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Archive: Religion
The new Girl Guide Promise is wonderfully British
Even without God and country, the new Girl Guide promise is a masterclass in the good bits of the British personality.
No God, no country: Girl Guides rewrite their Promise
Comment: The world is silent while atheists are persecuted
Warsi takes battle for Christianity to the Vatican
No God, no country: Girl Guides rewrite their Promise
The Girl Guide Promise has been rewritten to remove mentions of God or country, in a move which is likely to outrage traditionalists.
Comment: The Christian case against gay marriage
Marriage existed before the state or parliament - but politicians still see fit to change it.
Comment: Muslims must not apologise for terror - they are no more responsible than the rest of us
Muslims must not apologise for Islamic terror. They are no more culpable than the rest of us.
Comment: An open letter to Baroness Warsi on the Mormon advertising campaign
The Mormon Church's recent advertising campaign is aimed at attracting new converts - but why are we giving them charitable status?
Eyewitness report: Thatcher's sterile funeral
There was no room for grief or even celebration at Margaret Thatcher's funeral - just the sterile solemnity of the Establishment.
Thatcher's funeral: Words and music reveal right-wing agenda
Here's a pick of the five most egregious examples which will have the Ding Dong parade screaming at their television on Wednesday.
Marry you, I will: Jedi strike back over weddings criticism
I sense a disturbance in the Force. Jedi groups have struck back against a Scottish church who called the idea of a legally accepted Jedi wedding "completely nonsensical".
Bishop: Cameron has betrayed Easter
David Cameron and the other two party leaders have gone against the message of Holy Week by scapegoating immigrants, a bishop said today.
Tatchell and Welby sit down for Britain's weirdest dinner party
The new Archbishop of Canterbury plans to sit down for a face-to-face meeting with gay activist Peter Tatchell in what could mark a distinct break with the Anglican Church's past approach to the issue.
The politics of Pope Francis
Pope Francis has become the Vatican's first Jesuit and Latin American pope. But will this advocate of social justice be able to move the Church on from scandal?
Pope gives Scottish cardinal the boot over gay 'inappropriate behaviour' allegations
Cardinal Keith O'Brien appears to have been fired as head of the Catholic church in Scotland, after he allegedly committed "inappropriate acts" with four men.
Comment: The Pope's resignation is an opportunity for change
Pope Benedict had clarity of vision, but he was a conservative leader at a time when the Church needed a vision of the future.
The politics of Pope Benedict
His experience of the revolutions of 1968 left him outraged at moral relativism and produced a Pope who made the Catholic Church even more resistant to change.
Mass confusion as the Pope resigns
British Catholics were in a state of confusion and amazement today after the Vatican confirmed the Pope was resigning due to health reasons.
Comment: Gay marriage opponents should not be tolerated
Opponents of gay marriage claim they should be free to discriminate. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Comment: What makes the religious right so weak in Britain?
British Christians – unlike their US counterparts – are more likely to be left-wing than conservative.
Comment: Why should we treat the crucifix differently to the hammer-and-sickle?
Why can't gay people go into work draped in a rainbow flag?
European court rules: British Airways employee was discriminated against over crucifix
A British Airways employee who was banned from wearing a crucifix on her uniform was the victim of discrimination, the European court of human rights (ECHR) found today.
Bishop compares coalition to Nazis over gay marriage reforms
The coalition's bid to legalise same-sex marriage will be compared to Nazism by a Catholic bishop later.
Parliament's gay marriage enemies ready to fight
The fight against same-sex marriage has intensified with a cross-party letter from politicians opposing the coalition's proposals.
No racism please, we're British
Race is no longer an issue to most people in Britain, according to the latest census figures out today.
Comment: The world is silent while atheists are persecuted
The Foreign Office is very vocal about freedom of religion, so why won't it raise its voice against the persecution of non-believers?
Rumble of war between Church of England and parliament after women bishops vote
The House of Common was on course for a clash with the Church of England today, after MPs across the main parties savaged the decision not to allow women bishops.
Profile: Church of England's next Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Justin Welby
A privileged education and a past in the oil business: why has the Church of England picked one of its self-confessed "thicker bishops" as the Archbishop of Canterbury?
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