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27 February 2010 - web link: Fatwas can be a force for good
Weall remember the death warrant on Salman Rushdie but next month a fatwa against terrorism will be delivered. Ed Husain. Cif Guardian 26 February 2010
27 February 2010 - web link: Roman Catholic bishops enter pre-election fray
The Roman Catholic Church will wade into the general election campaign next week with a controversial document condemning the loss of virtue in public life. Ruth Gledhill. Times 27 February 2010
27 February 2010 - web link: Iraqi Christians Flee Mosul after Series of Murders
Christian families in Iraq are fleeing the northern town of Mosul in droves after a string of unprovoked murders left at least 10 believers dead, a ministry working with persecuted churches reported. Michelle Vu Christian Post 26 February 2010
26 February 2010 - web link: Let's not take the path of assisted dying
Bishop of Swindon, Lee Rayfield,comments on the new Guidelines. Guardian Cif 25 February 2010
26 February 2010 - web link: Outraged atheists lose faith in Dawkins as he censors website
Richard Dawkins is accustomed to provoking the wrath of religious communities, but now a schism seems to have opened up within the atheist community who make up his fan-base. Hannah Devlin and Ruth Gledhill Times 26 February 2010
26 February 2010 - web link: C of E welcomes clarification on assisted suicide
THE CHURCH of England has commended changes to policy for prosecutors on assisted suicide, published on Thursday by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Pat Ashworth Church Times 26 February 2010
26 February 2010 - web link: MPs vote for Governments sex-education Bill amendment
Church reaction to Government amendment permitting voluntary aided schools to teach sex education in a way that reflects their religious character. Margaret Holness Church Times 26 February 2010
25 February 2010 - web link: Response to the Director of Public Prosecutions Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide
Church of England response to the Director of Public Prosecutions Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide. C of E website 25 February 2010
25 February 2010 - web link: Assisted suicide: focus switched to suspect's motive on prosecutions
The motivation of people who help loved ones to die will be the crucial factor in deciding if they should face prosecution under landmark guidelines issued today. Frances Gibb Times on line 25 February 2010
25 February 2010 - web link: Assisted suicide policy 'focused on suspect motivation'
New guidelines on assisting suicide will place closer scrutiny on the motivation of the suspect, the chief prosecutor in England and Wales said today. PA in Independent 25 February 2010
25 February 2010 - web link: Fat cats and evangelicals: what a Tory win would really mean
With Cameron in power, largely unnoticed shifts will affect all our lives. Johann Hari. Independent 25 February 2010
25 February 2010 - web link: Church Mission Society faces staff cuts
The Church Mission Society, the UKs largest Anglican-based international mission agency, is facing staff cuts of up to 14 posts (out of a total of 77.5 posts) in the next six months. CMS 22 February 2010
25 February 2010 - web link: Archbishop in West Bank and Gaza
Report of the Archbishop of Canterbury's visit to the West Bank to meet representatives of the local Christian community, the Palestinian Authority, local civic authorities and to visit Church run institutions in the health sector in the West Bank and Gaza. 24 February 2010
25 February 2010 - web link: Law clarified on assisted death
New guidance has been issued to clarify the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales. BBC 25 February 2010
24 February 2010 - web link: Commons backs sex education move
MPs have backed a government move to allow sex education to be taught in England in a way that "reflects" a school's "religious character". BBC 23 February 2010
24 February 2010 - web link: Bishop who preached about 'excess' caught drink-driving
First woman in Germany to lead Protestants was more than three times over limit. Tony Paterson Independent 24 February 2010
24 February 2010 - web link: Welsh convert to Islam Belinda Khan killed in Pakistan blast
A British woman who converted to Islam and moved to Pakistan to be with her husband was killed by a suicide bomber on Monday. Helen Nugent Times 24 February 2010
