Accelerated Christian Education is a) useless b) a helicopter c) fudge cake
The first weekend after I started at my Accelerated Christian Education school, aged 11, I went to stay with my Grandad. I couldn’t wait to show him my ACE workbooks.…
Faith & Religion
Vatican dodges UN sex abuse questions, and other stories – our morning round-up
Vatican dodges UN sex abuse questions The Vatican on Tuesday dodged a series of questions posed by a U.N. committee about clerical sexual abuse by noting that the Holy See…
Pope Francis calls for power to move away from Vatican, and other stories – our morning round-up
Pope Francis calls for power to move away from Vatican Pope Francis has called for power in the Catholic Church to be devolved away from the Vatican, in the first…
SNP to launch Scottish independence blueprint, and other stories – our morning round-up
SNP to launch independence blueprint Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond will today publish his party’s 670-page white paper on independence, ahead of the referendum set to take place on 18…
Equally separate?
A new Universities UK report suggests universities should allow gender segregation at external speaker events. Rory Fenton finds this recommendation bizarre.
Are we really seeing a Christian Spring?
The Telegraph’s Cristina Odone believes Christians are mounting a fightback against their secularist foes. Anna Vesterinen queries her enthusiasm.
Christianity at risk of dying in Britain, says ex-Archbishop, and other stories – our morning round-up
Christianity at risk of dying out in a generation, warns Lord Carey The former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has told a Christian conference that the religion is “a generation…
Church of England hits back at secularists over Remembrance Day ceremony, and other stories – our morning round-up
Church of England hits back at Secular Society in row over ditching religion from Remembrance Day ceremony The Church of England has described the National Secular Society’s position on national…
Separation of church and state to be tested in US Supreme Court, and other stories – our morning round-up
Supreme Court to hear case on separating church and state The US separation of church and state will be put to the test this week as the Supreme Court considers…
Can you be atheist and right wing?
A US commentator has suggested that the Republicans' devotion to unprovable assertions means that atheists can not rationally support the party. Anna Vesterinen reports