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30 June 2010 - web link: New wine in old church buildings
All over the country small churches are growing while the large buildings that once housed them decay Alex Klaushofer. Guardian Comment is Free. 30 June 2010.
30 June 2010 - web link: The Anglican power play
The proposed Covenant is the culmination of a conservative and homophobic drive for power in the Anglican Communion. Savitri Hensman Guardian Comment is Free, Wednesday 30 June 2010
30 June 2010 - web link: Richard Dawkins's backwards logic over atheist schooling
Richard Dawkins's belief that any properly brought up child will naturally be an atheist leads him into absurdity. Andrew Brown. Guardian. Cif Belief.29 June 2010.
30 June 2010 - web link: ZIMBABWE: Police drive Anglican pilgrims away from Bernard Mizeki Shrine
Hundreds of Anglican pilgrims traveling to the Bernard Mizeki Shrine for their annual commemorations on June 25 were driven away by the Zimbabwe Republic Police despite court rulings granting them access to Anglican church property. Matthew Davies. Episcopal Lifeonline. 28 June 2010.
30 June 2010 - web link: Bishop Azad Marshall resigns from Anglican Communion's Standing Committee
Bishop Azad Marshall of the Diocese of Iran has announced his resignation from the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion, yet no explanation has been given. Matthew Davies. Episcopal Lifeonline. 29 June 2010.
30 June 2010 - web link: Investment and mission can go hand in hand, says analyst
Ethical investment need not be just about avoiding bad investments. It can also help the church achieve its mission aims, says Ecclesiastical Insurances senior SRI analyst. By Maria Mackay, Christian Today, 29 June 2010
30 June 2010 - web link: How to sell Christianity? Ask an atheist.
Jim Henderson is a recovering evangelist. Back in his soul-chasing, church-starting days, he began hearing a grating dissonance between his faith in Jesus and the way he went about winning new converts. Henderson realized he was doing unto others what he would never want done unto him. By Tom Krattenmaker, USA Today, 29 June 2010
30 June 2010 - web link: An Evangelical Crusade To Go Green With God
As the oil continues to spill in the Gulf of Mexico, what to do about off-shore drilling and the regulation of the oil industry is cause for debate in Congress and among coastal residents. Now add to this another dimension: religion. NPR, 27 June 2010
30 June 2010 - web link: Who was Job? Why does he matter?
The Book of Job is the first document in history to take seriously the question of why really bad things happen to really good people. By Alexander Goldberg, CiF, Guardian, 28 June 2010
28 June 2010 - web link: Archdeacon is a film maker
The Archdeacon of Hampstead has another passion - bringing to light the injustices wrought on the untouchables of India. Camden Gazette, 24 June 2010
28 June 2010 - web link: BBC boss tells head of religion Aaqil Ahmed not to discuss his faith
Mark Thompson, the director-general of the BBC, told Aaqil Ahmed, the head of religious broadcasting, to 'stop talking about this Muslim thing'. By Richard Eden, Telegraph, 27 June 2010
28 June 2010 - web link: Dearly beloved: Get on your knees and avoid the fees
Vicars these days have to deal with endless tantrums, schmoozing and fake piety. Its a world away from the 'Vicar of Dibley', says Giles Fraser, canon chancellor at St Paul's Cathedral Daily Telegraph. 28 June 2010.
28 June 2010 - web link: Row over appointment of female cleric as Commons chaplain
An attempt to block the appointment of a white man to a senior clerical post within the House of Commons has been branded political correctness by his congregation. Andrew Hough and Richard Savill. Daily Telegraph. 28 June 2010.
28 June 2010 - web link: Church buildings at risk as congregations lack cash for repairs
Hundreds of churches, synagogues and temples are suffering from serious damage and lack of repair because hard-pressed congregations cannot afford their upkeep, a major new survey is set to reveal. Patrick Sawer. Daily Telegraph. 28 June 2010.
28 June 2010 - web link: Christian Professor in Pakistan Beaten for Refusing to Convert
Muslim students attacked a Christian professor at the University of Peshawar this month after he refused their demand to convert to Islam, the instructor told Compass. John Little. Christian Post. 26 June 2010.
27 June 2010 - web link: Richard Dawkins and the atheist school
Dawkins has said he'd like to set up an atheist school. But would it really be able to teach religion as anthropology, without bias? Nick Spencer. Guardian CiF. 25 June 2010.
27 June 2010 - web link: Clash over historic promotion for female cleric
A row has broken out between two of the most senior figures in the worlds of church and state over the promotion of a female cleric. Jonathan Wynne-Jones. Sunday Telegraph. 27 June 2010.
27 June 2010 - web link: Not a question of conversion
A new C of E report is described as a call not to be embarrassed about 'conversion'. But 'conversion' can't be any Christian's aim. Jenny Taylor. Guardian. Comment is Free. 23 June 2010.
27 June 2010 - web link: Speaker snubs Church to appoint first black Vicar of Westminster
The Queen was last night dragged into a bitter row over the appointment of a black woman as Chaplain to the House of Commons.He has chosen the Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, a Jamaican-born vicar in one of the poorest parts of East London. Sources say he objected to appointing another predictable 'middle-aged white man'.Simon Walters and Jonathan Petre. Mail on Sunday. 27 June 2010.
25 June 2010 - web link: A hard chair equals a hard heart
Want to talk tough? Sit on an uncomfortable chair - for the texture of objects around us affects our behaviour. Jeremy Laurance. Independent. 25 June 2010.
25 June 2010 - web link: Churches losing out on funds because of poor preaching on giving - report
Churches risk losing out on large amounts of donations because pastors and church leaders are too timid when it comes to preaching about financial needs and the importance of giving, according to a new report out this week. Brian Hutt. Christian Today. 24 June 2010.
25 June 2010 - web link: Evangelise among other faiths, don't 'sell',says report
CHRISTIANS should seek to draw those of other religious traditions to faith in Christ, a new Church of England report says.The report, Sharing the Gospel of Salvation states that there is nothing new or abnormal about the Church of England's witnessing to other faiths, and offers examples of how this can be done sensitively in a multifaith society. Ed Thornton. Church Times. Friday 25 June 2010
25 June 2010 - web link: Bishop 'troubled'by doctor's claims over patient deaths
A Church of England bishop has described a doctor's statement that he was acting with 'Christian compassion' when he hastened the deaths of patients as 'troubling'.Ed Thornton. Church Times. Friday 25 June 2010
24 June 2010 - web link: Bishops' call for 'hopeful realists' to serve the common good
Christians are called to be 'hopeful realists' about the state of the world, politics and economics, 'living thankfully' while challenging unjust systems and regimes, according to a new Church of England teaching document. Church of England. 23 June 2010.
24 June 2010 - web link: Author's 'Jesus Year' made him a better Jew
A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith, By Benyamin Cohen. Review by Arthur Wolak of My Jesus Year. Jewish Tribune (Canada), 23 June 2010

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