A couple of weeks ago, it was Anti-Bullying Week. Like mental health issues, which affect one in four of us, bullying affects many of us at some point of our lives. As parents, it is very hard to watch your child face this most cruel of ‘rites of passage’ – and thankfully we no longer accept bullying as an inevitable experience of childhood.
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Faith is undoubtedly a force for good in the UK
Increasingly, politicians across the country are recognising faith-based communities for what they are – an untapped well of skills, assets and dedicated citizens already hard at work. The Cinnamon Network recently estimated the value of faith-based social action and community service to be £3bn annually, and the think tank Demos found that ‘religious people are […]
Belief Isn’t The Problem… Practice Is!
While at University, I was challenged by one of my lecturers, “What I can’t understand is why someone of obvious intellect can believe in this stuff?”. He was talking about my faith, and I have to admit he did not receive a suitable response, as I was somewhat chuffed about being called intellectual (it hadn’t happened before and it hasn’t happened since!)
Reacting with Hope
Never before can I remember a time when the question ‘What is the world coming to?’ seemed more appropriate than the last couple of weeks. Yesterday came the news of the killing of a Catholic priest in Normandy, the latest in a string of attacks. Some of these had been attributed to extremists, but yet […]
It’s Time to Lift the Fog and Describe a Vision for Tomorrow
There was a sober tone to Boris Johnson’s and Michael Gove’s response to David Cameron’s announcement that he would step down after the EU Referendum, as well there should be, after the painful campaign we have had.