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31 March 2010 - web link: Archbishop - Christians need to 'witness boldly and clearly'
In his ecumenical Easter Letter to fellow church leaders, the Archbishop of Canterbury urges those living in politically secure environments to offer practical support as well as prayers for suffering Christians around the world, particularly in Zimbabwe, Mosul, Egypt and Nigeria. 31 March 2010.
31 March 2010 - web link: Archbishop's Holy Week Video
The Archbishop gives his thoughts on Holy Week in a special video message. Holy Week is 'a week when we discover in a way we don't at any other time just we are and just who God is'. Archbishop of Canterbury's website.
31 March 2010 - web link: Churches Back Call to End Detention of Child Asylum Seekers
The Catholic Church is the latest organization to come out in support of a campaign to end the detention of families seeking sanctuary in Britain. Christian Post 30 March 2010
31 March 2010 - web link: Muslim leaders 'failing to tackle extremists'.
Muslim leaders have been criticised by a University of Oxford academic for not doing enough to tackle extremists. Ruth Gledhill. Times 30 March 2010.
31 March 2010 - web link: Family 'the key to Megrahi's survival'
Lockerbie victim's father says bomber's health has benefited from going home. Jeremy Laurance. Independent. March 31, 2010
30 March 2010 - web link: Anglican Peace and Justice Network Communique
Statement from Jerusalem meeting of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network. ACNS 30 March 2010
30 March 2010 - web link: MPs demand investigation into Muslim 'spy' allegations against Prevent
Communities and local government select committee says Prevent programme has 'stigmatised and alienated' British Muslims.Vikram Dodd. Guardian 30 March 2010.
30 March 2010 - web link: Survey: 1 in 4 U.S. Christians Identify as Pentecostal
A quarter of American Christians identify as charismatic or Pentecostal, a new survey shows. Audrey Barrick. Christian Post 29 March 2010
30 March 2010 - web link: John Piper to Take Leave to Reexamine Soul
Well-known evangelical preacher John Piper announced Sunday that he will be taking his first-ever break from ministry to reexamine his soul. Christian Post. 29 March 2010
30 March 2010 - web link: MIDDLE EAST: President Bishop Mouneer Anis weighs in on court case involving former Jerusalem bishop
President Bishop of the Middle East Mouneer Anis has expressed his sadness regarding an ongoing dispute between the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and its former bishop and is urging prayers that it may be resolved soon. Matthew Davies. Episcopal Life on Line 29 March 2010
29 March 2010 - web link: The Clear Authority of Electors and the Consenting Church
concerning the 'Fulcrum Response to Consents given to Consecration of Mary Glasspool', by Mark Harris, Preludium site, 22 March 2010
29 March 2010 - web link: Unwavering Faith: How the Taliban Failed to Break 8 Christians
They were kidnapped and imprisoned by the Taliban for 105 days. But what the Taliban could not do was break their faith in God nor destroy their hope. Michelle Vu. Christian Post 28 March 2010
29 March 2010 - web link: ENGLAND: Conservative group denounces consent to Glasspool's election in Los Angeles
Episcopal Life report of Fulcrum statement on confirmation of election of Bishop-elect Mary Glasspool. Matthew Davies Episcopal Life 26 March 2010.
29 March 2010 - web link: Philip Pullman's parable of 'the scoundrel Christ'
Philip Pullman angered Christians with His Dark Materials, and his new book is even more incendiary. Bryan Appleyard. Sunday Times 28 March 2010
29 March 2010 - web link: Archbishop of Westminster: 'secrecy vows should never have happened'
The Archbishop of Westminster has said children should not have been made to swear life-long vows of secrecy as more details of legal cases in which the head of the Irish Catholic Church Cardinal Se￡n Brady is named as a defendant emerged in Ireland. Ruth Gledhill. Times 28 March 2010
29 March 2010 - web link: British Christians aren't persecuted, but they are held in contempt
The Government should afford Christianity the same respect as other religions, argues George Pitcher. Daily Telegraph 29 March 2010
28 March 2010 - web link: A Holy Week trek to Holy Island: The pilgrims who go the extra mile
This time next week, most of us will be tucking into chocolate eggs and settling down to a family meal. Not so the members of Northern Cross, who will be nursing blisters at the end of a week-long walk to really test their Christian faith. Peter Stanford joins them for the final push to Lindisfarne Independent on Sunday 28 March 2010
28 March 2010 - web link: Anglican Peace and Justice Network addresses human rights for women, children, migrants
Delegates attending the triennial meeting of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network are urging 'our churches to incorporate issues of justice into missional work and into theological education at every level.' Episcopal Life 26 March 2010.
