Michael Trimmer
Biblical advertising: Let's leave self-righteousness on the cutting room floor
The problem with a lot of other church advertising is that it comes from a place of superiority and self-righteousness.
Brazilian environmental protection needn't cost the Earth
Brazil can increase productivity of agricultural land at the same time as protecting it, a new study has concluded
Room for improvement in help for 'troubled families'
Government help for 120,000 "troubled" British families is beginning to work. That is the tentative conclusion of a report published today by the National Audit Office (NAO).
Seven insane issues raised by the Essex C-section case
The idea of a non-consensual Caesarean section is palpably absurd to most people.
Croatia votes for traditional definition of marriage
A majority of Croatians have backed a constitutional amendment to define marriage as exclusively a union between one man and one woman.
Italian woman forced to have C-section
A pregnant Italian national who came to the UK last year reportedly had her baby removed without consent by Caesarean section.
Church community shop to help tackle debt
A new charity shop set up by churches to support people in debt in a Welsh town opens its doors for the first time this week.
Angola denies 'Islam ban' but mosques remain closed
The government of Angola has denied that it is engaged in the process of 'banning' Islam from within its borders.
The religious faith of Richard Dawkins
Ultimately, Dawkins might believe everything can be explained scientifically, but by his own standards he has no definitive proof of this.
Obamacare religious freedom challenge goes to Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court agreed this week to hear the case of the retail chain Hobby Lobby and the Conestoga Wood Specialties who are bringing a challenge against the Affordable Care Act on the grounds of religious freedom.
Russian government brands 113-year-old sermon as 'extremist'
Russian officials from the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow recently confirmed that text of a sermon preached in 1900 by Metropolitan Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky is to be labelled as "extremist".
European Parliament hears concerns about Christians in Middle East
The European Parliament's subcommittee on human rights this week discussed the increasingly precarious situation of the Christian minority that exists throughout the Middle East.
Fears of new threat to freedom of speech
Proposed injunctions to prevent nuisance or annoyance have been criticised by Christians and secularists
UK Parliament rejects online gambling addiction measure
The UK Parliament this week narrowly rejected a measure that would more effectively seek to help online gamblers deal with their addictions.
Global suffering increases â Southern Asia worst hit
More people around the world are pessimistic about their current and future life circumstances, a global survey has found.
Amsterdam alcoholics paid in beer â solving 'my' problem, but not 'the' problem
We have lots of policies that solve "my" problem from a "me" perspective, while not solving the actual problem, and certainly not in a way that has the positive transformation of the person or people causing it foremost in mind