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Re-arrest of 'deserter' sparks civil liberties fears
A British soldier who refused to return to Afghanistan after developing a principled opposition to the war, has been re-arrested and charged with five more offences following his part in an anti-war demonstration. Comment?
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Government faces more expert resignations over drugs policy
The British government today faces more embarrassment over its treatment of scientific evidence on the misuse of drugs, as three more top advisers resigned last night, bringing the total to five. Comment?
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Churches advocate at UN on climate impact, indigenous rights and Colombia
Church representatives from around the world will gather in New York City from 15-20 November 2009 to press three issues within the agenda of the United Nations: peoples being displaced by climate change, indigenous people's rights and Colombia's protracted internal conflict. Comment?
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Inquiry into why so many ex-armed forces personnel end up in prison
The Howard League for Penal Reform has today announced an independent inquiry into former armed service personnel in prison. Comment?
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European governments urged to act on rights after Berlin Wall events
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin wall, European governments must act urgently to tackle human rights abuses against migrants, asylum seekers, detainees and minorities, Amnesty International has declared. Comment?
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Armistice service remembers civilians as well as soldiers among war dead
A special Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey today, attended by the Queen and leading public figures, will remember civilians who have died in war as well as soldiers, following calls for change in Remembrance ceremonies. Comment?
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Simplicity is about appropriate living
This is the third in a series of articles about the relevance and application of the Quaker testimonies. Comment?
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Bankers are doing 'God's work', says Goldman Sachs boss
The chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, has suggested that top bankers are doing a oeGod's worka . Comment?
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Pressure grows in Fiji over persecution of Methodist leaders
A lawyer representing nine Methodist Church leaders in Fiji has attended a court hearing today to argue that the charges against them should be dropped as there is no case to answer. Comment?
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Church near Berlin Wall hosts event to mark its role in epochal change
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, officials have returned to a church in what was East Berlin, where protests of candlelit prayers helped bring down communism in East Germany. Comment?
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Local authorities 'dismayed' at plans for new nuclear power stations
The UK and Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities expressed "dismay" yesterday at the Government's announcement to develop as many as 15 new nuclear power stations. Comment?
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Politicians and generals struggle with public opinion over Afghanistan
Politicians and military leaders have been struggling to justify the war in Afghanistan in the face of growing public opposition. Comment?
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This Week's Testimony: Mama Kel's Trials
... featured testimonies from you, the members and visitors of this site. Each story reveals a life transformed by Christian faith. If your relationship with God has made a significant difference in your life, we would like to hear about it. Submit your ... Comment?
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US bishop 'grieves' over defeat of same-sex marriage law
US Episcopal Bishop Stephen T. Lane of Maine has said he joins the "many Episcopalians [who] are deeply grieved" by Maine voters' rejection of that state's same-gender marriage law last week. 31 comments
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Remembrance commemorations focus only on one, contested, idea of freedom. It needs to change to embrace freedom in all its fulness says Jonathan Bartley The Jonathan Bartley Column 5 Nov 2009 Thought for the Day must reform or die Those responsible for Thought of the Day should learn a lesson from history, says former contributor Jonathan Bartley. Comment?
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Religious leaders hand 60 plans on climate change to the UN
Leaders of nine major faiths have presented 60 ideas to lessen carbon emissions to the United Nations after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon singled out the religious community as key in fighting climate change - writes Trevor Grundy . Comment?
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Government minister affirms role of faith groups in anti-poverty work
Faith is the driving force behind "impressive work" in many local communities fighting poverty, a senior government minister has claimed in relation to a visit to a Glasgow-based anti-poverty organisation. Comment?
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Australian church denounces cluster bomb financing
An Australian church leader has strongly criticised one of the country's largest financial institutions for providing financial support to an international firm that manufactures cluster bombs - writes Kim Cain . Comment?
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Tutu praises Boesak for putting people power ahead of party politics
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has lauded the decision by anti-apartheid icon and former president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, the Rev Allan Boesak to quit party politics and join "God's party". "I cannot say how thrilled I am that Allan has followed his path and agreed to serve the people through God, rather than through political ... Comment?
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87% of population say 'dead on all sides' should be marked on Remembrance Sunday
The remarkable results come in a ComRes poll commissioned by the thinktank Ekklesia, and carried out in the week leading up to Remembrance Sunday. 1 comment
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