The Church of Ireland’s Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt. Rev. Ken Good has denounced last week’s bombings in Londonderry, but has warned the terrorists their campaign of violence and intimidation will not derail the peace process. On 19 January …
Tag: Terrorism
Prayers for Norway
Church leaders have offered their condolences to the people and government of Norway following the worst mass killing in Europe since the 2004 Beslan school siege. The initial statements from Anglican and European church leaders have expressed shock an…
Hate the key to Oslo bombing
By George Conger The Oslo bomber, Anders Behring Breivik, was a self-appointed Knight Templar tasked with freeing Europe from the scourge of ‘cultural Marxism’ and Islam, according to his 1,518-page manifesto posted on Stormfront.org, a white supre…
Shooting bin Laden does not serve the cause of justice, bishop says
Bringing a criminal to trial to answer for his crimes is a surer way of giving justice to his victims than arbitrary punishment, the Bishop of Hereford said this week. In a note published June 5 on his diocesan website, Bishop Anthony Priddis ex…
Bin Laden death sparks security alerts world wide
The killing of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden in his Pakistani mountain redoubt has prompted security warnings and mixed feelings from Anglican leaders across the globe. On 1 May, US Navy SEAL commandos assaulted the al-Qaeda leader’s walled co…
Archbishop calls for prayer in response to jihadist attacks in Nigeria
Tragedy was narrowly averted this week in the city of Jos in Nigeria’s Plateau State, after bomb bombs destined for two packed churches exploded prematurely, killing the would-be assassins. On March 20 two men riding a motorcycle approached the Evang…
