Posts Tagged ‘religion’
Chapel Buildings in Wales – An Uncertain Future?
Wales’s ecclesiastical heritage is a very significant part of the nation’s built and cultural heritage – but will it last?
A fresh look at Christmas
The staging of a nativity play prompts some thoughts on the true meaning of Christmas in this personal account, as we sign off with a “Nadolig Llawen pawb, a blwyddyn newydd dda” until January 3
Postcards from Port Talbot: The Passion, Easter 2011
Over Easter, Michael Sheen’s performance in The Passion had a huge impact on his hometown of Port Talbot
Looking forward while looking back
On her last day in the Assembly, Lorraine Barrett looks back on her time and forward to the next big challenge in her life – being a humanist celebrant
The moral maze
There is barely an area of social policy that does not have a European Treaty casting a shadow over it
We should do God
As the Pope visits the UK, it is timely to emphasise the value of religion in anchoring politics and public life
A Trilingual Sign
At Easter time, it is appropriate to reflect on how issues of faith are still shaped by linguistic identity and experience. It is also an opportunity to draw some conclusions on what that means for the future promotion of the Welsh language
Moses, Maggie and the Message
With his Lenten pastimes of reading the Old Testament and pondering Mrs Thatcher’s record in government, our regular columnist ponders on points of synergy between the two, and how religion and politics often mix
Bertrand Russell: Philosophy, Made in Wales
One of the 20th century’s greatest minds also happens to be a Welsh national treasure. So what would Bertrand Russell say about some of the issues facing Wales today?
Their faith needs your reason
Organised belief is under sustained attack, and faces the prospect of being expelled from public life. It is not just religious people who should fear this
The Saracen and the Jew
The True Wales campaign alleges that Wales with an Assembly is less socially cohesive and united. But the modern Wales is a place where people of all faiths and none can come together, and where no-one gets left behind
Enjoy the silence
Dealing with tragedy is hard enough without us being made to feel guilty about the way we do it







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