Pentecost and a Golden Jubilee The eve of Pentecost was the perfect time to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Liverpool’s Cathedral of Christ the King. The Cathedral choirs began the wonderful evening of celebration...
Tolkien: Faith and Fiction – Liverpool Hope University Lecture marking the fiftieth anniversary of J.R.R.Tolkien’s involvement in the translation of the Jerusalem Bible and the link between his faith and his fiction. Accompanying presentation slides and full text may be viewed here.
Tolkien: Faith and Fiction click here to view the power point presentation which accompanies the following lecture: faith-in-the-work-of-tolkien - view full powerpoint presentation accompanying the lecture tolkien-faith-and-fiction-liverpool-2016 Text Liverpool Hope...
Second Vatican Council – 50 Years Later What Does It Say To Us? Northern Catholic Conference, Liverpool 2013.
Northern Catholic Conference , June 8th, 2013 - Vatican Two – Reading the signs of the times: 50 Years Later What Does The Council Say To Us? Also, for power point slides, see https://www.davidalton.net/media/ On October 11th 2012, we marked the momentous event...
Why Britain Needs The Sharp Compassion of the Healer’s Art Maranatha Lecture October 3rd 2012. Manchester.
https://www.davidalton.net/media/ Click on this link for the power pont presentation which accompanies this lecture and which is in the Media section of the web site. Click on the linkbelow for a link to the video recording of the lecture:...
Yanbian University of Science and Technology Lecture, September 2012. Turning Dreams Into Realities.
“Turning Visions Into Reality – Dream, Plan, Achieve.” Yanbian University of Science and Technology, Jilin, September 2012. Delivered on the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the university at Yanji in North East China. https://www.davidalton.net/media/ -...
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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The World Must Not Forget Andy Li And The Hong Kong 12
With Andy Li During The Hong Kong Elections In the U.K. Parliament I have again asked the U.K. Government what information they have on the wellbeing of the 12 young prodemocracy activists from Hong Kong, arrested by China. I asked whether the U.K. has asked China to...
Weapons of mass distraction- how attempts have been made to discredit Bob Fu, a leading dissident,and how he and his family have been threatened
Now we know more about Bob Fu’s accuser and his links to Beijing:https://world.wng.org/2020/10/weapons_of_mass_distraction?fbclid=IwAR3xkV_kGrkhsRdWGTVyBpwvehS7FMunkGSDLuJ3f-RJSjrDuXQsb_4Kvg0
Two sides of one coin: Heroes and Heroines- and profiteers and collaborators waiting in the wings
Grandma Wong - heroine of Hong Kong It’s always interesting how terrible crises throw up unlikely heroes and heroines. The story of Grandma Wong (see below) - is a classic example of the fearlessness of which some human beings are capable. She brings to mind the...
Webinar to Mark Freedom of Religion or Belief Day on 27 October, focusing on violence against women and girls in conflict and the abuse of religion or belief to justify violence.
Invitation Violence against Dalit Christians has intensified in recent years. In one incident , two women—one of whom was seven months’ pregnant—were gang-raped in Nadia village, Madhya Pradesh...