It’s been awhile since we’ve heard the Rev. Ian Paisley rail publicly against the pope, identifying him as an ‘anti-Christ.’ But in an interview with the BBC World Service, Paisley reverted to ‘anti-Christ’ mode as he voiced his opposition to the pope’s state visit to the UK in September. On his blog, BBC religion correspondent [...]
Ian Paisley and the Pope: The Return of Dr No?
What Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and the Orange Order have in Common
Prominent atheist campaigners Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have common cause with the Orange Order: Protesting against the Pope. Dawkins was the subject of a splashy headline in this week’s Sunday Times: Richard Dawkins calls for arrest of Pope Benedict XVI. The article said Dawkins, is planning a legal ambush to have the Pope arrested [...]
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Welcome to Building a Church Without Walls, a website for people who are excited about how Christianity is developing in the 21st Century. I am a Lecturer and Coordinator of the Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Studies Programme at Trinity College Dublin at Belfast (the Irish School of Ecumenics).
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Church Without Walls Calendar
- What can the Churches Learn from Zimbabwe’s Masowe Apostles?: Isabel Mukonyora Book Review, Wandering a Gendered Wilderness February 3, 2010
- Jay Bakker: Book Review of Fall to Grace – Can Churches Find Enough Grace for Gay Marriage? February 15, 2011
- Fr Brian D’Arcy and his Critics: How Should Christians Talk about each Other? January 10, 2011
- Heresies and How to Avoid Them?: Thoughts on Ikon, Heretics and a Plea to Listen to Them February 5, 2011
- Fr Brian D’Arcy: Vatican Now Monitoring Outspoken Voice for the Faithful in Ireland April 27, 2012
- Pádraig Ó Tuama on Changing Attitude Ireland’s Welcome Leaflet: How Can the Churches Welcome LGBT People? May 18, 2012
- Harold Good on Johnston McMaster’s Overcoming Violence May 13, 2012
- Alberto Salazar’s 14 Minutes: Book Review – The Miracle of Everyday Faith? May 9, 2012
- An Assembly in the Irish Catholic Church: Any Closer? May 8, 2012
- I’m ‘In Conversation’ at Fitzroy Presbyterian, Sunday 6 May, 7 pm May 4, 2012
- Martin: By not being afraid to love them enough to offer t...
- Monty: There is much could be commented on here, but let ...
- rodney neill: just bought this book and look foward to reading i...
- Eric Conway: I did'nt see the letter they published Martin. My...
- Gladys Ganiel: Thanks, Slicer ... to be fair to Salazar, I don't...
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