BBC discussion on religion The BBC has been running a series of items on the decline of religion in Ireland. They invited me onto a podcast panel and this is the end result. I thought they had pulled me in because they had read my new book, but no; just a coincidence.
Archive for the ‘Religion’ Category
Empty churches
Posted in Politics, Northern Ireland, Religion, tagged Ireland, Religion on October 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Hunger
Posted in Politics, Northern Ireland, Religion, tagged Politics, terrorism on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vox Pop I was at the premier of the Steve McQueen film Hunger last night in Belfast and recorded this vox pop with people coming out. I think their fresh responses to the film give a sense of the power of it and the readiness of audiences to believe in its integrity. Many questions have [...]
Old enemies making up?
Posted in Politics, Northern Ireland, Religion, Uncategorized, tagged Politics, religon, sectarianism on September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Catholic Church and the Orange Order They haven’t exactly settled their differences but they are trying to be friends. When Cardinal Brady thanked the Orangement for their efforts at conciliation, the Orangemen – some of them – were positively chuffed.
Healing Services
Posted in Religion on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Belfast has been on a spiritual high for the past couple of weeks with miracles attributed to the Clonard Novena and Elim Christian centre, where enthusiasm is hitting the roof.
Waking the Dead
Posted in Religion, tagged death, Ireland, Religion on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wee Fergus inched gingerly through the room to the coffin for a look at his grandad, found the waxy corpse interesting for about a minute then went out to play with his ball in the garden.
Back from Ottawa, where they were talking about fear
Posted in Religion, tagged Politics, Religion on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the recent Ottawa book festival, the theme of many of the writers was fear. This is the report I did on it for BBC Radio Ulster.
The Creationists are Coming!
Posted in Religion, tagged culture, Religion on May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What university’s science department is going to employ a researcher who would rather look into the Bible for answers than down a microscope?
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This is the blog of my journalism and recordings, with some extracts from my books too. I tend to sound off on Northern Ireland Politics and Culture. Some of the work here will be recent journalism, articles that have appeared in the Belfast Telegraph or elsewhere, but there is a lot of material going back a couple of years now, so please hang around and browse. Malachi
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