Posts Tagged ‘Christian’
Help Haiti
Tens of thousands have been killed and more than three million people have been devastated by the massive earthquake that has rocked Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries. The Disasters Emergency Committee website is www.dec.org.uk. This is an umbrella group for key aid agencies, and is coordinating UK giving to the Haiti Earthquake [...]
Definitely. Maybe. Perhaps. We hope so
"Recognising marriage in the tax system is something I feel very strongly about and something we will definitely do in the next parliament. We will set out exactly how in due course," was Cameron's conclusion to a day of confusion, when he had earlier said: "It is something we want to do, something we believe we can do, it's something, within a [...]
Peace and Goodwill
Believing is not in fashion. I have, during the last ten years, sat in countless meetings where people have tried to hammer home their point that it doesn't matter what you believe, as long as you don't act on it. But, at the end of a decade of doubt, it turns out that we did want our politicians to act out of principle rather than greed, and that [...]
Government should help church out of unholy hole
A couple in Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, have been forced to sell their farm to pay off a quarter of a million in legal bills and a £230,000 repair bill for a property not even theirs. Link to story. Anyone who has bought a house recently will have received a cryptic warning from their lawyers that they might be liable for church repairs — but [...]
