Posts Tagged ‘religion’

Chapel Buildings in Wales – An Uncertain Future?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Enjoy the silence

Dealing with tragedy is hard enough without us being made to feel guilty about the way we do it