28 March 2010 - web link: The religious rights of Christians are treated with disrespect
Text of letter from bishops to Sunday Telegraph reported in Newswatch item 8019. Sunday Telegraph 28 March 2010.
28 March 2010 - web link: Pope considers emergency 'abuse summit'
Senior clergy call for crisis gathering of bishops as fears grow that the scandal is spiralling out of control. John Phillips Independent on Sunday 28 Maarch 2010
28 March 2010 - web link: Pope condemns critics over abuse scandal 'gossip'
Pope Benedict launches broadside against critics who have called on him to do more to explain his previous role as the Vaticans head investigator of child abuse claims. Jerome Taylor Independent on Sunday 28 March 2010
28 March 2010 - web link: Senior bishops call for end to persecution of Christians in Britain
Christians in Britain are being persecuted and 'treated with disrespect',senior bishops have said. Jonathan Wynne-Jones Sunday Telegraph 27 March 2010
27 March 2010 - web link: Credo: If faith schools are so bad, why do parents love them?
It may not be the faith in faith schools that makes them different, so much as the communities that build, support and sustain them. Jonathan Sacks. Credo. Times 26 March 2010
27 March 2010 - web link: Clerical abuse: Faith in the future
The church seems unable, or unwilling, to accept the depth of the crisis in which it has mired itself. Guardian Editorial. Comment is Free 27 March 2010
27 March 2010 - web link: Philip Pullman creates a darker Christ in new assault on the church
Philip Pullman creates a darker Christ in new assault on the church. Charlotte Higgins. Guardian 26 March 2010
27 March 2010 - web link: Church issues prayers for cynical voters
The Church of England has issued prayers to protect voters from cynicism and despair during the General Election. Daily Telegraph 26 March 2010
27 March 2010 - web link: Vatican goes into battle for Benedict as sexual abuse crisis deepens
The Vatican yesterday fought a desperate battle to defend Pope Benedict from the latest child abuse scandal after reports linked him directly to a decision to allow a paedophile priest to take up a pastoral role in his former diocese. Michael Day. Independent 27 March 2010
27 March 2010 - web link: Jamie Oliver Enlists Pastor's Help for 'Food Revolution'
Renowned British chef Jamie Oliver is in the United States to lead a 'food revolution' and help Americans eat healthy. And for Pastor Steve Willis, the celebrity chef's bold move is an answer to his prayers. Lillian Kwon. Christian Post 26 March 2010.
27 March 2010 - web link: Amid the Encircling Gloom
Ireland's church leaders can help to still the bewilderment and alarm of lay Catholics. Times Comment, 27 March 2010
27 March 2010 - web link: Rome puts pressure on Catholic leader to quit
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland will be pressed to quit if he refuses to resign over the growing child abuse scandal, The Times has learnt. Ruth Gledhill and Jill Sherman, Times 27 March 2010
26 March 2010 - web link: More important than Christmas
Why pro-life Protestants don't say much about the Annunciation - or the unborn Jesus. By Ted Olsen, Christianity Today, 25 March 2010
26 March 2010 - web link: Vatican attacks media on 'Pope role' in sex abuse cases
The Vatican has attacked the media over charges that the Pope failed to act against a US priest accused of abusing up to 200 deaf boys two decades ago. BBC 26 March 2010
26 March 2010 - web link: Bishops' theology committee publishes draft report on same-gender relationships
The Episcopal Church's House of Bishops, concluding its six-day retreat meeting at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas, has posted a draft of the long-awaited 95-page report titled "Same-Sex Relationships in the Life of the Church" on the College for Bishops' website. Mary Frances Schjonberg. Episcopal Life on line. 24 March 2010
26 March 2010 - web link: The Roman Catholic Church is not trying to cover anything up
Catholics are shamed by child abuse allegations. But the Pope has taken strong action writes Archbishop Vincent Nichols. Times 26 March 2010
25 March 2010 - web link: Church publishes prayers for voters ahead of the General Election
The Church of England has published prayers to help voters as they consider their options in the forthcoming General Election. CofE website 25 March 2010.
