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 30 November 2009 - web link
Church of England drops swine flu restrictions
The outbreak of Swine Flu has altered many aspects of daily life, but in a statement released by The Archbishops of Canterbury and York it need no longer affect receiving Holy Communion. Religous Intelligence 27 November 2009
 30 November 2009 - web link
Bishop opposes troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Bishop of Bath and Wells has cautioned against withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. Religious Intelligence 27 November 2009
 30 November 2009 - web link
Britain faces return to Victorian levels of poverty
Labour's strategy for tackling poverty has reached the end of the road and Britain risks a return to Victorian levels of inequality, according to a major two-year study seen by The Independent. Andrew Brice Independent 30 November 2009
 29 November 2009 - web link
Switzerland votes on Muslim minaret ban
Swiss voters are going to the polls to decide on a proposal to ban the building of minarets in their country. By Imogen Foukes, BBC News, 29 November 2009
 29 November 2009 - web link
Bishop of Bristol on Uganda gay bill
PDF of recent synod addressby Bishop Mike Hill. Bristol Diocese website, 24 November 2009
 29 November 2009 - web link
Civil society groups hear call for anti-usury laws and major finance reform
Some 2,000 people from 150 civil society groups, churches, mosques and synagogues heard a call last week for the UK to introduce a ceiling on interest rates. The move follows evidence gathered over months of listening to the impact on ordinary people of the financial crisis. Ekklesia, 29 November 2009
 29 November 2009 - web link
Evangelical, and Young, and Active in New Area
"What happened to both Wheaton and Jenna Liao tells much about the shifts in evangelical Christianity as a whole. Her Christian education exposed her to examples of religious idealism from St. Thomas Aquinas to Mother Teresa to the progressive evangelical ministers Jim Wallis and Soong-Chan Rah." By Samuel Freedman, NY Times, 28 November 2009
 28 November 2009 - web link
TEC Executive Council members call for special meeting on Uganda legislation
A teleconference meeting of the Episcopal Church's Executive Council will discuss a possible statement on Ugandan legislation that would imprison for life or execute people who violate that country's anti-homosexuality laws. By Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal Life Online, 27 November 2009
 28 November 2009 - web link
Church of England set to lose a tenth of its clergy in five years
The Church of England is facing the loss of as many as one in ten paid clergy in the next five years and internal documents seen by The Times admit that the traditional model of a vicar in every parish is over. By Ruth Gledhill and Tim Glanfield, Times, 28 November 2009
 28 November 2009 - web link
Investigating the Catholic paedophiles
The Catholic hierarchy was to blame for the child abuse scandals, not gay priests. By Andrew Brown, CiF, Guardian, 28 November 2009
 27 November 2009 - web link
Faith Schools good on cohesion
Secondary schools run by faith groups are better than non-religious schools at building community relations, research in England suggests. By Angela Harrison, BBC, 27 November 2009
 27 November 2009 - web link
Shocking Abuse Cover-Up by Catholic Church in Dublin Unveiled
'The Dublin Archdiocese's pre-occupations in dealing with cases of child sexual abuse, at least until the mid-1990s, were the maintenance of secrecy, the avoidance of scandal, the protection of the reputation of the Church, and the preservation of its assets. Times blog by Ruth Gledhill, 26 November 2009
 27 November 2009 - web link
Bishop backs free speech clause
The Bishop of Winchester has supported the retention of a free speech provision to the law on homophobic hatred. Religious Intelligence, 26 November 2009
 27 November 2009 - web link
Southern Baptist Agency to Cut Missionary Force by 600
The Southern Baptist Conventions international mission agency will cut its overseas force by as many as 600 missionaries in 2010. Christian Post, 26 November 2009
 26 November 2009 - web link
Faith coalition urges world trade leaders to respect right to food
Ministers at a World Trade Organisation gathering in Geneva next week seeking new ways of alleviating poverty and generating growth are being called upon by faith groups to respect the right to food as enshrined in human rights declarations. ENI 25 November 2009
 26 November 2009 - web link
Anglican cutbacks could leave two universities with no chaplain
Financial cutbacks by the Diocese of Winchester could leave two south coast universities as the only universities in England with no Anglican chaplain. The communications officer and a schools adviser could also face redundancy. Ekklesia, 25 November 2009
