). But, remarkably, the web address of Kingsgate Community Church is emblazoned across the set.  Here we have a [...]

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Catholic Church and Child Abuse

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Editor

The publication of the 2,600 page report of the inquiry into Ireland’s church-run paedophile and child abuse “reform schools” has done little to restore any confidence in the Catholic Church. The failure of the inquiry to name and shame the perpetrators of these abuses is a national disgrace. It also shows the extent of the [...]

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Do you agree that religion and politics should be kept separate in the EU?

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Editor

One of the key reasons that I became involved in a national political party is that I believe that religion and politics need to be kept separate.  Mostly, the Conservative Party adheres to this philosophy – but not all of its candidates.  Unfortunately, in some European countries, religion and politics, appear to be one and [...]

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