25 March 2010 - web link: Pope accused of failing to act on sex abuse case
More on alleged failure of Pope Benedict XVI to act over complaints during the 1990s about a priest in the US who is thought to have abused some 200 deaf boys, victims say. BBC 25 March 2010
25 March 2010 - web link: Bakare Challenges Christians to Speak Out Against Anglican Persecution
The caretaker Anglican Bishop of Harare from November 2007 to July 2009, has challenged Christians from other denominations in the country to speak out against the persecution of Anglican parishioners. By Lance Guma, All Africa, 24 March 2010
25 March 2010 - web link: Out of Context
Debate over 'Camel method' probes limits of Muslim-focused evangelism. By Ken Walker, Christianity Today, 23 March 2010
25 March 2010 - web link: Pope 'failed to act' on US sex abuse claims
The sex abuse scandal enveloping the Catholic Church moved closer to Pope Benedict XVI today with revelations that in the 1990s the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger failed to defrock an American priest who molested hundreds of deaf boys. Anne Barrowclough, Times, 25 March 2010
24 March 2010 - web link: MAF to Benefit from History Making Round-the-World Flight
Two Christian pilots from [Australia] are preparing to take off in May for the first circumnavigation of the world in an Australian designed and manufactured aircraft. Christian Today, 24 March 2010
24 March 2010 - web link: Egypt's Christians Furious Over 2nd Delay of Murder Trial
Egyptian Christians are extremely upset that the government has again delayed the trial of three Muslims who are accused of killing six Christian youths celebrating Christmas Eve. By Ethan Cole, Christian Post, 23 March 2010
24 March 2010 - web link: Chile bishop says diocese is reaching out to isolated communities after quake
The Anglican Diocese of Chile is developing a plan for short- and long-term relief to serve isolated communities most affected by the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that shook the central part of Chile on Feb. 27, leaving almost 400 people dead and damaging some 1.5 million homes. ACO, 23 March 2010
24 March 2010 - web link: Yarl's Wood detained baby for 100 days, damning report reveals
Prisons inspector Dame Anne Owers says force used against children twice in last year at immigration removal centre. Alan Travis. Guardian 24 March 2010
24 March 2010 - web link: Nigeria to Prosecute Hundreds of Suspects in Christian Slaughter
Hundreds of suspects arrested over the recent slaughter of Christians in Nigeria are scheduled to be prosecuted as early as this week. Nathan Black. Christian Post 23 March 2010.
24 March 2010 - web link: Coercing the clergy
Will ministers be threatened with legal proceedings if they perform marriages, but not civil partnerships? Letter from Lord Carey in the Times. 24 March 2010.
24 March 2010 - web link: Churches quit religion forum over atheist articles of faith
The Government's main advisory group on religion has collapsed in acrimony after church groups walked out in a row between atheists and believers. Ruth Gledhill Times 24 March 2010
23 March 2010 - web link: Last supper 'has been super-sized', say obesity experts
The food portions depicted in paintings of the Last Supper have grown larger - in line with our own super-sizing of meals, say obesity experts. BBC. 23 March 2010
23 March 2010 - web link: Haiti - An Anglican Responsibility
The Anglican Communion needs to be actively involved in helping the rebuilding and healing of Haiti, working with the Eglise Episcopale d'Haiti (the Anglican/Episcopal Diocese of Haiti) and its bishop the Rt Revd Zach Duracin. ACNS Report of Anglican Communion delegation to Haiti. ACNS 23 March 2010
23 March 2010 - web link: Glasspool consent continues to draw criticism, praise
Twelve active and retired Episcopal Church bishops, along with six rectors and deans, have said that they "disassociate" themselves from the wider church's consent to the ordination and consecration of its second openly gay and partnered bishop. Episcopal Life 22 March 2010
23 March 2010 - web link: Ted Hughes to join literary elite with Poets' Corner memorial
Former Poet Laureate is to be commemorated alongside Chaucer and Shakespeare.Arifa Akbar,Independent, 23 March 2010.