24 February 2010 - web link: What do believers want from God?
The Church of England has opened a web page for anyone to post their prayers. Reading them is sad and humbling. Andrew Brown Guardian Cif 22 February 2010
24 February 2010 - web link: Haitians Seek Shelter as Rain, Aftershocks Rock Island
Less than a quarter of the 1.3 million Haitians who need shelter have it. And with the rainy season upon the quake-stricken country, aid groups are urgently asking for help. Audrey Barrick Christian Post 23 February 2010
24 February 2010 - web link: Gordon Brown: We must resist the call to legalise assisted suicide
Death as an option and an entitlement would fundamentally change the way we think about mortality, warns Gordon Brown. Gordon Brown Daily Telegraph 24 February 2010
24 February 2010 - web link: Gordon Brown: don't legalise assisted suicide
Gordon Brown has warned against legalising assisted suicide as prosecutors prepare to introduce guidelines that will make it easier to help others end their lives without facing punishment. James Kirkup Daily Telegraph 24 February 2010
24 February 2010 - web link: Brown takes stand against assisted suicide
Gordon Brown today dismissed calls for legalising assisted suicide by warning that frail and vulnerable people would be put at risk of dying before they were ready. Lewis Smith Independent 24 February 2010
23 February 2010 - web link: Anglican bishops back end to ban on gay civil partnerships in church
Gay couples could soon be allowed to marry in church after a decision by Anglican bishops and other clergy to support a relaxation of the ban. Ruth Gledhill Times 23 February 2010
23 February 2010 - web link: We are still in love with marriage
Twenty and thirtysomethings, whose parents were the first generation to divorce in large numbers, still dream of tying the knot. Lucy Whitehouse Times 23 February 2010
23 February 2010 - web link: Archbishop of Canterbury in Jerusalem
News Release of Archbishop's meetings with Heads of Jerusalem Churches and Chief Rabbinate of Israel. ACNS 23 February 2010
23 February 2010 - web link: Muslim voters' loyalty to Labour
'Do new figures on the voting intentions of Muslims undermine ideas about the rise of identity politics?', by Nick Spencer, Comment is free belief, Guardian site, 22 February 2010
23 February 2010 - web link: Equal before God
'The law should be changed to allow churches to hold civil partnership ceremonies', Leader, The Times, 23 February 2010
23 February 2010 - web link: It's discrimination to stop gay couples taking vows in church
letter to The Times by Iain McLean, Diarmaid MacCulloch, David Stancliffe and others, The Times, 23 February 2010
23 February 2010 - web link: Anglican bishops back end to ban on gay civil partnerships in church
by Ruth Gledhill and Rosemary Bennett, The Times, 23 February 2010
22 February 2010 - web link: General Election 2010: David Cameron should have more faith in the Christian vote
The electorate may be moving in mysterious ways, suggests George Pitcher. Telegraph, 22 February 2010
22 February 2010 - web link: Double digit growth for fairtrade despite recession
Sales of fairtrade goods increased 12 per cent during 2009 despite the recession, it was announced today (22 February) at the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight. Ekklesia, 22 February 2010
22 February 2010 - web link: Williams laments church decline in Middle East
The head of the worldwide Anglican Communion has expressed his "deep" concern over the declining number of believers in the Middle East during a four-day visit to the region. By Aaron Leichman, Christian Post, 22 February 2010,
21 February 2010 - web link: Out of the abyss of individualism
We shouldn't leave politics to managers and economics to brokers or be afraid to reintroduce 'virtue' to public discourse. By Rowan Williams, CiF, Guardian, 21 February 2010
21 February 2010 - web link: Spiritual sustenance for a 40-day journey towards God
Prominent Christians share their Lenten resolutions and ideas for uplifting reading Research by Bess Twiston Davies and Fiona Wilson, Times, 20 February 2010
20 February 2010 - web link: 10 minutes with ... Brian McLaren
Traditional Christian values and modern culture need not clash, according to Rev. Brian McLaren, 53, a nondenominational Maryland pastor who is one of the leading lights of the Emerging Church Movement and a polarizing figure in conservative circles. By Nicole Neroulias, Religious News Service, 19 February 2010
20 February 2010 - web link: Suffering can unlock great gifts
Few of seek it, but those of us who undergo great torment and survive can emerge all the better. By John Richardson, CiF Guardian, 19 February 2010
20 February 2010 - web link: A new Council of Christian Church Leaders of Iraq is established
The leadership of the World Council of Churches has welcomed the news that a Council of Christian Church Leaders of Iraq has been established "with great hope and deep satisfaction". Ekklesia, 20 February 2010
20 February 2010 - web link: Missionaries Go to Haiti, Followed by Scrutiny
Moved by awful images of the Jan. 12 earthquake, a broad band of religious groups has swept down here in recent weeks. But rather than fostering a universal spirit of interfaith cooperation, the hasty assemblage of religious organizations has sometimes created tensions among them.By MARC LACEY and IAN URBINA, NY TImes, 19 Febriary 2010
19 February 2010 - web link: Indian state confiscates 'blasphemous' Jesus textbooks
The government in the Indian state of Meghalaya has confiscated textbooks showing pictures of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette and a can of beer. BBC 19 February 2010
19 February 2010 - web link: Lent: Why Bother?
Three authors weigh the merits of observing Lent. By Frederica Mathewes-Green, Christianity Today, 10 February 2010
19 February 2010 - web link: Ugandan bishop killed in car crash, three others injured in another
THREE Ugandan bishops were injured in a car accident this week on the Fort Portal to Kyenjojo road, and the Bishop of Ruwenzori killed last week on same road. Bill Bowder Church Times 201 February 2010.
