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Credo Articles - The Times
2008
Religion can help in the desert of the lonely crowd
 June - Religion can help in the desert of the lonely crowd
May - Teach your children well the power of Passover
April - Genesis tells us we have a duty to protect the planet
March - Lose faith in God we will lose faith in humanity
February - Love can teach us to listen to our enduring melodies
January - Count your blessings and begin to change your life
2007
December - The battle to teach moral values is won at school
November - As guardians of our children's future we must keep faith with the past
October - Religion and science are twin beacons of humanity
September - Freedom can only walk on the path of forgiveness
August - Harry Potter could teach adults how to grow up, too
July - Elijah and the prophetic truth of the ‘still, small voice’
June - Can we really learn to love people who aren’t like us?
May - The peoples of the Book need to find a new ‘convivencia’ says Chief Rabbi
March - Once upon a time, long ago, there was a nation in slavery
February - Failure is one of the greatest gifts bestowed on the faithful
January - A gentle reminder that soft answers can turn away wrath
2006
December - Candles in memory of a clash of civilisations
November - As guardians of our children's future we must keep faith with the past
October - Danger ahead - there are good reasons why God created atheists
September - Faith changes in Banglatown, but our social enrichment stays the same
August - Scripture tells us that we hold the Earth in trust for future generations
July - Bonds of friendship will prevail over those who seek to divide us
June - Life (and football) is won only when everyone plays by the same rules
May - The Jewish tradition is firmly opposed to assisted dying
April - Next year in Jerusalem - teaching children the story of their people
March - One thing a Muslim, a Jew, a Christian and a humanist can agree on
February - The prophets are our unflappable sat-nav, not the lost car in front
January - Prayers from the past and present can shape our world of the future
2005
December - Different freedoms, or why religion and politics should never mix
November -We are in danger of forgetting that waiting comes before wanting
October -After even the worst disasters, we will hear the still voice of hope
September -Tragedy unites us but blame divides, in the aftermath of disaster
August -A clock seems to tick in the history of religions, sending crisis
July - Terrorism dishonours any cause which it claims to represent
June - Lifting others, we ourselves are lifted
May - Why academic freedom is a religious matter
April - John Paul's blow against a virus of the soul
March - It is time for Britons to pitch their
tabernacle
February - True faith speaks in the voice of reason
January - God asks us not to understand but to heal
2004
December - To defend a civilisation, you need education
November - Secularism is not inevitable or desirable
October - The children of Israel dance for their portable homeland
September - Compassion has to coexist with a sense of human responsibility
August - 'I am a religious fundamentalist and very proud of it
July - 'Do remember the past, but do not be held captive by it
June - 'In an infantile culture, children welcome a chance to grow up
May - 'The family is where we find passion, affection and companionship
April - ''Never again' -but will we ever learn the lessons of history?
