Columns

Safeguarding the dignity of the disabled

Many of the 650 million people living with a disability today are routinely denied of their dignity and basic human rights.

Peace on Earth?

We must not let the global economic crisis cloud our perception of other things that are happening in the world, says the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

What Obama needs to do

It's not Obama that some people fear - or claim to. It is more the idea of change itself.

Enough!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could be part of a society committed to rejecting economic growth and to giving thanks that we have got enough?

Drug education works - and churches have a role to play

Churches now have a great opportunity to get involved in alcohol and drug awareness work.

'Mission-shaped church' or 'church-shaped mission'?

Are our churches really all that bad? Fulcrum's Jody Stowell explores the mission-shaped church agenda.

Sex and relationships

Young people need to grasp that sex cannot be considered in isolation from either their own personal development or other personal interactions.

Stem cell delusions - The government juggernaut rolls on

Embryonic stem cell research is unethical and unnecessary, says the head of Christian Medical Fellowship, Dr Peter Saunders.

Communique from Common Word conference

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Grand Mufti of Egypt express commitment to deepening understanding and call for more equitable global economic system.

Financial crisis: A time for caution but not fear

There are higher measures of value and higher sources of security than the markets can offer.

Credit crunches, greed & discontentment - What can we learn?

Much of the blame for the current mess must be laid at the feet of players in the money market game - a game that's played with other people's futures... Yet there's also an opportunity here for the rest of us, who are left to sort out mortgages and balance our family budgets, to reflect on our priorities.