19 February 2010 - web link: Pakistan: Report on violence against Christians released
Report prepared by the Christian Study Center lists incidents of violence perpetrated against Christians. Among them were nine women and children burnt alive in their homes. By Martin Barillas, Spero News, 16 February 2010
19 February 2010 - web link: South African bishops deplore moral decay
DEMOCRATIC values are non-existent, greed is unbridled, and the recent revelations about President Zumas sexual misconduct do not bode well for South Africas future, says the Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, meeting in Swaziland last week. Pat Ashworth Church Times 20 February 2010
19 February 2010 - web link: Pakistan: rocket fire hits church
A CHURCH in Pakistan was hit by rocket fire from Taliban militants last week, the diocese of Peshawars communications team said on Monday. Bill Bowder Church Times 20 February 2010
19 February 2010 - web link: Review: A Conversation Waiting to Begin: the Churches and the gay controversy
Review by Angela Tilby of Oliver O'Donovan's A Conversation Waiting to Begin: the Churches and the gay controversy - The Tablet 20 February 2010
19 February 2010 - web link: Up to six Christians killed in Iraq
Up to six Christians have been killed in a new wave of anti-Christian violence rocking the northern city of Mosul and nearby areas, an advocacy group said. BosNewsLife, 18 February 2010
18 February 2010 - web link: Anglo-Catholic bishop in talks with CDF to stop English bishops 'smothering' Pope's Anglican plan
concerning Andrew Burnham, by Damian Thompson, Daily Telegraph blog, 16 February 2010
18 February 2010 - web link: Bishop [of Swindon] speaks out on assisted suicides controversy
concerning Lee Rayfield, Swindon Advertiser, 17 February 2010
18 February 2010 - web link: The cost of staying true to your principles
To lose one ethical investor is unfortunate. To lose two looks like carelessness. After the Church of England sold its Vedanta holding a fortnight ago ... the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust did exactly the same thing yesterday. By David Prosser, Independent, 18 February 2010
18 February 2010 - web link: Anglican vicars share same name
The arrival of a new female priest at an Anglican church has caused confusion because her name is identical to the vicar. Telegraph, 18 February 2010
18 February 2010 - web link: Desmond Tutu's genome sequenced as part of genetic diversity study
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has had his genome sequenced in research to reveal the true breadth of human genetic diversity. By Ian Sample, Guardian, 18 February 2010
18 February 2010 - web link: BBC invites the Pope to give Thought for the Day
The Pope is in negotiations to appear on Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot after Mark Thompson, the BBC director-general, made a personal approach to the Vatican. Telegraph, 18 February 2010
18 February 2010 - web link: Church of England bishop goes to Rome
Paul Richardson, 63, assistant bishop in Newcastle Diocese who formerly served as a bishop in PNG and Australia, has been received into the Catholic Church. Damian Thompson blog, Telegraph, 17 February 2010
17 February 2010 - web link: Australia's traditional Anglicans vote to convert to Catholicism
Traditionalist Anglicans in Australia have become the first to vote in favour of leaving their national church and convert to Roman Catholicism. By Bonnie Malkin and Martin Beckford, Telegraph 17 February 2010
17 February 2010 - web link: Uganda: Two bishops injured in accident on way to colleagues burial
Two Anglican bishops on Tuesday sustained serious injuries in a motor accident on Kampala-Fort Portal Road, which also claimed the wife of one of them. Daily Monitor, 17 February 2010
17 February 2010 - web link: Should we turn off our i-Pods for Lent?
The bishops of Liverpool and London have called on us to give up our iPods for Lent. By George Pitcher, Telegraph, 17 February 2010
17 February 2010 - web link: What We Think We Are Doing
by Pierre W. Whalon, [advocating continuing 'gracious restraint' concerning Mary Glasspool consents], Anglicans Online, 14 February 2010
16 February 2010 - web link: Prince Charles lauds 'encouraging' evangelical Alpha movement
Prince Charles recommended the work of the Church of England in spiritual healing and singled out for praise the church planting initiatives of the evangelical Alpha movement as "enormously encouraging". Ruth Gledhill Times 12 February 2010
16 February 2010 - web link: Obituary: Professor Donald Wiseman
Professor Donald Wiseman, who died on February 2 aged 91, was an archaeologist and Assyriologist whose profound evangelical Christian convictions led him to study the connections between archaeological discoveries and Old Testament stories. Daily Telegraph 16 February 2010
16 February 2010 - web link: The cloak and dagger Catholics
An email from an Anglican 'flying bishop' to a Catholic bishop in Australia sheds light on the machinations of the Anglo-Catholics. Andrew Brown Guardian C-i-F 16 February 2010.
