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March for the Alternative, Prayer and Protest, Nonviolent resistance

Submitted by Rosie on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 5:16pm
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It was great to see lots of SCMers in London for the March for the Alternative. I haven't got round to posting any reflections on the march or the other events that day including the Oscar Romero service and the UK Uncut occupation of Fortnum and Mason, as well as the black bloc actions but here are a few thoughts from others!

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Eco-Living: Some practical tips...

Submitted by chachathomson on Sun, 06/02/2011 - 9:40pm
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Ever wondered if there was a simpler way to live your life, without having to buy hundreds of hair, beauty and cleaning products? By beauty, I don’t only mean cleansers and moisturisers, but also things like shaving cream. I might be able to help… This first blog is tackling air fresheners, which can be a real problem for people with allergies. But first. . .

Have you toyed with the idea of vegetarianism for the sake of the environment and other ethical issues, or are you looking to cut down your meat consumption, but just don’t know how to cook vegetarian/vegan food well?

Confrontation or Compromise, Discrimination or Freedom of Religion, and Mary Magdalene

Submitted by Tim on Sat, 07/08/2010 - 11:43am
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Here's a few more articles, picture and videos that have made me think, made me smile or made me laugh.

Hatred in Religious debates, Women Bishops and Rev

Submitted by Tim on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 10:10am
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Ah term is over and at least in theory there's much more free time to be had. I've been using some of this time to surf the internet and here is some of the interesting things I've found which you might enjoy reading.

Archbishops on Politics and Pullman, A challenge to Christian radicalism, and the lack of Religion in Video games

Submitted by Tim on Mon, 05/04/2010 - 10:10am
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It's been a couple of weeks since I've done one of these because of essays, exams and a busy Easter Holiday but here's a couple of articles I've read in the last few weeks.

Canada SCM Olympic protest, Br. Paolo on the radio and a Lent reflection

Submitted by Rosie on Fri, 26/03/2010 - 2:11pm
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A few things I've found this week....

Spotted this blog post from the University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Religion about SCM Canada's involvement in protests at the Winter Olympics.

"....Miller explained, “we said this community doesn’t need a seven-billion dollar party, it needs investment in housing, in drug rehabilitation, in detox centres, in social workers.”

An amendment in the Lords, SCM Canada in Egypt and biblical spin

Submitted by Tim on Sat, 06/03/2010 - 12:51pm
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The big event this week which has many in the UK Christian community talking this week is an amendment to the Civil Partnerships act which allows same sex partnerships to be allowed on religious premises. The amendment is explained fully by Thinking Anglicans.

Biblical Truth, Not the End for Methodism and Faith in Politics

Submitted by Tim on Sat, 27/02/2010 - 12:08pm
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This may be the start of a new feature here at the SCM blog where I link to articles I've found in other places on the internet. If you see an article that you think SCMers would like to read or a site I should be checking then email me or post it in the comments. At the moment I'm heavily drawing from Ekklesia and Thinking Anglicans.

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