22 March 2010 - web link: On the Historic Significance of the Anglican Covenant
by Michael Poon, Global South Anglican site and also on the Fulcrum site, 22 March 2010
22 March 2010 - web link: Diocese of Chelmsford: Stephen Cottrell new Bishop
Number 10 website, 22 March 2010
22 March 2010 - web link: Barack Obama's healthcare bill passed by Congress
'President says 'this is what change looks like' about legislation that ensures coverage for 95% of Americans', by Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian online, 22 March 2010
22 March 2010 - web link: Barack Obama wins healthcare battle in tight vote
by Giles Whittell, The Times online, 22 March 2010
21 March 2010 - web link: Irish public unmoved by pope's apology
'On the streets of Dublin it was hard to find supporters of Pope Benedict's letter of apology for the church's handling of child abuse cases', by Henry McDonald, The Observer, 21 March 2010
21 March 2010 - web link: Saying sorry is not enough. The church has got to change
'Benedict XVI's inadequate letter adds to the woes of those his church has wronged', Editorial, The Observer, 21 March 2010
21 March 2010 - web link: Pastoral Letter of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI to the Catholics of Ireland
Benedict XVI, Vatican site, 20 March 2010
20 March 2010 - web link: John Chew Begins a Second Term as Archbishop of South East Asia
by Edmond Chua, Covenant site, 20 March 2010
20 March 2010 - web link: Oliver O'Donovan, 'The Word in Small Boats: Sermons from Oxford'
by Oliver O'Donovan, Eerdmans, (January 2010), Google books, 2010
20 March 2010 - web link: Pope Benedict XVI apologises to Irish victims of sex abuse by priests
Pope Benedict XVI has issued a formal apology to the Irish victims of decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests. Nick Squires and Jonathan Wynne-Jones. Daily Telegraph 20 March 2010
20 March 2010 - web link: Rise in marriages between cousins is putting childrens health at risk
The dangers of marriage between first cousins,prevalent in Muslim and immigrant communities and on the rise, are to be highlighted by a leading professor, with a warning that their children are at risk of genetic defects. Frances Gibb. Times 20 March 2010
20 March 2010 - web link: The Pope, his brother and a Church reeling from scandal
The revelations of priestly paedophilia sweeping through the Catholic world are shaking the trust of hundreds of thousands of ordinary believers. Times report from Roger Boyes in Regensburg. 19 March 2010.
19 March 2010 - web link: Faith's proper role in society
Editorial from the Tablet on the far-reaching implications of the High Court's ruling in favour of the charity Catholic Care for relations between third sector bodies and public finances. Tablet 19 March 2010
19 March 2010 - web link: Celibacy and child abuse
Many people blame celibacy for Catholic sexual abuse. But it's much more likely to have played a role in the cover-up. Guardian, Comment is Free. Andrew Brown 19 March 2010.
19 March 2010 - web link: Bishops' seats threatened again in Lords reform
BISHOPS in the House of Lords have been urged to become involved with the reform of the upper chamber. Bill Bowder. Church Times 19 March 2010
19 March 2010 - web link: Dr Rowan Williams criticises election of lesbian bishop, Mary Glasspool
The Archbishop of Canterbury's office yesterday described the election of an openly lesbian bishop in the United States as "regrettable" and warned that it could further threaten the unity of the Anglican Communion. Ruth Gledhill. Times 19 March 2010
19 March 2010 - web link: Second Wave of Attacks Leaves 13 Christians Dead in Nigeria
Less than two weeks after a massive attack in Nigeria that killed 500 Christians, Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday unleashed more horrific violence on two Christian villages in Plateau state, killing 13 persons. Christian Post 18 March 2010
18 March 2010 - web link: Joy and sadness greet news of Glasspool's ordination consent
Episcopalians across the church celebrated the March 17 news that Diocese of Los Angeles Bishop-elect Mary Douglas Glasspool had received the required number of consents to her ordination and consecration as bishop. Others lamented the decision and predicted that the news,would further strain relationships within the Anglican Communion. Episcopal Life 18 March 2010
18 March 2010 - web link: Episcopal Church to Ordain 2nd Openly Gay Bishop
After receiving the required majority of consents from the wider church, the Rev. Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool was informed on Wednesday by the presiding bishop's office that the consent process for her consecration was complete. Lillian Kwon. Christian Post 17 March 2010
18 March 2010 - web link: The rise and rise of atheism
The Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne was a boon for rational Australians, with only the occasional sour note. Rachel Holkner. Guardian 15 March 2010
18 March 2010 - web link: Germany and Ireland call on Catholic church to hold child sex abuse inquiries
Angela Merkel becomes most senior politician to speak out over abuse by priests as pope to release pastoral letter on subject.Germany and Ireland call on Catholic church to hold child sex abuse inquiriesAngela Merkel becomes most senior politician to speak out over abuse by priests as pope to release pastoral letter on subject. Riazat Butt, and Kate Connolly in Berlin Guardian, Wednesday 17 March