16 February 2010 - web link: 4 Christians Shot, 1 Kidnapped Since Start of Iraqi Campaign Season
A gunman opened fire on two Christian university students in Iraq Tuesday, killing one and wounding the other. Aaron J Leichman Christian Post 16 February 2010
16 February 2010 - web link: Does winning the lottery make you happy?
The case of the couple who won ﾣ56m on the EuroMillions raises a perennial question. Does winning a huge amount of money make you happy? Finlo Rohrer BBC News Magazine 16 February 2010
16 February 2010 - web link: BBC man Ray Gosling admits killing Aids-suffering lover
A broadcaster for the BBC's Inside Out programme smothered his ailing lover to spare him from "terrible pain".BBc 15 February 2010
15 February 2010 - web link: Language skills 'lag a year behind in poorest children'
Children from the poorest homes are almost a year behind middle class pupils by the time they start school, research suggests. BBC 15 February 2010
15 February 2010 - web link: Our Sound Is Our Wound by Lucy Winkett: Hearing alarms, listening for angels
Our Sound Is Our Wound by Lucy Winkett: Hearing alarms, listening for angels What we can hear, or choose to hear forms a theme in the Lent book of the Archbishop of Canterbury. By Christopher Howse, Telegraph, 12 February 2010
15 February 2010 - web link: Giles Fraser: Face to face with a man Ive just had a pop at
SOME readers may remember a column I wrote a few months ago havﾭing a pop at the Ven. Donald Allister, who, it was announced, was to be the next Bishop of Peterﾭborough. I wont rehearse my opinﾭions. Suffice to say that I wasnt hugely impressed when he deﾭnounced liberalism as satanic. Church Times, 12 February 2010
15 February 2010 - web link: Brian Lewis, member of General Synod on the ACNA motion
We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language (Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost 1887). Preludium Website, 13 February 2010
15 February 2010 - web link: A match made in heaven will end an unholy rift
Methodism's merger with the Anglicans is inevitable and would have John Wesley's blessing. He sought reform, not schism By Roy Hattersley, Times, 15 February 2010
15 February 2010 - web link: Vicar tells women to 'submit to husbands'
A vicar and his curate have outraged women parishioners by urging women to 'submit to your husbands' and allow male members of the familes to speak for them. By Nigel Bunyan, Telegraph, 13 February 2010
15 February 2010 - web link: My Week: Peter Broadbent
I'm Bishop of Willesden which means I look after the Church of England in north-west London. I'm at the General Synod all week and therefore not doing most of the things I would normally be doing. I go down to Church House in Westminster where we sit in session all week. Interview by Gillian Orr, Independent, 13 February 2010
14 February 2010 - web link: Leading article: The ignored gospel message
Lord what fools these mortals be. It is difficult for an outsider to look upon the febrile maunderings of the General Synod of the Church of England without a sense of bewilderment and mild irritation. Independent, 13 February 2010
14 February 2010 - web link: Church offers romantic tips for Valentine's Day
Flowers and chocolates are traditionally the most important things for lovers to remember on Valentine's Day. But now the Church of England is offering alternative advice on how to create the perfect romantic moment. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Telegraph, 13 February 2010
14 February 2010 - web link: Zuma asked: Why no mention of churches in apartheid fight?
In a parliamentary speech before Nelson Mandela, one of the major driving forces behind the end of apartheid, Jacob Zuma, the current South African president, promised his people more job opportunities and a continued fight against crime, but in thanking those who had fought for freedom, he ignored the country's churches. ENI, 12 February 2010
13 February 2010 - web link: Church of England staff could picket Archbishop of Canterbury's residence
Church of England staff could man picket lines outside the Archbishop of Canterburys historic residence for the first time ever, in a dispute over pay. By Martin Beckford, Telegraph, 12 February 2010
13 February 2010 - web link: Excavation uncovers evidence supporting mosaic Jerusalem map
The map, from the Byzantine period, is the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Land of Israel. By Mark Rebacz, Jerusalem Post, 12 February 2010
