Defence Secretary Liam Fox was urged to uphold the human rights of forces personnel as he presented his Armed Forces Bill to the Commons this week.
Retailers are robbing young people of their childhood by making them feel valued for what they own and not for what they are. That’s the claim of the Mothers’ Union (MU), whose…
I was thrown into a torrent of thought by a letter in the Friend (17 November) asking why there had been no voice from Friends in response to disturbing, and often horrific,…
For the first time, a High Court judge has said that arms giant BAE Systems appears to have benefited from corruption – just as the company was hoping to put the accusations…
An MP at the forefront of the campaign to raise the military recruitment age has thanked Quakers for drawing his attention to the issue. Julian Huppert, Liberal Democrat MP…
Short prison sentences neither reform individuals nor cut crime. That is the conclusion of a major survey of prison governors.
Ministers are under pressure from backbench MPs to end the recruitment of sixteen-year-olds into the armed forces. Politicians from several parties are signing a motion on the…
Tony Benn has insisted that religion can be a source of peace in the world as well as a source of division. Criticising those who use religion to stir up hatred, the veteran…
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Though written within a Quaker and Christian context, this book can be used by anyone of any religious faith or secular inclination. The only requirement is a desire to follow, to be guided by, to align with the richness of the ineffable, which this book calls "the Way". This book seeks nothing less than to aid readers in aligning their lives with the same power and richness that animated the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
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