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- Synod welcomes Dr Williams’s robust defence
- Lambeth endures protests and Page 3 girls in sharia row
- Synod expresses its grave concern about gambling
- Dr Sentamu warns of humanitarian crisis in Kenya
- Iraq flags up symbolic changes
- Free to wed in Essex
- Report condemns violence in Orissa and calls for enquiry
- TAP Leaflets
- Chartres says Damilola deportation ‘ridiculous’
- Do not underestimate other faiths, says report
- More bridge-building moves made in Northern Ireland
- News in Brief
- Bristol to have first of new music academies
- Royal coins switch to N. Ireland
- Child asylum-seekers ‘living in fear’
- Is there anybody there?
- Chaplain to be made bishop
- Guilt-free pleasure
- Scientists criticise Intelligent Design
- Lincoln sells Da Vinci Code replica ‘abbey’
- Members of WCC admit to failings
- Rudd’s apology praised by Freier
- Heat haze
- Bible survey finds gulf between leaders and led
- John Reaney awarded £47,000
- Royal witness
- Question of the week
- Synod reports
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 Synod welcomes Dr Williams’s robust defenceA MINUTE-LONG standing ovation greeted the Archbishop of Canterbury when he entered the chamber at the start of the meeting of the General Synod this... |
 Lambeth endures protests and Page 3 girls in sharia rowA LONE protester, Muslim groups, and the Prime Minister offered their support to Dr Williams this week — despite strong criticism from many politicians... |
 Synod expresses its grave concern about gamblingTHE General Synod reinforced the Church’s opposition to the introduction of regional and large casinos on Wednesday. |
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 Dr Sentamu warns of humanitarian crisis in KenyaTHE Archbishop of York has appealed for funds for humanitarian relief in Kenya. |
 Iraq flags up symbolic changesCHANGES to the national flag of Iraq, approved by parliament in Baghdad last month, were intended to help silence echoes of the brutal Ba’athist rule... |
 Free to wed in EssexAn Essex church has used St Valentine’s Day to promote its new “free” wedding policy. |
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Report condemns violence in Orissa and calls for enquiryCHRISTIANS sheltering in a refugee camp in Kandhamal, Orissa, India, after their homes were destroyed in interreligious violence at Christmas, said... |
TAP LeafletsLEAFLETS outlining the Church Times Train-A-Priest (TAP) Fund have been inserted in this week’s copies. |
Chartres says Damilola deportation ‘ridiculous’THE Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Richard Chartres, has written to the Home Secretary urging her to prevent Damilola Ajagbonna, a 19-year-old immigrant... |
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Do not underestimate other faiths, says reportCHRISTIANS who dismiss other faiths as idol-worship with no spiritual depth are breaking the Ten Commandments, says a report published last week. |
More bridge-building moves made in Northern IrelandA NEW satellite town has broken fresh ecumenical ground in Dublin, as it contains a church building designed to be shared by all four of the main Christian... |
News in BriefHand of friendship; Treatment of child-prisoners ‘indefensible’; Book seeks balanced gay debate; Rural schools ‘still under threat’; Bradford prayers... |
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Bristol to have first of new music academiesTHE GOVERNMENT has given Bristol Cathedral School the go-ahead to join the maintained sector. |
Royal coins switch to N. IrelandTHE Queen is to distribute Maundy money in Ireland this Easter, the first time the money has been distributed outside England and Wales. |
Child asylum-seekers ‘living in fear’CHILD asylum-seekers are living in grim conditions, often with inadequate food and unsafe accommodation, and in fear of sexual exploitation, suggests... |
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Is there anybody there?Is there anybody there? |
Chaplain to be made bishopTHE NEW Bishop of Sodor & Man is to be Canon Robert Paterson, Downing Street announced last Friday. |
Guilt-free pleasureRococo Chocolates in Belgravia has produced an “Absolution Bar” for sale for £15 during Lent. |
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Scientists criticise Intelligent DesignINTELLIGENT Design, the idea that God intervened “scientifically” in evolution to create complicated parts of biology such as the human eye, is neither... |
Lincoln sells Da Vinci Code replica ‘abbey’Bidders in a cathedral auction are being given the opportunity to create a second Westminster Abbey in their own home using replica wall-hangings and... |
Members of WCC admit to failingsTHE World Council of Churches faces significant challenges as it marks its 60th anniversary, leaders said this month. |
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Rudd’s apology praised by FreierTHE AUSTRALIAN Federal Parliament’s formal statement of apology, issued on 13 February to the Aboriginal “stolen generations”, marked a “profound day... |
Heat haze[COL][IMAGE][COL] A man clears debris from a Baptist church near Lafayette, in Tennessee, in the United States. The church was destroyed by tornadoes... |
Bible survey finds gulf between leaders and ledAlmost all church leaders (87 per cent) questioned in a poll said that they taught the Bible regularly in church, but only two-thirds of those in their... |
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John Reaney awarded £47,000An Employment Tribunal in Cardiff published its final judgment last Friday, awarding John Reaney more than £47,000, but made no other recommendations... |
Royal witnessImage of Prince Charles in Leiecester |
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