13 February 2010 - web link: The End of Intelligent Design?
It is time to take stock: What has the intelligent design movement achieved? As science, nothing. The goal of science is to increase our understanding of the natural world, and there is not a single phenomenon that we understand better today or are likely to understand better in the future through the efforts of ID theorists. If we are to look for ID achievements, then, it must be in the realm of natural theology. By Stephen Barr, First Things, 9 February 2010
13 February 2010 - web link: BA worker loses appeal over right to wear cross necklace
British Airways check-in worker Nadia Eweida has lost her appeal against a previous court ruling upholding the airlines decision to ban her from wearing a cross necklace with her uniform at work. Christian Today, 12 February 2010
13 February 2010 - web link: 'Animators' appointed to promote evangelism and church growth throughout the Anglican Communion
Following a resolution passed at the 14th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council, a Core Group of Animators has been appointed to promote the "Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative" under the auspices of the mission department of the Anglican Communion. Its first meeting was held Jan. 11-15 at St. Columba's in Woking, England. Episcopal News Online, 12 February 2010
13 February 2010 - web link: No justice for persecuted Pakistani Christians
Allegations that attackers burnt down the home of a Christian man 18 months after murder of his son, and the police tell him to keep quiet. Internatonal Christian Concern, 12 February 2010
13 February 2010 - web link: First gay wedding in Kenya called off after protests
WHAT WAS supposed to be Kenyas first gay wedding was cancelled yesterday, after a wave of protests from the countrys religious community. By Jody Clarke, Irish Times, 13 February 2010
13 February 2010 - web link: Holy huddles - a disaster for Church's mission
The tendency for Christians to form holy huddles was catastrophic to the mission of the Church, which needed to engage with society rather than hide from it, a leader in ministry formation told the Church Missionary Society recently. By Mark Brolly, Melbourne Anglican News, 12 February 2010
12 February 2010 - web link: Building on a Tissue of 'Maybe'
Reasonable and Holy: Engaging Same-Sexuality, by Tobias Stanislas Haller. Church Publishing. Pp. 192. $18. ISBN-13: 978-1-59627-110-4. Reviewed by Ephraim Radner, Living Church, 9 February 2010
12 February 2010 - web link: Episcopal headquarters fires shots at Lowcountry Episcopalians
In a volley reminiscent of the firing of cannon at Fort Sumter in reverse, a Charleston lawyer under the direction of the Episcopal Church headquarters in New York City has fired a series of accusations of secession at the Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina and his flock. Beaufort Tribune, 12 February 2010
12 February 2010 - web link: Methodists declare 'we're ready to merge' with Church of England
The Methodist Church is prepared to be absorbed by the Church of England if that is the price of unity, Britains most senior Methodist said yesterday. By Ruth Gledhill, Times, 12 Fbruary 2010
12 February 2010 - web link: The adversarial model doesn't help
The General Synod suffers because of the way it replicates Parliament it breeds factions, and disagreement. By Rosemary Hartill, CiF, Guardian, 12 February 2010
12 February 2010 - web link: Church of Uganda says no to new Bill: just tighten old one
THE CHURCH of the Province of Uganda said this week that it associates itself with the concerns expressed in the countrys proﾭposed anti-homosexuality Bill. By Ed Beaven, Church Times, 12 February 2010
12 February 2010 - web link: Synod holds off on ACNA
THE General Synod declined on Wednesday afternoon to express a desire to be in communion with the Anglican Church in North Amerca (ACNA). By Glyn Paflin, Church Times, 12 February 2010
12 February 2010 - web link: Leader signals end of Methodism
Reverend surprises general synod by suggesting that his Church should consider merger with Anglicans. Jerome Taylor Independent 12 February 2010
11 February 2010 - web link: Church of England says no to full communion with breakaway entity
The Church of England has said it recognizes and affirms the desire of the Anglican Church in North America to remain in the Anglican family, but it is not yet ready to be in full communion with the breakaway entity. By Matthew Davies, Episcopal Life, 11 February 2010
11 February 2010 - web link: Pastoral Letter from South Carolina Bishop
by Mark Lawrence, 9 February 2010, TitusOneNine site, 10 February 2010
11 February 2010 - web link: Poorest Britons suffer 17 more years of ill health and disability
People living in the poorest areas of England can expect to suffer about 17 more years of ill health and disability than those in wealthier areas, a major review of health inequalities concludes today. David Rose Times 11 February 2010.
11 February 2010 - web link: Hindu man wins court battle for open-air cremation pyre
Court of appeal victory after Newcastle-upon-Tyne council refused Hindu resident permission for traditional funeral pyre. Matthew Taylor Guardian 11 February 2010.
11 February 2010 - web link: Synod rejects motion attacking broadcasters over lack of religious programmes
Church of England's parliament passes amendment praising TV and radio for communicating religious belief. Steve Bates Guardian 11 February 2010.