18 March 2010 - web link: Christians Launch Appeal Over Expulsion from Morocco
Village of Hope workers on Tuesday launched a public appeal to be reunited with the foster children they were forced to abandon. Nathan Black. Christian Post 17 March 2010
18 March 2010 - web link: High Court reverses ban on Catholic Care's anti-gay adoption policy
A Roman Catholic child-adoption society has won a landmark High Court battle that could allow it and other Catholic agencies to discriminate legally against gay couples. Ruth Gledhill. Times 18 March 2010
18 March 2010 - web link: Churches should say that making money is holy - it's screwing up that isn't
British churches are today claiming that their combined assets of 12 billion pounds must not be invested in companies in which the highest paid executive is more than 75 times the average of the lowest paid staff. Geore Pitcher. Daily Telegraph 17 March 2010
18 March 2010 - web link: Los Angeles Bishop-elect Glasspool receives church's consent to ordination
Bishop-elect Mary Douglas Glasspool has received the required number of consents from diocesan standing committees and bishops with jurisdiction to her ordination and consecration as a bishop, the presiding bishop's office confirmed in a March 17 announcement. Pat McCaughan Episcopal Life. 17 March 2010
17 March 2010 - web link: MPs slam decision to abolish cheques
Payments Council plans to end use of cheques by 2018.Campaigners say demise of cheques will hit vulnerable people. Rebecca Smithers Guardian 17 March 2010
17 March 2010 - web link: Workers' jihad at Islamic website
Staff at IslamOnline have gone on strike. But is it about workers' rights, religious principles or national rivalries? Jack Shenker. Guardian Comment is Free 16 March 2010
17 March 2010 - web link: Pope to give 'moral guidance' during UK visit
Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Britain attempted to distance the Pope from the sex abuse scandal engulfing the institution, instead pledging that Benedict XVI will 'give guidance on the great moral issues of our day' when he visits Britain in September. Ruth Gledhill. Times 17 March 2010
16 March 2010 - web link: Catholic bishop says sex abuse scandals will cause 'generations of damage'
The Roman Catholic Church is 'holed beneath the waterline' and may take generations to recover from the sex abuse scandals, according to the first English bishop to speak out on the crisis. By Ruth Gledhill, Times, 16 March 2010
16 March 2010 - web link: Baroness Deech: English law no longer has clear concept of marriage
English law no longer has a clear concept of marriage, according to one of the countrys leading family lawyers. By Martin Beckford, Telegraph, 16 March 2010
15 March 2010 - web link: Edge of reason: The lonely reign of Benedict XVI
The authoritarian leader of the world's Catholics promised to restore the purity of his church. So why is it still plagued by scandal upon scandal? Peter Popham reports for The Independent 15 March 2010
15 March 2010 - web link: Poll says most Christians want bishops to reform, not 'lord it' in the House
Two-thirds of the public believe that anyone who sits in the House of Lords and votes on laws should be elected, and 70 per cent of Christians believe that it is wrong that some Church of England Bishops are given an automatic seat in parliament. Ekklesia, 15 March 2010
15 March 2010 - web link: Labour plans to replace Lords with wholly elected chamber
The Labour Government plans to replace the 700-year-old House of Lords with a wholly elected second chamber that will call time on the automatic presence of Church of England bishops. By Jenna Lyle, Christian Today, 15 March 2010
15 March 2010 - web link: Archbishop welcomes N Ireland's historic devolution vote
The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland has welcomed Tuesday's historic vote to devolve police and justice powers to Northern Ireland.By Jenna Lyle, Christian Today, 13 March 2010
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
09 March 2010 - web link: Archbishop of Canterbury condemns evangelist 'bullies'
Dr Rowan Williams said it was right to be suspicious of proselytism that involves "bullying, insensitive approaches" to other faiths. Ruth Gledhill Times. 9 March 2010
09 March 2010 - web link: Is Britain broken?
A debate between Polly Toynbee, David Willetts and Camila Batmanghelidjh produced more light than heat. Andrew Brown. Guardian Comment is Free - 9 March 2010
09 March 2010 - web link: Christian registrar denied leave to appeal gay wedding refusal
A Christian registrar who lost her job after she refused to carry out civil partnership ceremonies has been refused permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. By Martin Beckford, Telegraph, 9 March 2010
09 March 2010 - web link: Violence in Nigeria: food not faith
Calling the killings in Jos sectarian is wrong. Resources, not religion, are the cause made worse by bad government.Peter Cunliffe-Jones Guardian Comment is free. 8 March 2010
09 March 2010 - web link: Living proof of the Armenian genocide
The US wants to deny that Turkey's slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 was genocide. But the evidence is there, in a hilltop orphanage near Beirut, reports Robert Fisk. Independent. 9 March 2010
09 March 2010 - web link: The British asylum system is still not fit for purpose
Deportation after many appeals is at least as cruel as summary refusal. Mary Dejevsky Independent 9 March 2010.
