All Faiths Network is supporting the drive to request that the United Nations recognises September 30th as World Moral Education Day. Tens of thousands of people have already signed a petition requesting the UN to consider this. We want as many people around the world to join in with this initiative and make it grow…
The issue of censorship is sometimes a difficult one. Spreading the line between freedom of speech and incitement to violence. With regards to Lord Singh’ decision to withdraw from the BBC I would have thought that should a presentation on a sensitive subject (that a Sikh stood for the right to practice his own religion…
We present a reader’s contribution from Mr. A. Brown of Sussex. We welcome your thoughts or comments or new perspectives on this or other topics Mathematicians, Philosophers, Scientists, Psychologists, Clergymen, etc. have all rowed into the subject of improving the lot of Man. All have sought more and more improvements to older beginnings, better ideas…
This booklet, which can be downloaded, has just been published by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). They are guiding principles for each country to apply with regards to respecting freedom of religion or belief. The following are extracts from the introduction: “While OSCE participating States have adopted different strategies to ensure…
Director of AFN, Martin Weightman, attended the annual international conference of CESNUR – a leading body of academics in the field of religion – held at the University of Turin. Headed by Professor Massimo Introvigne, CESNUR has led the way in gathering a wide range of religious experts and developing expertise in the field of…
Everyone has thought at some time or other, “Where do I come from?”, “What is infinity?”, “Is there a God?”. These are questions fundamental to life and belief and in today’s world the discussion has tended to polarise between an entirely materialistic understanding of life or one that has some form of intelligent creation to…
A new study from the well-regarded Pew Research Centre finds that people who are active in religious congregations tend to be happier and more civically engaged than either religiously unaffiliated adults or inactive members of religious groups.The report is based on analysis of survey data from the United States and more than two dozen other…
Elizabeth Oldfield is Director of Theos and regularly features in the media, including BBC One, Sky News, and the World Service, writing in The Financial Times and delivering Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. In a recent article for Theos she succinctly states the case for religious freedom – for all…
Here we present a quotation from the conclusion of an article by Dr. David Baer printed in the Hungarian Spectrum about unsettling results of legislation enacted by the Orban regime. “To sum up the obvious, Hungary’s new church law treats religious communities in a completely arbitrary manner by assigning rights and privileges on the basis of…
We highly recommend this TED talk by writer and Middle East reporter Lesley Hazleton. Lesley says she sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found — as a non-Muslim, a self-identified “tourist” in the Islamic holy book — wasn’t what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Lesley shares the…