March - 'The individual agony of terrorism, and the balm of music
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February - 'The biggest weapon of mass destruction is the hate in our souls'
January - 'True religion is about sharing, not self-worship and self-esteem'
2003
December - 'There should be no shame in admitting you’ve made a mistake'
November - ‘Arguments for the sake for Heaven’ demand a culture of civility'
October - ‘Sometimes it takes a lifetime to realise that to live is to give’
September - ‘Forget the tyranny of the clock and follow the calendar of life’
August - ‘Marriage is a metaphor for our relationship with G-d ’
July - ‘The seeds of peace are sown through ordinary dialogue’
June - ‘Beliefs shouldn't be ridiculed - they should be challenged’
May - ‘Righteousness knows no racial or religious boundaries’
April - ‘Without responsibility, liberty becomes lawlessness’
March - ‘From the fear of being killed comes the fear of killing’
February - ‘God has an eye for detail because He was the first artist'
January - ‘Remembering the compassion that comes from the womb’
2002
December - ‘Listening is the greatest gift we can give to a troubled soul’
November - ‘Arguments are won only by giving your opponents a hearing’
October - ‘A great Archbishop – and a friend in faith and football’
September - ‘There is no suffering from which good cannot come'
August - ‘Spirituality’ is escapist, shallow and self-indulgent'
July - ‘Antidisestablishmentarianism – a great word and a good ideal'
June - ‘Stop reading the Bible – have a conversation with it instead'
May - ‘Morality is like a politeness of the soul, an etiquette of the inner life’
April - ‘No parent wishes his or her children to fight amonst themselves’
March #2 - ‘She knew she was going to die young - yet she refused to be afraid’
March #1 - ‘The growth of cynicism is a symptom of a decline in belief’
February - ‘A civilisation with no belief in its own values will collapse’
January - ‘Heaven help us if we become deaf to the cry of a child’
2001
December - ‘Tears are the universal language, help the universal command'
November - ‘Plato was wrong. Searching for universal truth threatens us all’
October - ‘The human spirit is too resilient to be intimidated for too long’
September - 'Judaism remains as quarrelsome and vibrant as ever'
July - 'When we grow old and our strength fails, do not forsake us'
June - 'Why a child of slaves can be greater than a prince'
May - 'Without a moral code, freedom is to too fragile to survive'
April - 'To defeat cynicism we must relearn the art of telling stories'
March - 'Our suffering joins us to the community of surfers'
February - 'Do what you can & if there is nothing you can do, don't worry'
2000
December - 'We come closest to God when we become parents'
November - 'We are wrong to think that we know the whole truth'
September - 'The human condition is a mixture of good and evil'
August - 'Religious politicians offer the best of both worlds'
July - 'We are all God's image in a handful of dust'
June - 'Marriage is a song for two voices in harmony'
May - 'Give our children the chance to be caring'
March - 'Little acts of kindness add up to big changes'
February - 'You are worth what you give not what you own'
January - 'Religions need to unite if we are to brave the future'
1999
December - 'Saying "sorry" can make a world of difference'
November - 'When science and faith go hand in hand'
October - 'The sukkah is a symbol worth investing in'
August - 'Forgiveness is a gift from God we must cherish'
July - 'Why love shared makes the world a better place'
June - 'Our children deserve proper family values'
May - 'Asking questions is a good way to serve God'
April - 'Moving forward after 1,000 years of intolerance'
March - 'God loves us enough to say No to a Lottery win'
February - 'Bad news makes the good worth telling'
January #1 - 'Age of the moral cop-out carries a high price'
1998
December - 'Acts of kindness turn strangers into friends'
November - 'Why we should value silence above gold'
October #2- 'The difference between religion and spirituality'
October #1- 'A time of trouble that became a celebration'
September - 'Refusing to apologise is a sorry state of affairs'
August - 'Who to turn to in an age without sages?'
July - 'a good sense of humour is simply Divine'
June - 'Judaism begins in the home of shared faith'
May - 'The fundamental things of life as time goes by'
April - 'We have found our home, now we must seek peace'
March - 'The parallels found in creating a home for God'
February - 'The true answer to those difficult questions'
January - 'Tampering with destiny is a dangerous path to tread'
1997
October - ‘The Sabbath: our day of freedom and family life’
September - ‘God's message is one of hope’
Credo Articles - The Times
1996
December - ‘Rekindling the light of sustaining faith’
September - ‘Jewish New Year is a time to bless and celebrate life’
March - ‘Children learn value of freedom from Passover's virtual reality’
Credo Articles - The Times
1995
November - ‘Challenge left by passing of a fearless warrior’
September - ‘Jewish gift of life that tries to mend this broken world’
April - ‘Only by bringing the past alive can we be sure to keep our future free’
Credo Articles - The Times
1994
September - ‘Call to judgment and forgiveness’
March - ‘Tears of Passover must be spilt for Hebron's victims’
Credo Articles - The Times
1993
August - ‘Stemming tide of family breakdown’
May - ‘God exists where we let Him in’
March - ‘Save the family to save our children’
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