09 March 2010 - web link: Brian McLaren Proposes a 'New Kind of Christianity'
The Christian faith must be born again, says one prominent pastor.And to be born again, Christians must be unlocked from "a prison" of long-held assumptions and have the freedom to ask honest questions, Brian McLaren indicates in his newest book, A New Kind of Christianity. Christian Post 8 March 2010
09 March 2010 - web link: 500 butchered in Nigeria killing fields
Officials estimate that 500 people were massacred in night-time raids by rampaging Muslim gangs near the city of Jos.Dozens of bodies lined the dusty streets of three Christian villages in northern Nigeria yesterday. Jonathan Clayton and Ruth Glehill. March 8, 2010
09 March 2010 - web link: Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali on HARDtalk
Stephen Sackur talks to Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester. Until recently he was one of the highest-profile serving bishops in the Church of England but abruptly relinquished his post in 2009. He remains a hugely influential conservative voice in the established church: within Britain he argues for the reaffirmation of society's Christian roots; beyond Britain he is committed to helping Christian minority communities in Muslim nations. BBC iPlayer 8 March 2010
08 March 2010 - web link: Cape Town 2010 and the Lausanne Global Conversation
In October 2010, four hundred U.S. participants will be in Cape Town with some four thousand other participants from two hundred countries. Lausanne World Pulse, Masrch 2010
08 March 2010 - web link: Scandals test credibility of German churches
Germanys Protestant and Catholic churches may be facing the biggest credibility crisis in decades after an unprecedented bout of scandal-fueled negative media coverage. By Anli Serfontein, ENI/RNS 3 March 2010
08 March 2010 - web link: Pilgrims Progress
Many a child has found a Narnian lantern in her backyard or stumbled upon the Dead Marshes in an abandoned industrial waste stream. But nothing beats the Slough of Despond, the Wicket-gate, the Interpreter's House and the Delectable Mountains for those times when Evangelist catches me forgetting my directions. By Stephanie Paulsell, Christian Century, 8 Martch 2010
07 March 2010 - web link: Up to 300 feared dead in central Nigeria clashes
JOS, Nigeria, March 7 (Reuters) - Nigeria's acting president on Sunday ordered the security forces to hunt down those behind clashes involving Muslim herders and Christian villagers in which more than 300 people may have been killed. By Shuaibu Mohammed, Reuters, Alert.net, 7 March 2010
07 March 2010 - web link: New Vicar for St Mary's Islington
Simon Harvey, 47, is named to succeed Graham Kings. St Mary Islington website, 7 March 2010
07 March 2010 - web link: Joel Osteen: the new face of Christianity
Forget Billy Graham and Jimmy Swaggart - the most popular and influential pastor in the US is Joel Osteen. On the surface he is modest and quietly spoken, but his belief in the 'prosperity gospel' is changing the way people pray. Daniel Kalder, The Observer, Sunday 7 March 2010
07 March 2010 - web link: 'Now is our new creation,' Haiti bishop tells Episcopal Church
Bishop Jean Zach Duracin has written to the wider church saying that the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck the country Jan. 12 "was our baptism." Report of his letter. Episcopal Life 5 March 2010
07 March 2010 - web link: Simon Barnes: life with a son with Down's syndrome
My sons function is to be loved, and to love in return. Perhaps that is everyones real function. Simon Barnes. Times 6 March 2010
07 March 2010 - web link: Harriet Harman could kill off 'gay marriages in church' plan
by Martin Beckford, The Daily Telegraph, 5 March 2010
06 March 2010 - web link: Vintage Obadiah Slope
Gleanings from an occasional contributor to Fulcrum Forum from Down Under. Eternity, March 2010
06 March 2010 - web link: Why James Jones is Wrong
In his speech to Liverpool Diocesan Synod today, Bishop James Jones has argued that the Church should view the debate over human sexuality in the same way that in the past we have agreed to disagree over Just War. By Peter Ould, on Peter Ould Online, 5 March 2010
06 March 2010 - web link: The whited sepulchres of Anglicanism
The whited sepulchres of AnglicanismBishops praising religious liberty are as phony as Thatcherites praising compassion. By Theo Hobson, CiF Guardian, 6 March 2010
06 March 2010 - web link: Evangelical bishop "in sympathy" with same-sex partnerships
