Europeans
I was at Pax Christi International in Brussels yesterday for a board meeting of the European Network on Religion & Belief. Excellent conversations (mostly in English, my school French gets … Continue reading
Brussels – Jewish Museum killings & EU elections
Jewish museums in London & Vienna I know, but not the one in Brussels, a city I visit several times a year for ENORB meetings. With the #EU2014 elections in … Continue reading
Martyrs
Bill Viola’s video work Martyrs is now installed at St Paul’s Cathedral (stills above and below). I was updating the Clips page on this blog, including an item on the … Continue reading
European network of intercultural groups?
Just back in London from an *intensive* day in Brussels with a bunch of remarkable people. Four of us from the UK met up with eight more from a variety … Continue reading
The EU (or whatever)
I’m booked on Eurostar to Brussels next Monday. A handful of us (some from the UK, others from Europe-wide networks) have a meeting at the European Commission to talk about … Continue reading
CEJI course ends
The CEJI course on combating religious discrimination finishes tomorrow – what a blast. An extraordinary bunch of people involved in so many different organisations, groups and movements. We shared tagine … Continue reading
Government money for ministers of religion
Financial support from the state for registered faith communities? Belgium, Germany, Romania, Sweden and maybe other countries give money to pay the salaries and pensions of some ministers of religion. … Continue reading
Europe, multiculturalism & laïcité
The BBC’s Gavin Hewitt has touched on one or two issues that have come up at the CEJI course – how different do we want to be from each other? … Continue reading
European faultlines
A day dedicated to identity & cultural awareness on the course, but as is often the case, it’s the private conversations afterwards which dig deeper. How does Belgium work culturally? … Continue reading
Church of Scotland, Brussels
Packed congregation at St Andrew’s Church of Scotland this morning – and a truly international one, too. Forty-nine nationalities. A very warm welcome, a mix of Sydney Carter, Richard Gillard … Continue reading
Brussels
Arrived in Brussels for week-long awareness training on religious discrimination, made possible by a mobility grant from the EU, through Grundtvig. People from different religious traditions from all over Europe … Continue reading
Catriona Robertson 