Church Times - Comment


Religion, not just race, stirs riots Ignore the religious dimension of the Australian riots at your peril, warns Peter Riddell Subscriber only	But the greatest of these is trade Paul Vallely sums up the year's deals on global aid, debt, and trade Subscriber only	Word from Wormingford Ronald Blythe gets caught up in the diarists' festivities Subscriber only

Diary diary The Third Sunday in Advent is dedicated to John the Baptist - the Forerunner. Subscriber only	The right kind of Christmas cheer Alcohol is a serious social ill, and it is time for churches to speak out Subscriber only	Theology helping in the tsunami One college applied its training methods and contacts to bring aid, says Stephanie Boucher Subscriber only

The true meaning keeps moving THE recent explosions in Hemel Hempstead were not good for business. Subscriber only	Why I hate the seasonal party-time atmosphere I had better just come out and say it: I’m not a great fan of Christmas. Subscriber only	The bird’s-eye view of human domination The way turkeys once ruled people shows the limits of human control over nature, says Hugh Rayment-Pickard Subscriber only

How silently the gift is given IT IS not unusual while singing a carol to discover that the writer’s exuberance has overcome sense ("fa la la la la, la la la la"). Subscriber only

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