Thirdway Way Inhttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.ukumbracoChristian comment on cultureenSo they say http://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/so-they-say-.aspxMon, 14 May 2012 12:41:55 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/so-they-say-.aspxState ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange, in which I believed, and for which I campaigned, was a false God.
 George Galloway MP on what he calls his 'biggest political mistake'.

Charity from the rich can't fix global warming or lower the price of gas by a
single ...]]>Keep your nose outhttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/keep-your-nose-out.aspxMon, 14 May 2012 12:41:55 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/keep-your-nose-out.aspxWInose.jpg

At Way In we know the dangers of avoiding the plank in our own eye when it comes to hypocrisy in other religions. But it takes a strong soul to fail to be amused by the recent story of Anwar al-Bilkimy, a recently-elected member...]]>Shockwaveshttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/shockwaves.aspxMon, 14 May 2012 12:41:55 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/shockwaves.aspxWIradio.jpg

The High Court has upheld a ban on a radio advertisement that invited UK Christians who feel marginalised at work to report their experiences.

The ad, which was made for Premier Radio, said: 'Surveys have shown that 60% of active Christians are b...]]>Altar imageshttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/altar-images.aspxMon, 14 May 2012 12:41:55 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/altar-images.aspxWIpiper.jpg

A detail from Design for Chichester Cathedral Tapesty (1965) by John Piper. The tapestry for the high altar focusses on the theme of the Trinity. The side panels depict the 'four beasts full of eyes before and behind' of Revelation, associated w...]]>A woman's placehttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/a-woman's-place.aspxMon, 14 May 2012 12:41:55 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/a-woman's-place.aspxIs there a Christian position on naming parts of the human body? The question has been causing something of a stir around a book by the US writer Rachel Held Evans.

In A Year of Biblical Womanhood, which is not out till October, Evans writes about her first abstinence pledge, aged 15, 'marching to the front of the room to pi...]]>Water of lifehttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/water-of-life.aspxMon, 14 May 2012 12:41:54 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/jun-2012/way-in/water-of-life.aspxWIChinesething.jpgHow emperors inherit eternal life: a jade cup to catch the morning dew to ensure immortality. On display in The Search for Immortality: Tomb treasures of Han China at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

]]>Junk for Jesushttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2012-/way-in/junk-for-jesus.aspxFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:09:54 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2012-/way-in/junk-for-jesus.aspxWIbeerchurch.jpg

A church made out of rubbish is to be built in Glasgow. Locals in the Milton area of the city will use beer cans, tyres and straw to construct the building, which is being partly funded by the Scottish Government. The church will stand in...]]>Moving the goal postshttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2012-/way-in/moving-the-goal-posts.aspxFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:09:53 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2012-/way-in/moving-the-goal-posts.aspxWIsoccer.jpg

Middle-aged people who regret things done - and not done - in the religious fervour of their youth may (possibly) have a new remedy: litigation.

Arquimedes Nganga has filed a High Court action against the Baptist Union of Great Britain....]]>A rich scenthttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2012-/way-in/a-rich-scent.aspxFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:09:53 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2012-/way-in/a-rich-scent.aspxWIpope.jpg

Roman Catholics can be fussy about how their robes hang, but Pope Benedict - whose shoes are tailor-made - has gone one further than most by commissioning his own personal perfume.

The scent, which is said to mix hints of lime tree, verbena ...]]>So they say http://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2012-/way-in/so-they-say-.aspxFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:09:51 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2012-/way-in/so-they-say-.aspxI was watching a couple of female artists recently and their whole albums were about splitting up with their boyfriends. For fuck's sake, get over it. See what's going on in the world. Write about God, write about love, write about death, write about war, write about people.
The musician Paul Weller....]]>