Freedom... leads those who have more than they need to share with those who have less

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holy of holies of Jewish time. It is that rarest of phenomena, a Jewish festival without food. Instead it is a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgment when, collectively and repeatedly, we confess our sins and pray to be written into God's Book of Life.

Europe today is the most secular region in the world. Europe is the only region in the world experiencing population decline. Wherever you turn today the more religious the community, the larger on average are their families.

Governments cannot make marriages or turn feckless individuals into responsible citizens. That needs another kind of change agent.

God is back and Europe as a whole still doesn't get it. It is our biggest single collective cultural and intellectual blind spot.

The royals - all of them, especially Prince Philip and Prince Charles - have done outstanding work with the faith communities.

We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been a major force in shaping England into such a tolerant society.