10 February 2010 - web link: Church of England keeps distance from breakaway US conservative Episcopalians
'Slender lifeline offered to dissidents who split from US church after it elected gay bishop', by Stephen Bates, The Guardian, 10 February 2010
10 February 2010 - web link: Synod: messy, imperfect, but ours
General Synod is a product of a tumultuous history. Flawed as it is, it is rooted in and reflects our traditions. Judith maltby Guardian Comment is Free 10 February 2010
10 February 2010 - web link: Rowan's speech and the equality bill
Williams has given a clear account of where the church stands on the equality bill: nothing less than self-determination will do. Simon Sarmiento Guardian Comment is Free 10 February 2010
10 February 2010 - web link: Live Audio stream from General Synod
Premier Christian Radio, 10 Feb 2010
10 February 2010 - web link: Faith in the future
'This 35-year debate has become tortuous. But one day soon, women will become bishops', by Christina Rees, Comment is free belief, Guardian online, 10 February 2010
09 February 2010 - web link: General Synod: Church of England exodus feared unless women bishops plans changed
Conservative clergy have warned of a mass exodus from the Church of England and a sharp drop in its income unless divisive plans for the introduction of women bishops are changed. Martin Beckford Daily Telegraph 9 February 2010
09 February 2010 - web link: Archbishop of Canterbury appeals for unity over gay clergy and women bishops
Rowan Williams uses presidential address to General Synod to call for tolerance among warring Church of England factions. Steve Bates Guardian 9 February 2010.
09 February 2010 - web link: Rowan Williams issues 'profound apology' to gay Christians
The Archbishop of Canterbury issued a profound apology to the lesbian and gay Christian community today. In a powerful address to the General Synod, Dr Rowan Williams warned that any schism within the Church would represent a betrayal of Gods mission. Ruth Gledhill Times 9 February 2010
09 February 2010 - web link: Reform highlights huge practical problems with women bishops
The Church of Englands present plans for legislation on women bishops show that nothing is being done to head off the huge practical problems. Reform Press Release 8 February 2010.
09 February 2010 - web link: Archbishop's Presidential Address to General Synod
In a wide-ranging address to the General Synod in London, the Archbishop of Canterbury discusses the nature of human freedom and the value of listening and learning from one another, in both national and international debates, as well as those occurring during Synod this week.
09 February 2010 - web link: Valentines Day services to celebrate marriage around the nation during National Marriage Week
Churches around England are inviting couples to celebrate marriage on Valentines Day which this year falls on a Sunday. They are using new liturgical resources that have already been downloaded more than 2,130 times from the Church of England website. Church of England news 8 February 2010.
09 February 2010 - web link: New split in Church of England over women bishops
Conservative evangelicals tell General Synod they will train their own clergy outside the church if proposals go ahead. Stephen Bates Guardian 9 February 2010.
09 February 2010 - web link: Dr Rowan Williams to challenge infighting over gays and women bishops
The Archbishop of Canterbury will fight threats of disintegration in the Church of England with what is expected to be a forceful intervention at the General Synod today. Ruth Gledhill Times 9 February
09 February 2010 - web link: How Amnesty chose the wrong poster-boy
Collaboration with Moazzam Begg, an extremist who has supported jihadi movements, looks like a serious mistake. David Aaronovitch. Times 9 February 2010
08 February 2010 - web link: Archbishop of York dismisses Pope's call for conversions to Roman Catholicism
The Archbishop of York is likely to face criticism from traditionalists in the Church of England this week after he dismissed those who want to take up the Pope's offer of converting to Roman Catholicism. News report, Telegraph, 8 February 2010
08 February 2010 - web link: Police chief says Muslims must help fight terror
The Muslim community could do more to help identify would-be jihadis, a senior police officer said today. Ros Minchin Independent 8 February 2010
08 February 2010 - web link: Church of England is 'living in the past', says BBC's head of religion
The BBC's head of religion has accused the Church of England of "living in the past" and said that the corporation should not give Christianity preferential treatment.Jonathan Wynne-Jones 6 February 2010
08 February 2010 - web link: The happiest men in the world
A Buddhist monk and a British peer have very different views on the secrets of a contented life. Were they still smiling after East met West? Times 8 February 2010
08 February 2010 - web link: Our vital contribution in Zimbabwe
The Anglican church in Zimbabwe has an uneven record. But now we are leading reconstruction. Rowan Williams and John Sentamu. Guardian Comment is Free 7 February 2010
07 February 2010 - web link: The best is always yet to come, says bishop
Whenever we find ourselves having to move on in life, we must believe that the best is always yet to come, says the Bishop of Stafford. By Brian Hutt, Christian Today, 6 February 2010
07 February 2010 - web link: Face to faith: How the General Synod works is more important than anything it decides
Connoisseurs of murder at the vicarage may find some tasty morsels in the debate on terms and conditions of service for members of the clergy. By Alan Wilson, Guardian, 6 February 2010
07 February 2010 - web link: Church set for new row over gay clergy
Church set for new row over gay clergy The Church of England is set for a new row over homosexuality with bishops divided over moves to recognise a breakaway movement in the US. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Telegraph, 7 February 2010
06 February 2010 - web link: Church of England drops Vedanta over ethical concerns
The Church of England yesterday offloaded its stake in the controversial FTSE 100-listed mining group Vedanta Resources, saying that the company's respect for human rights fell below its standards.Alistair Dawber Independent 6 February 2010
06 February 2010 - web link: Labour has erased God from political life, warns Bishop of Durham
A senior Church of England bishop has condemned the Labour Government for forcing God out of politics.Ruth Gledhill Times 6 February 2010.
