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David

  • Catholic Church sets up independent agency to protect children, vulnerable adults

    The Catholic Church has established a new independent agency which will set, audit and report the compliance of diocese and religious orders with child safe and vulnerable adult protection standards.

  • Worthy or unworthy?

    There is always an interesting mix of people on my bus ride into the city. As a bit of a people-watcher, I find myself considering each individual as they pay the fare and find a seat.

  • Charismatics get one thing right

    There is an often recycled, though largely flawed, argument used against those of the faith who embrace the more exuberant charismatic manifestations and expectations of present day Christianity. Namely this: if it is not in the Bible, it is not of God.

  • Tolerance, like riding a bike!

    In 1996, the UN General Assembly designated November 16 \'The International Day of Tolerance.\' In 1995 UNESCO created the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.

  • Chelsea scrape to top!

    Chelsea went back to the summit of the Premier League with a hard fought 1-0 away win in the North East. Middlesbrough have been tough to beat at home this year and Chelsea through a Costa finish showed Championship quality, scraping to victory.

  • Working from home

    In a News.com article that is becoming increasingly common, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer who gave birth to a baby boy will be working from home, more so as a first time mother.

  • Bangladesh failing to protect Christians from increasing violence, report finds

    The government of Bangladesh has \"singularly failed\" to protect its Christian and other minority populations, a report has claimed.

  • Trump, globalism and the long con

    I don\'t know about you, but I don\'t buy everything I see on the news or the internet. Most of the time reports are carefully crafted to fit a particular narrative and to play on the emotional responses and sensitivities of those reading or listening to them.

  • Why we should talk about sexism in church

    Churches are anti-women. If my time at university taught me anything, this is one of the prevailing ideas about Christianity.

  • When people come against you

    Have you ever had days, weeks or months when you have felt like you are a bowling pin at the end of a tenpin bowling lane. The bowling ball is aimed and released and you pray to God that that ball is going to roll down the gutter.