 26 November 2009 - web link
'A Voice for Sanity'
"Martin Luther had to say something, or they were going to keep selling indulgences. Now we have that going on in our midst. If someone says, 'Send your $100 to be saved,' that is selling indulgences," says Lee Grady, editor of Charisma, the largest circulation Pentecostal magazine. Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Christianity Today, November 2009
 26 November 2009 - web link
Can a Muslim say happy Christmas to his friends?
Such questions are at the heart of a debate between the forces of Islamic intolerance and a group of scholars touring Britain with a message of moderation.Jerome Taylor in Independent 26 November 2009
 25 November 2009 - web link
Church of Uganda: Pope's invitation will not have effect on Anglicans
Church of Uganda yesterday said Vaticans open invite to disgruntled Anglicans to embrace the Catholic Church for spiritual relief will have no effect on its following. Ms Alison Barfoot, the Churches external relations officer, said there are no Anglican-Catholic members in their fold to heed the Popes call. Daily Monitor, 25 November 2009
 25 November 2009 - web link
Archbishop of Brazil responds to the Vatican's Apostolic Constitution
"If the Constitution were aimed at persons who had already left the Anglican Communion for reasons of differing theological opinion, this would certainly be viewed as pastoral attention to those who are no longer under our pastoral care. But to the extent that it is aimed at persons and communities still within the Communion, even if in dissent, the Constitution creates an ethical problem of interference in the internal affairs of a sister church." Report on Episcopal Life Online, 25 November 2009
 25 November 2009 - web link
Bishop raises spectre of Anglican civil war
The spectre of civil war breaking out among traditionalist Anglicans has been dramatically raised by a "flying bishop". By Michael Brown, Religious Intelligence, 25 November 2009
 25 November 2009 - web link
Religious and secular groups unite to launch anti-discrimination coalition
The campaign for strong equality and anti-discrimination laws received a significant boost yesterday (24 November) with the launch of the Cutting Edge consortium, a coalition of faith groups, human rights campaigns, trades unions and other organisations. They are opposing calls for religious opt-outs from the Equality Bill currently going through Parliament. Ekklesia, 25 November 2009
 25 November 2009 - web link
Archbishop calls for Good Samaritans in face of economic gloom
The Archbishop of York has called for a new generation of Good Samaritans to bring comfort to those struggling in the recession. By Jenna Lyle, Christian Today, 25 November 2009
 24 November 2009 - web link
CofE response to Response to the DPP Consultation on interim policy for prosecutors on assisted suicide
It is essential that assisted suicide is never deemed to be acceptable or commendable, the Church of England has said in response to the Director of Public Prosecutions' consultation on an interim policy for prosecutors on assisted suicide.
 24 November 2009 - web link
Church leaders in Liverpool release 'groundbreaking' condemnation of homophobia
Leaders of the six main Christian churches in Liverpool have released a joint statement condemning homophobia in the city. By Jessica Green, The Pink Paper, 23 November 2009

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Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill Commons Report and Third Reading Briefing. CofE Website, 19 May 2013
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A very brief note about "decline" in a living society posted by Bowman

In the newsfeed, a column by Andrew Brown idly speculates about the reasons for the "decline of" the Church of England. If this sort of argument is not merely hateful it is naive. There is "decline in" every great and enduring institution in a living society. People die, needs...

The Atonement: East and/or West? posted by Bowman

...Faith... unites the soul with Christ as a bride is united with her bridegroom. By this mystery, as the Apostle teaches, Christ and the soul become one flesh [Ephesians 5:31-32]. And if they are one flesh and there is between them a true marriage... it follows that everything they have they hol...

Contemplation: a Journey of Discovery? posted by Roger Hurding

The journey of contemplation needs, I suspect, to keep its feet on the ground.  All temptation to assail holy ground over piously and unreflectingly should be resisted.  The Book of Ecclesiastes (Koheleth) cuts us down to size. In Chapter 3:20-2 we read, 'All go to one place; al...

 

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