Britain is obsessed with religion and Christianity in particular, it just won't admit it.

This is my first media roundup for 2012 and I am surprised to find the year beginning with people still talking about the Queen's Christmas message.

By this time of the year, there should have been several stories about Christmas being banned, but it seems to be dreadfully un-PC this year.

You might find yourself sitting next to an atheist in church this Christmas.

As one who spends hours scouring the papers, the Internet and electronic outlets, I keep being reminded of the shortcomings of the media.

I keep running into people who say they enjoy this weekly round up of news. I'd like to think its the quality but I think it's also the convenience.

In the top five stories this week at sydneyanglicans.net, the latest on same sex marriage and persecution of Christians in Asia and the Middle East.

A couple of stories this week point to the idea that the biggest challenge for Christians may not be hostility, but ignorance.

This week's Halloween celebrations were everywhere - even in churches.

The media agenda is already being turned toward gay issues, with just over a month till the ALP conference.

When I worked in the secular media people often asked me how I could believe in such outmoded things as 'original sin'. I said it's easy. I'm a journalist.

In choosing the breaking news links for sydneyanglicans.net, I use mainstream media. But sometimes, they will not report stories you should know about.

This week's news turns out to be a case study in some of the significant trends and topics of 2011.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the book Blind Spot. Several stories this week prove the point Marshall and his co-authors were making.

A good way to check your reality is to hear what kids think.