The Church of Englands Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones, has said he is in sympathy with a recent vote in Parliament to allow the use of religious elements in same-sex civil partnerships. Jones, a leading evangelical, appeared to show a significant shift in his own views on sexuality. By Staff Writers, Ekklesia, 6 March 2010
06 March 2010 - web link: Credo: For human endeavour, we should read divine initiative
The key theme is power and how we use it as we journey with the Lord into the desert this Lent. By Peter Townley, Times, 6 March 2010
05 March 2010 - web link: Zambia: Question Character of Presidential Aspirants - Anglican Church
THE Anglican Council of Zambia (ACZ) has appealed to Zambians to scrutinise political leaders aspiring for the Republican presidency so that people with questionable backgrounds do not occupy the highest office of the land. All Africa, 3 March 2010
05 March 2010 - web link: Zimbabwe: High Court Dismisses Kunonga's Application
THE High Court has dismissed with costs an application by Bishop Nolbert Kunonga's Church of the Province of Zimbabwe to enforce a provisional court order declaring its board of trustees as the legitimate one with control over the property of the Anglican Diocese of Harare. All Africa, 5 March 2010
05 March 2010 - web link: Dalai Lama tweets for a better world
Tibets spiritual leader becomes latest religious figure to appear on Twitter - and he already has 140,000 folllowers.By Ruth Gledhill, Times, 4 March 2010
05 March 2010 - web link: Dignity in Dying's cynical letter to MPs as it renews campaign for euthanasia
Dignity in Dying, formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, has wasted no time in following up the legal clarification of when an assisted suicide will be prosecutable, by sucking up to MPs to change the law in favour of euthanasia. By George Pitcher, Telegraph, 4 February 2010
05 March 2010 - web link: Iranian Pastor Has Visible Marks of Torture, Says Wife
An Iranian evangelical pastor who was suddenly arrested and then imprisoned has visible marks of torture, his wife said after she visited him. Ethan Cole. Christian Post 4 February 2010
05 March 2010 - web link: Christians terrorised in Iraq and Egypt
CHURCH leaders world wide have expressed concern for Christians in Iraq and Egypt during the lead-up to parliamentary elections in both countries later this year. Gerald Butt. Church Times 5 February 2010.
05 March 2010 - web link: Chilean situation is 'critical', Bishop warns after quake
ANGLICAN parish communities in Chile, hit by a serious earthquake the fifth-largest on record that devastated the city of Concepcion last Saturday, are sheltering together in tents for safety and to share food and water, says their Bishop, the Rt Revd H￩ctor Zavala. Bill Bowder Church Times 5 February 2010.
05 March 2010 - web link: Loss of trust is our fault, too, says RC election guidance
POLITICIANS alone cannot bring about change, and the electorate must not be seduced by the notion that social problems are for the Government to deal with, say Roman Catholic Bishops. Pat Ashworth Church Times 5 February 2010
04 March 2010 - web link: Review: Brian McLaren's 'A New Kind of Christianity'
Brian McLaren has grown tired of evangelicalism. In turn, many evangelicals are wearied with Brian. By Scot McKnight, Christianity Today, 26 February 2010
04 March 2010 - web link: Desmond Tutu asks Kenya truth and reconciliation chief to resign
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and a group of nine other former heads and members of national truth commissions, have urged Bethuel Kiplagat to resign as the head of Kenya's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission - writes Fredrick Nzwili. ENI, 2 March 2010
04 March 2010 - web link: Archbishop defends uniqueness of Christ
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged Christians to approach inter-faith dialogue with confidence in their own beliefs about the uniqueness of Christ whilst retaining a desire to learn from others. Archbishop defends uniqueness of Christ. By Staff Writers. Christian Today, 4 March 2010
04 March 2010 - web link: Labours obsession with targets and red tape created tick-box society, Catholic archbishops warn
Britain has become a "selfish society" with a tick-box mentality" due to Labours obsession with targets and red tape, Roman Catholic leaders have claimed. By Martin Beckford, Telegraph, 4 March 2010
04 March 2010 - web link: Clergy could be sued if they refuse to carry out gay marriages, traditionalists fear
Clergy could be sued if they refuse to carry out gay marriages in church, leading figures have warned. By Martin Beckford and Heidi Blake, Telegraph, 4 March 2010
