Category - Remembrance Sunday

Churches resourced to remember peacemaking on Remembrance Sunday

staff writers — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:00:50 +0100

A new resource for churches and others has been produced for Remembrance Sunday, which aims to bring together the idea of remembering those killed in war with a commitment to work for peace.

Crusades? No problem...

Simon Barrow — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:26:10 +0100

Perhaps unsurprisingly, a Daily Telegraph writer is less than impressed with the notion that there could be a Christian problem with religious violence per se, not just Muslim versions of it.

Not giving peace a chance by Simon Barrow

Simon Barrow — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:37:37 +0000

Examining the politics and theology of remembrance

Giving peace a chance proves highly controversial

Simon Barrow — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:00:00 +0000

Remembrance Sunday in Britain is rightfully a day for sombre reflection. It is also, lest we forget, a day when national and military flags are paraded and saluted in churches ñ sometimes even being placed on altars. Along with red poppies there are regimental colours and monuments to the armed forces.

Veterans defend 85 years of tradition in row over 'Christian' white poppies - The Times, 10th November 2006

Press Office — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:20:02 +0000

Veterans respond to Ekklesia suggestion that White Poppies should be made available alongside red ones