06 February 2010 - web link: Missionaries turn on their leader over 'kidnapping' of Haiti children
Charity head from Idaho had debt problems and faced legal action.Guy Adams Independent 6 February 2010
06 February 2010 - web link: World's oldest monastery restored
Egypt has completed the restoration of reputedly the world's oldest Christian monastery, called Saint Anthony's. BBC 6 February 2010.
06 February 2010 - web link: Media coverage of the Jos carnage is short on facts
by Fran Hawley, Lapido Media, 3 February 2010
05 February 2010 - web link: North Korea to free 'repentant' US missionary Robert Park
An American missionary who walked into North Korea proclaiming Christian salvation and demanding the resignation of the country's dictator, Kim Jong Il, will be released after "repenting" of his crime. Richard Lloyd-Parry Times 5 February 2010.
05 February 2010 - web link: U.S. Missionaries in Haiti Charged with Abduction
The ten American Baptists who tried to take 33 Haitian children across the border to the Dominican Republic were charged Thursday with abduction and criminal association. Ethan Cole. Christian Post 5 February 2010.
05 February 2010 - web link: Accuracy of briefing paper on ACNA challenged
A SENIOR CLERIC of the Anglican Church of Canada has identified inaccuracies in Lorna Ashworths briefing paper for her private members motion, which will come before the General Synod next Wednesday. Church Times 5 February 2010
05 February 2010 - web link: Primate resigns from ACC committee
Report of Bishop Mouneer's resignation from Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion and reactions. Pat Ashworth. Church Times 5 February 2010.
05 February 2010 - web link: Dr Sentamu warns of mercy killings
THE Archbishop of York, Dr Sentamu, said this week that pressure to legalise assisted suicide could eventually lead to the killing of disabled people. Bill Bowder Church Times 5 February 2010
05 February 2010 - web link: Gaza war saw anti-Semitic attacks rise to record high
Britain's Jews faced surge of abuse after Israel's invasion in January 2009. Jerome Taylor. Independent 5 February 2010.
04 February 2010 - web link: Video shows fighter jets shooting down US missionaries
An extraordinary video has emerged showing a bungled CIA operation that led to the shooting down of a light plane carrying American missionaries in Peru in 2001. Times online February 4, 2010
04 February 2010 - web link: The churches stand for pluralism
This argument is not about secularism but the principles of a plural society, with real moral disagreements. Bishop Michael Scott-Joynt on equality and the Equality Bill in Guardian's CiF Belief - Wednesday 3 February 2010.
04 February 2010 - web link: Scientists read the minds of the living dead
Brain scanner enables man presumed to be in vegetative state to communicate with outside world. Jeremy Laurance 4 February 2010
04 February 2010 - web link: Complaint after Cherie Booth spares religious man jail
A secularist group has lodged an official complaint against Cherie Booth QC after she spared a man from prison because he was religious. BBC 4 February 2010
03 February 2010 - web link: The Pope is right about the threat to freedom
We may not agree with the Vatican line on homosexuality. But the State is trampling on our rights as individuals says Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks. Times 3 February 2010
03 February 2010 - web link: Religious Left Form Alternative to Nat'l Prayer Breakfast
Pro-gay activists and church leaders are touting an alternative "inclusive" prayer event to this year's [US] National Prayer Breakfast. By Lillian Kwon, Christian Post, 3 February 2010
