I was at an amazing workshop yesterday. I went rather reluctantly as I was very busy in the run up to Christmas and felt a bit under pressure. It was being organised by FiOP, Faith in Older People, an organisation that I work with and I wanted to support that so I went. And I’m […]
Subjects that regularly raise their heads in Scotland are faith schools, religious education, religious worship in schools – usually brought up by the humanist society which is against all of these, seeing religious education as indoctrination – especially in faith schools. Most of these schools happen to be Catholic so it’s often taken as an
This week I was at a meeting of Christians engaged in interfaith relations. London is a long way to go for a meeting but the opportunity to discuss issues that arise in interfaith work makes the journey worthwhile and I always come back with a renewed sense of energy and enthusiasm for the work. The
One of the issues that comes up from time to time in interfaith relations is that of praying together. Some people of faith are reluctant to do this, thinking I presume, that by doing so they are acknowledging a false god, legitimising a false religion or worshipping in a forbidden way. Sometimes a distinction is made
