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    Peter Adams works in Interfaith Relations and Peacemaking, based at St Mary's Church in Luton, England.

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    The day by day encounters of Christian faith with multifaith and multicultural Luton / UK and a globalised world.

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November 24, 2007

Holy War

The Abstinence Teacher , a novel that follows the furious battle that breaks out in a town between fundamentalist Christians and fundamentalist secularists.

Link: The Abstinence Teacher - Tom Perrotta - Books - Review - New York Times

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November 23, 2007

Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church

Link: Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation .

Not read yet, but written based on good foundations of experience.  see Mosaix Global Network...

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  • Over the next few days there will be some changes to the design of reconciliationtalk.com. The structure is changing so some links may not work or lead to blank pages. Please bear with me and my wonderful son who is implementing these changes.

Peace in Luton

  • The peace of our town, Luton, is being challenged by the views of a few that seek to polarise the rest of us. As Christians and Muslims our commitment is:“in the face of extremist minorities that seek to separate us, we are united in the teaching of both our faiths, to love God and love our neighbour as ourselves.”

    see the full statement here:Working Together for Peace and Unity in Luton

    And join the Facebook page:  Working Together for Peace and Unity in Luton

    and sign the online petitionWorking Together for Peace and Unity in Luton

    And to consider the political dimensions of opposing extremism and especially the hate politics of the BNP we suggest a visit to the Hope Not Hate website below.

Big Issues of the Moment

  • Seeking Peace in Luton – and multicultural UK. Extremist Muslim protests; concern at the Islamification of the UK; rising nationalism; a British National Party election campaign; economic crisis causing a “British jobs for British people” campaign; attempts to safeguard the Christian heritage of Britain; derision of “multiculturalism” and political correctness; and competing claims on “Englishness” – all these are strands in ferment that we are experiencing at the moment. www.ReconciliationTalk.com is at home here in Luton and is following the action, analysing trends and seeking to brings its own wisdom from the teaching of Jesus to the table. Read more here and the latest posts in the category Luton  and and Multicultural UK 
  • Peace for the Holy Land? Israel's war on Gaza has raised many questions. Read my posts on the subject here and the latest posts in the category Peace for the Holy Land? 
  • Some 200 million people had a vote in the recent US elections. Yet the future course of global politics depended to a great extent on those votes. single issues. What difference will the Obama presidency make to the rest of us. Read more here and the latest posts in the category 2008 US Elections. 

The Olympic Year in China

  • Peter and Anne Adams spent Summer 2008, the Olympic Season, in China. While there they wrote regularly on things they saw and did, people they talked to, and news articles they read. They tried to provide a different take on things from that which often comes across in the media. Read more about them and their thought about China on China Encounters

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"The War on Terror"

  • openDemocracy -- Paul Rogers
    Probably the best weekly review (usually Thursdays; latest article at top) on the "War on Terror" as played out in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, etc, and beyond.
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