Alain de Botton’s Towering Temple Of Atheism
A sorely-needed place of reflection for the godless, or a giant publicity stunt? Discuss.
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Review: Miracles & Charms @ Wellcome Collection
Faith, hope and chance will leave you charmed.
Exhibition Review: Treasures Of Heaven @ British Museum
Medieval Christianity and relics take centre stage in the BM’s major new exhibition.
Comedy Review: Richard Herring, Christ On A Bike: The Second Coming
Be-sandalled, be-suited and be-bearded, Richard Herring brings the ‘second coming’ of his favourite solo show, Christ On A Bike, to the Leicester Square Theatre for a seasonal run.
Pope Tickets Still Available
Fewer people than expected have booked places to glimpse Benedict XVI at a vigil in Hyde Park this Saturday. The Pope’s fallible ticketing strategy has reportedly seen the event downgraded from 60,000 to 50,000 – or, to put it another way, he’s attracting about two-thirds …
Catholics Take Out Bus Ads Aimed At Pope
The Pope’s visit to England next month is sure to provoke protests, campaigns and demonstrations of every flavour. Here’s a curious one. The Catholic Women’s Ordination group will take out advertising space on London’s buses, asking the Pope to admit women priests into the church. …
Online Campaign Launched To Save Ministry Of Sound
A campaign has been launched to save the grandpappy of clubland, which is threatened with closure due to a new residential block planned for a nearby plot of land. The online petition at Ministry’s corporate website has already racked up 5,000 signatures, many of which …
In Pictures: London for a Secular Europe Protest
Around 300 people (mostly it seems members of the LGBT community) faced the loveless streets of London on a wintry Valentine’s Day afternoon to voice their opposition to the seemingly growing political interference of the Vatican and the Pope in European and British politics. The …
Crucifixion To Be Held In Trafalgar Square
Image / crashcalloway A large-scale reconstruction of the Passion of Christ, the story of Christ’s trial and execution, will be staged in Trafalgar Square this Easter. A troupe of 150 performers will decamp from the Wintershall Estate, Surrey, bringing with them a sprinkling of donkeys, …
iPod Given Approval By iGod
Photo / andykee How to get modern man, with all his digital devices, to darken the doors of your church? Just tell him that God’s down with all the tech. The Rev Canon David Parrott, of St Lawrence Jewry next Guildhall in the City, blessed …
Happy Hanukkah, London!
Hanukkah – or Chanukah as the london.gov.uk website prefers – is the eight day Jewish festival that started last Friday, marking the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabee uprising a long, long time ago. A 30 foot tall Menorah has been …
