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Interview: Robert Wicks, brewery owner The William Wilberforce Freedom Ale is a mellow best bitter with a long, hoppy finish. Subscriber only	Gaining the moral high ground IN 1807, MOST PEOPLE agreed that the slave trade was an ethical and religious outrage. But why had they not done so in 1707? Few raised their voice against... Subscriber only	‘I’m gonna tell God how you treat me’ BLACK CHRISTIANITY, in mainstream and black-led churches, is one of the few areas of growth in British Christianity against the general background of... Subscriber only

Where doors spelt no return THE WORD “Awkaaba” or “welcome” greets me as I arrive at the Kotoka International Airport, in Accra, the bustling capital of Ghana. Subscriber only	Fighting today’s enslavement IN 1980, I helped establish the Commission for Filipino Migrant Workers in London to tackle injustices in their living and working conditions. Subscriber only	Oh! for a closer walk with God “So, what are you sorry for?” asks the driver of a small red car. He has stopped in the middle of the road, arrested by the sight of four white men in... Subscriber only

GREENBELT: Music IT WAS mid-afternoon at the Greenbelt office when a phone call came in from a man with an East-End accent, asking to speak to our programmes manager —... Subscriber only	GREENBELT: Worship On Ash WEDNESDAY, I led a eucharist with the imposition of ashes at Lee Abbey, where I was leading a retreat entitled “Re-imagining worship”. Subscriber only	Maggie Durran: Exploring all your options We are working on a Big Lottery application for our church, and our option analysis seems rather brief: do nothing, or follow the plan we have worked... Subscriber only

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