Even great science tells us nothing about God
What would we do for entertainment without scientists telling us, with breathless excitement, that “God did not create the universe,” … Read more
Category: Morality & Ethics
We have to learn to live responsibly for the sake of the long term future
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to hit the headlines with today’s news that the escape of … Read more
We must never forget the danger that lies beneath the surface of the human heart
Our thoughts continue to be with the families of the victims of the shootings in Cumbria that left 12 dead, … Read more
Never underestimate the power of a story to enlarge the moral imagination of a child
On Monday night we, the members of the Jewish community, will be sitting down with our families to begin perhaps … Read more
Our common humanity precedes our religious differences
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Jos in Nigeria where this week hundreds of people were … Read more
The common good
On Wednesday this week the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales issued a document called “Choosing the common good.” … Read more
The Importance of Marriage
My Lords, I congratulate the Noble Lord, the right reverend prelate the Bishop of Chester, for initiating this vital debate … Read more
Faith in God after the Holocaust may be hard; but faith in humanity is harder still
Today is National Holocaust Memorial Day, and this year the focus will be on one small group of people … Read more
Perhaps We Should All Read Our Own Obituaries
Yesterday President Barack Obama was in Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize for peace. And behind that story lies … Read more
Not everything we can do, should we do
Next week the international conference on climate change begins in Copenhagen, and I’ve asked all the synagogues under my aegis … Read more
