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- 14 March 2010 - web link
- 'The finality of Christ in a pluralist world'
by Rowan Williams, lecture given at Guildford Cathedral, 2 March 2010, Archbishop of Canterbury's site, 2 March 2010
- 14 March 2010 - web link
- Pope being set up over Munich sex abuse case, says Vatican
by John Hooper, The Guardian, 14 March 2010
- 14 March 2010 - web link
- Pope [when an Archbishop] knew priest was paedophile but allowed him to continue with ministry
by Richad Owen, The Times, 13 March 2010
- 13 March 2010 - web link
- Writing a way through grief
Books on bereavement are a rare mix of personal and universal cathartic for both reader and writer. Mark Lawson on recent books by bereaved spouses. Guardian Comment is Free 13 March 2010
- 13 March 2010 - web link
- 'They herded us into one place and started chopping with machetes...'
Jos has been ravaged by sectarian violence, with hundreds killed and thrown into mass graves. Daniel Howden, the first British newspaper journalist to visit the Nigerian town since the massacre, hears the survivors' stories. Independent 13 March 2010
- 13 March 2010 - web link
- Backlash at the East London Mosque
In the two weeks since the Islamic Forum of Europe were exposed by The Sunday Telegraph and Channel 4s Dispatches as hardline fundamentalists secretly infiltrating the political system, they have been furiously protesting their 'proven track record of community cohesion'. Last week, however, the organisation showed its true face. Andrew Gilligan.Telegraph. 13 March 2010
- 13 March 2010 - web link
- Tea Parties stir evangelical fears
The rise of a new conservative grass roots fueled by a secular revulsion at government spending is stirring fears among leaders of the old conservative grass roots, the evangelical Christian right. By Ben Smith, Politico, 13 March 2010
- 13 March 2010 - web link
- Free Churches question whether BNP should be allowed to stand in elections
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the United Reformed Church and the Methodist Church in Britain have questioned whether the BNP should be allowed to stand as a party in the General Election. Ekklesia, 13 March 2010
- 13 March 2010 - web link
- Evangelical and ecumenical leaders meet in Geneva
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, and the international director of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA),the Rev Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe, have met to discuss their common concerns. By Jenna Lyle, Christian Today 10 March 2010
- 12 March 2010 - web link
- Archbishop of Jos calls on leaders to act after massacre
NIGERIANS this week buried the victims of a massacre near the central city of Jos. Many of the preﾭdominantly Christian villagers who were killed were women and children. Bill Bowder. Church Times 12 March 2010
- 12 March 2010 - web link
- Bishop Bakare of Zimbabwe asks for Christian solidarity
THE former Bishop of Harare, Dr Sebastian Bakare, has renewed his plea for Christian solidarity over the continuing persecution of Anglicans in the diocese.Pat Ashworth. Church Times 12 March 2010
- 12 March 2010 - web link
- Pakistan's 'Blasphemy' Laws Claim 3 More Christians
A Christian couple was sentenced to 25 years in prison for violating Pakistan's widely condemned 'blasphemy' laws last week, and another Christian convicted without basis under the same statutes the previous week received the same sentence. Christian Post. March 11 2010
- 12 March 2010 - web link
- Cardinal Schoenborn says celibacy partly to blame for clerical sex abuse
By Richard Owen and Ruth Gledhill, The Times, 12 March 2010
- 11 March 2010 - web link
- Haiti Earthquake: Who's given what?
The global response to the Haiti earthquake has been extraordinary and generous. But in the midst of all the reporting, its difficult to keep track of the numbers. In particular, who has given what, who has dug deepest, and how the Haiti relief fund currently compares to those of other tragedies. Here are the results at the end of January. David McCandless. Information is Beautiful.
- 11 March 2010 - web link
- Glasspool receives required consents in unofficial tally
Diocese of Los Angeles Bishop Suffragan-elect Mary Douglas Glasspool has received the required number of consents from diocesan standing committees to her ordination and consecration, pending verification by the presiding bishop's office. Episcopal News Service, 10 March 2010
- 11 March 2010 - web link
- Pakistan attack kills aid workers
Attackers armed with grenades bombed the offices of an World Vision in north-west Pakistan today, killing six people working for the organisation, police said. Guardian 10 March 2010
- 11 March 2010 - web link
- The Camberley mosque should be stopped
Dr Taj Hargey is the chairman of the Muslim Educational Centre of Oxford and the imam of the Summertown Islamic Congregation in Oxford explains why he opposes the proposed mosque in Camberley. Times 10 March 2010
- 11 March 2010 - web link
- Camberley churches protest at mosque that will tower over Sandhurst
Churches have joined together to protest against plans for a mosque that would tower over the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, with one minister describing it as a supremacist statement for Islam. Fiona Hamilton Times 10 March 2010
- 11 March 2010 - web link
- Sheikh Tantawi, Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81
Egypt's foremost Muslim cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has died, aged 81, while on a trip to Saudi Arabia. BBC 10 March 2010
- 10 March 2010 - web link
- Dont be so sure invading Iraq was immoral
The Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war has run about half its course. Judging by the dominant reaction of the British press, its sole function is to prove what we all know to be true: that the invasion was immoral and Tony Blair is to blame. The surfeit of moral certainty among the commentators is suspect; the zealous clarity of their moral waters needs muddying. Nigel Biggar,Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Oxford. Financial Times 10 March 2010
- 10 March 2010 - web link
- Questions arise as 'most godless place' gets first saint
Australia - described in the 19th century by a Scottish church minister as "the most Godless place under heaven" - will get its first saint when Sister Mary MacKillop later in the year. But an Anglican bishop from Sydney has raised questions. ENI, 9 March 2010
- 10 March 2010 - web link
- Jos archbishop asks 'Where is government?'
Following the murder of more than 500 people in the latest shocking violence in the Jos area, we reproduce here in its entirety an open letter from the Rt Rev Benjamin Kwashi, Archbishop of Jos. He describes local peace moves and rails against lack of government action. CMS website, 9 March 2010
- 10 March 2010 - web link
- Father Hans Kung blames Catholic views on sex for clerical child abuse
A leading Roman Catholic theologian has linked clerical sex abuse with priestly celibacy, blaming the Churchs uptight views on sex for child abuse scandals in Germany, Ireland and the US. Ruth Gledhill. Times 9 March 2010
- 09 March 2010 - web link
- Bob Geldof anger at BBC over Band Aid allegations
Documentary on rebels siphoning cash sparks fury, with legal action threatened and sackings demanded. Sam Jones and James Robinson Guardian 9 March 2010
- 09 March 2010 - web link
- Archbishop visits Diocese of Guildford
In his address at Guildford Cathedral titled The Finality of Christ in a Pluralist World, the Archbishop spoke of defending the uniqueness and finality of Christ, and encountering the truth about God and humanity from a moral, political and philosophical perspective. Archbishop's website 3 March 2010
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