04 March 2010 - web link: Gay marriage plan threatens churches says Bishop of Winchester
by Ruth Gledhill, The Times, 4 March 2010
04 March 2010 - web link: Lords vote for "gay weddings" so what?
by George Pitcher, Daily Telegraph blog, 3 March 2010
04 March 2010 - web link: Bishop of Winchester slams gay marriage in church 'fudge'
by Ruth Gledhill, Articles of Faith, Times online, 3 March 2010
03 March 2010 - web link: Lord Alli's Amendment Passes
by Peter Ould, Peter Ould online, 3 March 2010
03 March 2010 - web link: Civil partnerships win in the Lords
'Last night's vote in the House of Lords was a victory for justice and a costly defeat for the Church of England', by Andrew Brown, Andrew Brown's blog, 3 March 2010
03 March 2010 - web link: Aid Groups Expand Relief Efforts to Chile
Churches and aid organizations already have massive relief efforts going on in Haiti but that's not stopping them from looking more south where Chile is reeling from one of the strongest earthquakes on record. Audrey Barrick. Christian Post. 2 March 2010.
03 March 2010 - web link: Adverts for commercial abortion clinics to be banned
New rules from TV watchdog are expected to ban adverts on commercial abortion clinics and abolish the 9pm watershed for condom adverts. Ruth Gledhill. Times 2 March 2010
03 March 2010 - web link: Arrested in Paris, the widow dubbed 'Lady Genocide'
Wife of Rwandan president whose assassination provoked slaughter is held.Daniel Howden. Independent 3 March 2010.
03 March 2010 - web link: Sheikh issues fatwa against all terrorists
British imams must do more to condemn terrorism without any "ifs or buts" and should pronounce suicide bombers as "unbelievers" who are destined for hell, a leading Islamic scholar declared yesterday. Jerome Taylor. Independent. 3 March 2010
02 March 2010 - web link: Coordinated arrest of the leaders of a house-church in Isfahan, Iran
Report of arrest of two of Isfahan's well known house-church leaders on February 28. FCNN 2 March 2010
02 March 2010 - web link: Critics of faith schools won't acknowledge why they succeed
An accumulated wisdom lies at the heart of many faith schools. Dominic Lawson Independent 2 March 2010
02 March 2010 - web link: Churches stand ready to respond to Chilean earthquake
Churches throughout the world are poised to respond to the devastating magnitude-8.8 earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday, Feb. 27, killing at least 700 people and damaging some 1.5 million homes. Matthew Davies, Episcopal Life. March 01, 2010
02 March 2010 - web link: EU Moves to Protect Rights of Persecuted Christians
The European Union has reportedly formed an association to protect the rights of Christians in countries where they face persecution. John Malhotra. Christian Post 2 March 2010
02 March 2010 - web link: Lord Carey of Clifton:- Christianity is victim of bullying campaign
Lord Carey of Clifton, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has warned that Christianity is being marginalised by a 'strident and bullying campaign' against the faith. Ruth Gledhill Times 2 March 2010
01 March 2010 - web link: Faith, Tax and Marriage
The conservatives are right to want to encourage marriage and commitment. But it will take a lot more than tax breaks. Andrew Brown Guardian Cif 1 March 2010
01 March 2010 - web link: Anglican women gather in New York for 54th annual UNCSW
Thousands of women from around the world, including more than 90 representing the Anglican Communion, will gather in New York March 1-12 for the 54th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. ACNS 1 March 2010
01 March 2010 - web link: The scandal that is Yarl's Wood
To those familiar with our detention centres, a hunger strike comes as no surprise. Melanie McFadyean. Independent 1 March 2010
01 March 2010 - web link: Anglican women gather in New York for 54th annual UNCSW
Thousands of women from around the world, including more than 90 representing the Anglican Communion, will gather in New York March 1-12 for the 54th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. Lynette Wilson. Episcopal Life 26 February 2010
01 March 2010 - web link: World Vision: Chile's Quake Is Not Like Haiti's
The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile Saturday morning is not like the one that devastated Haiti in January, said a relief expert at World Vision. Ethan Cole Christian Post 28 February 2010
01 March 2010 - web link: Sir Ian Blair's deal with Islamic radical
Sir Ian Blair signed a formal agreement with an Islamic extremist to treat him as the Metropolitan Polices "principal" representative of the Muslim community, it can be disclosed. Andrew Gilligan Daily Telegraph 1 March 2010
01 March 2010 - web link: Iraqi Christians protest over killings
Hundreds of Iraqi Christians have taken part in protests calling for government action after a spate of killings. BBC 1 March 2010

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