Entries categorized as Religion

Science and faith

On May 8, 2010 / By maggi dawn / 1 Comment
Francisco J Ayala, a scientist who works in molecular evolution and genetics, was awarded the Templeton Prize this week, Instituted by Sir John Templeton, the proze is awarded to people who make an outstanding contribution to affirming the spiritual dimension of life. Ayala, a former monk, believes there is no contradiction between science and religion. He More...

Hay Festival

On May 1, 2010 / By maggi dawn / 2 Comments
an update on my appearance at the Hay Festival. Delighted to find that my debating partners are Martin Rees, Richard Harries and Simon Jenkins – all good, mind stretching people who will debate the issue thoroughly without turning it into a dog fight. This will be great fun. Book in and come along. More...

facebook is a religion?

On March 18, 2010 / By maggi dawn / 1 Comment
Mark Meynell writes about “the church of facebook” More...

Love one another

On November 25, 2009 / By maggi dawn / 5 Comments
I was talking to a man a couple of days back, a priest I’ve known since we were both contemplating ordination. He told me a story about how some years ago he’d overheard some senior priests at a big Cathedral bash, talking about the “new” women priests. They were trying to decide whether it was More...

Women bishops (and related issues)

On November 16, 2009 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
A series of papers has been put online at WATCH, concerning the ongoing debate about women becoming bishops in the church of england. Here’s a clip from the latest one, by Rev’d Canon Jackson: “Can we stand back a moment and remember: What is the fundamental question? The Church is trying to resolve one of the most More...

Thought for the Day (again)

On November 7, 2009 / By maggi dawn / 6 Comments
Further to my previous post, which picked up a brief news item by Ekklesia and a response by Nick Baines, here’s a much longer and informative paper about Thought for the Day that lay behind the Ekklesia news item.  Written by Lizzie Clifford, a graduate of the University of Cambridge, it covers the history and More...

Genesis: nothing left to the imagination

On November 6, 2009 / By maggi dawn / 4 Comments
Robert Crumb talks about his new comic-strip Genesis, (which I previously blogged here) saying that it is a multi-layered text, full of imaginative possibilities. Nick Baines, Bishop of Croydon says on the piece that it teases the imagination. I’m not sure that Crumb’s work teases so much as leaves nothing to the imagination, but I More...

Green beliefs – more status than religion?

On November 6, 2009 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
Tim Nicholson has won his case against his employer, and the result is that environmentalist beliefs may now be given the same status as a religion. It’s been predicted that the results will be dramatic: Legal expert Mr Mooney, who is head of consultancy at Employment Law Advisory Services, said: “The ramifications of Tim Nicholson winning this test More...

Bible reading

On November 4, 2009 / By maggi dawn / 12 Comments
"…we should be trying to work out how to read the bible well rather than reading the text right." Paula Gooder More...

Christmas, debt and recession

On November 4, 2009 / By maggi dawn / 6 Comments
It's November, and Advent is still four weeks away, but the pressure is already on to spend, spend, spend for Christmas. THe BBC has a piece on how to "cope" with Christmas and not get into debt. "Make a budget and stick to it," it says, which is of course a smart idea. But here's More...