Church Times - Comment


The Church as critical partner AT THE END of August, European leaders assembled in Poland to mark the 25th anniversary of Solidarity, the first independent trade union in a Communist... Subscriber only	No, Iraq is not America’s new Vietnam adventure There are key differences between US involvements now and in the 1960s, including casualties and public support, says Peter Riddell Subscriber only	Our TV needs to be grubby and real Television should explore human expression, and not be censored Subscriber only

A novel answer to bad faith Novel wisdom is prepared to listen to diverse moral perspectives, and can transform bad religion everywhere. Subscriber only	Petrol dependency is the problem Panic buying at garages is only a symptom of a wider malaise Subscriber only	X factor applies to both stage and state It is not the lack of singing talent that is the tragedy. Subscriber only

What the waters have revealed Hurricane Katrina has shown painful truths about poverty in the US Subscriber only	Libertarian or paternalist? The Conservatives need to decide who rules on personal morality Subscriber only	Turned to jelly I'd never celebrated the eucharist dressed as a pirate before. Subscriber only

Word from Wormingford Prayer intrudes as Ronald Blythe takes the service Subscriber only

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