Obama: a man worth listening to
Barak Obama, candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination in the USA, made this speech on Religion and Politics. It’s well worth watching.
Category: Change The World
not for sale
On 20th May 2007 Churches across the UK will mark ‘Not For Sale Sunday’ highlighting the illegal trade in people trafficking. Not for Sale Sunday. Is an opportunity to say that womens, childrens and mens bodies are Not for Sale. Women and Children and Men are made in the image of God, and we are Read More …
God’s Politics
I’ve uploaded this morning’s sermon to here. The elections for the Scottish Parliament take place on Thursday so I decided that politics and religion should indeed mix…
Alan Johnston
On 12 March 2007 the BBC’s Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston was abducted. Please sign the petition to encourage those who have Alan to release him. Click the picture of Alan on the right to go to the petition site.
the boy in the striped pyjamas
I’ve just read ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne, highly recommended by my wife . It is the story of Bruno, a 9 year old German boy, whose father is sent from Berlin by a small man with a small mustache called ‘The Fury’ to be commandant of a place Bruno thinks is Read More …
Amnesty UK
Amnesty is an amazing organisation campaigning for human rights and against political imprisonment. Click the sign and get involved. You can make a difference.
the truth isn’t sexy
The Home Office estimated in 2003 that 4,000 women were trafficked into the UK for sexual exploitation. It is thought the figure may have grown since. It may interest you to know that there are approximately 16 million more people trapped in slavery today than there where 200 years ago when the UK abolished it’s Read More …