03 February 2010 - web link: Make your mind up, Pope Benedict: Do you want to employ homosexuals or not?
Pope Benedict has enraged Harriet Harmans Equality Police by laying into her plans to stop churches discriminating against homosexuals. But the pontiff is sending out some mixed messages here. By George Pitcher, Telegraph, 2 February 2010
03 February 2010 - web link: An odious view, indeed. But I'm with Pope Benedict on this one
The pope's right to practise what he preaches needs defending in the face of Harriet Harman's intolerant equalities bill. By Simon Jenkins, CiF Guardian, 2 February 2010
03 February 2010 - web link: Analysis: In Egypt, Religious Clashes Are Off the Record
Egypt has experienced many clashes over the years between its Muslim majority and Christian minority, and has always insisted that the conflicts were driven by something anything else. A land dispute, a personal grudge, a crime for profit. The official narrative is that these are singular, unrelated crimes. By Michael Slackman, New York Times, 31 January 2010
03 February 2010 - web link: Archbishop hits out at campaign for mercy killings
The Archbishop of York has condemned a campaign to legalise mercy killings that he feels is being driven by celebrities without any regard for Parliament and the will of the silent majority. Christian Today, 2 February 2010
03 February 2010 - web link: Storkey calls on church and media to forge new relationship
The new Chair of the Church and Media Network has called for a new relationship between the church and media to make the most of the opportunities opening up in the digital age. By Brian Hutt, Christian Today, 2 February 2010
02 February 2010 - web link: Harriet Harman backs down over employment equality for churches
Harriet Harman has backed away from a confrontation with religious leaders over who they can employ, making clear that she will not force contentious amendments to the Equality Bill through Parliament. Rosemary Bennett and Ruth Gledhill Times 3 February 2010
02 February 2010 - web link: Anger after Pope slams 'unjust' UK equality laws
Pope Benedict XVI has sparked fury among secular and gay rights campaigners after he attacked equality legislation in Britain for running contrary to "natural law" and restricting the freedom of religious communities. Independent 2 February 2010
02 February 2010 - web link: Israel feels under siege. Like a victim. An underdog
Anyone who is anyone in Israel will come to Herzliya this week for a conference about the state of the Jewish nation. Robert Fisk joined them and found a climate of unprecedented insecurity and paranoia. Independent 2 February 2010
02 February 2010 - web link: Zimbabwe Anglicans Struggle to Worship in Church
Zimbabwe Anglicans Struggle to Worship in Church. By Lillian Kwon, Christian Post, 1 February 2010
02 February 2010 - web link: Will Canada show the worldwide Anglican Communion a way forward?
Canterbury-appointed pastoral visitors sense the possibilities. By Marites Sison, The Journal (Canada), 1 February 2010
02 February 2010 - web link: Church of England tells clergy not to invite BNP candidates to hustings
British National Party candidates should not be invited to election hustings in church halls, the Church of England has told clergy. By Martin Beckford, Telegraph, 1 February 2010
02 February 2010 - web link: Pope's full text: Freedom comes beyond equality
The effect of some equality legislation has been to impose unjust limitations on the freedom of religious communities. Pope Benedict, Guardian, 1 February 2010
02 February 2010 - web link: Pope attacks UK equality legislation
Pope Benedict has called upon Catholic bishops from England and Wales to defend the faith in the face of controversial equality legislation passing through Parliament. By Jenna Lyle, Christian Today, 1 February 2010
01 February 2010 - web link: Countering Racist Politics
The Church of England's Board for Mission and Public Affairs has published new guidance for dealing with extremist political groups. Church of England website, 1 February 2010
01 February 2010 - web link: Assisted suicide is not about consumer choice
We cannot allow the euthanasia lobby to ride roughshod over the democratic process, says George Pitcher. By George Pitcher, Telegraph, 1 February 2010
01 February 2010 - web link: Bishop Mouneer's resignation letter
A link to the letter Bishop Mouneer, President Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, has written to resign from the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion.
01 February 2010 - web link: The City of God and the City
Where are the reminders of the City of God in today's market-driven developments? Nicholas Sagovsky Guardian cif 29 January 2010
01 February 2010 - web link: The ex-gay files: The bizarre world of gay-to-straight conversion
Is homosexuality a form of mental illness? A small but evangelical band of psychotherapists believe that it is and they're on a mission to 'heal' the afflicted. Patrick Strudwick enters the bizarre world of gay-to-straight conversion Independent 1 February 2010
01 February 2010 - web link: Voodoo: The old religion rises from the rubble in Haiti
In the aftermath of one of the world's worst earthquakes, priests and missionaries are competing for the souls of a traumatised population. Kim Sengupta Independent 1 February 2010
01 February 2010 - web link: Terry Pratchett ready to be test case for suicide law
Sir Terry Pratchett says he is ready to be a test case for assisted suicide "tribunals" which could give people legal permission to end their lives. BBC 31 January 2010

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