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The Break-Up: Politics and Religion »

When speaking at the Royal Society of Edinburgh last week, HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan highlighted the importance of multilateral cooperation and the necessity to separate religion from politics, or rather “elevate religion to where ...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

Rome rules »

Paul Bickley

According to a recent report in The Times, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, could be offered a seat in the House of Lords upon his retirement. The rumours started around the time of Gordon Brown&r...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Paul Bickley | Read more »

Euthanasia: Not just a matter of faith »

Athanassoulis

Eluana Englaro died earlier this month after 17 years in a persistent vegetative state – and in a storm of controversy that has implicated politicians and religious leaders alike. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, the Vatican Health Ministe...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Nafsika Athanassoulis | Read more »

True to thee 'til death: why Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood »

It may seem paradoxical, given the advances in medical science, that those who hold allegedly rational religious beliefs would choose to die rather than accept medical treatment. This is, however, a decision often taken by the Jehovah’s Witnesses...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 by Andrew Holden | Read more »

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