Category - forgiveness

Brighton bomber to meet with victim's family in Parliament today

staff writers — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:58:15 +0100

Parliament will be the venue today for a ground-breaking event on forgiveness, 25 years after the Provisional IRA bombed a Brighton hotel during the Conservative Party conference.

The Daily Mail's "Christian values"

Symon Hill — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:58:13 +0100

Not for the first time, the Daily Mail has got rather confused about Christian values.

Parliament hosts Forgiveness Project, 25 years after Brighton bomb

staff writers — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:28:15 +0100

Twenty-five years after the Provisional IRA bombed a Brighton hotel during the Conservative Party conference, Parliament is to host a groundbreaking event on forgiveness, with talks from people on both sides of the incident.

Lockerbie victim's father praises compassion for dying bomber

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:30:02 +0100

The father of one of the victims of the 1988 air disaster over southern Scotland has praised the Scottish government for acting in a Christian way by releasing from prison the Libyan man known throughout the world as the Lockerbie bomber.

Finding mercy difficult to stomach

Jill Segger — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:20:29 +0100

Mercy cannot be earned, says Jill Segger. It is not a quid pro quo. It is pure gift and whenever we exercise it, we come closer to the Divine nature. The Ali al-Megrahi case makes us uncomfortable about this - and necessarily so.

Moving beyond unexamined outrage

Jill Segger — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:23:52 +0100

The values we are willing to tolerate and those we would like, need to be brought closer together, says Jill Segger. Forgiveness and grace need to be part of the picture if destruction is not to reign.

Baptist nurse says she forgives assailant after kidnap ordeal

staff writers — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:52:48 +0100

A Christian nurse in Scotland, Magdaline Makola, who spent ten days tied up and locked away the boot of a car seven months ago, says she has forgiven her assailant and prays for him regularly.

Penitent homophobes

Symon Hill — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:05 +0100

Twelve years ago, I raised my hand in a church meeting to give my approval to a vote opposing the ordination of “practising homosexuals” as ministers.

Former apartheid chief washes feet of those he says he wronged

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:06:07 +0100

A former minister of police in South Africa's apartheid regime has again washed the feet of people he says he wronged while head of one of the most feared arms of the State - but this time they were apartheid's 'foot soldiers' themselves.

World's oldest pupil, aged 85, embraces faith and forgiveness

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:13:55 +0100

The world's oldest pupil, Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge, has embraced Christianity and been baptised, five years after he began studying at primary school at the age of 85 and learned how to read the Bible. He says he has learned to forgive his enemies.