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 30 September 2012 - web link
Evangelicals Vote Republican, Mormon or No Mormon
Some pundits said evangelicals would never support a Mormon. They were wrong. By Tobin Grant, Christianity Today, 24 September 2012
 30 September 2012 - web link
Child killed in Kenya church grenade attack
A nine-year-old boy was killed and three other children wounded when a hand grenade was thrown into a Sunday school session in a church in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police and medical staff said. New Vision, 30 September 2012
 30 September 2012 - web link
End of Bradford diocese moves step closer
Church of England proposals to scrap the Bradford Diocese and replace the diocesan bishop with an area bishop have moved a step closer to reality. Telegraph & Argos, 30 September 2012
 30 September 2012 - web link
New archbishop of Canterbury decision 'may take months.'
BBC website. 30 September 2012
 29 September 2012 - web link
Jesus's wife papyrus denounced by Vatican newspaper as a clumsy fake
L'Osservatore Romano daily claims Coptic scroll suggesting Jesus was married is a fake catering to 'contemporary ideology' Tony Kington. Guardian. 28 September 2012
 29 September 2012 - web link
Church of England end three days of talks with no new archbishop
Meeting had been expected to yield names of favourites, but statement suggests no announcement is imminent Lizzy Davies. Guardian 29 September 2012
 29 September 2012 - web link
Secretive committee still 'discerning' next Archbishop of Canterbury
The secretive Church of England committee chosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury has signalled that it has yet to reach a decision after three days of discussions. John Bingham. Daily Telegraph. 28 September 2012
 28 September 2012 - web link
One in three elderly people suffers loneliness
More than a third of older people are plagued by loneliness, living with neighbours they barely know only feet away, a study suggests. John Bingham. Daily Telegraph. 28 September 2012
 28 September 2012 - web link
Syria: mounting evidence of crimes against children
"THE children in Syria need help. They need help because they are being tortured, shelled, shot at. . . They create a human shield of children. . . I saw this with my own eyes." Madeleine Davies. Church Times. 28 September 2012
 28 September 2012 - web link
Show us corporate culture has changed, banks told
THE banking sector must show "contrition" for past failures and rediscover "a culture of the virtues", the Church of England's Mission and Public Affairs Council has said, in written evidence to the Parliaï¾­mentary Commission on Banking Standards. Ed Thornton. Church Times. 28 September 2012
 28 September 2012 - web link
Gay couples should be allowed to marry in church, says Miliband as he backs government proposals
Ed Miliband last night said gay couples should be allowed to marry in church. Daily Mail 28 September 2012
 28 September 2012 - web link
Update on CNC
Statement on speculation about next Archbishop of Canterbury. Church of England website. 28 September 2012
 28 September 2012 - web link
Christians should 'fear not'
Christians need to have less fear of the media and be bolder about proclaiming the gospel. That was the message from the Revd Dr Giles Fraser at the Churches Media Conference this week. Baptist Times. 27 September 2012
 27 September 2012 - web link
Online theology library a quantum leap in sharing knowledge
More than 10,000 users have signed up for an online theological library supported by the World Council of Churches (WCC) that offers worldwide access free-of-charge to thousands of full text articles, dissertations and other documents covering theology and ecumenism. WCC website 25 September 2012
 27 September 2012 - web link
Inaugural CUAC Lecture by Archbishop of Canterbury to be seen around the world
The inaugural address of an annual international lecture series honoring Dr Rowan Williams, the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, will be seen live by a global audience via webcast on 28 September 2012 beginning at 14:15 BST (9:15 am ET in the USA). ACNS 27 September 2012
 27 September 2012 - web link
Church of England likely to move to the right
The Church of England is likely to take a swing to the right as a conclave of powerful figures from within the Anglican Communion meets to decide who should become the new Archbishop of Canterbury over the coming days. Jerome Taylor. Independent. 27 September 2012
 27 September 2012 - web link
Timetable for General Synod Business 19 -22 November 2012
Church of England website. 27 September 2012.
 27 September 2012 - web link
Prayer for the Crown Nominations Commission
A Prayer to be used for the Crown Nominations Commission on the 26th and 27th September 2012 as they consider the appointment of the new Archbishop of Canterbury Church of England website. 26 September 2012
 27 September 2012 - web link
Prominent Oxford Evangelical Vaughan Roberts Reveals Same-Sex Attraction
Well-known British evangelical chooses to remain celibate, believes in "greater openness to talk about these issues." Christianity Today, 27 September 2012
 26 September 2012 - web link
Group choosing new archbishop of Canterbury meets at secret location
Old Etonian former oil executive is among frontrunners as 16 voting members of committee gather at final two-day meeting Lizzy Davies. Guardian 26 September 2012
 26 September 2012 - web link
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' successor chosen
Church officials are preparing to make a final decision on who is to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, ahead of Dr Rowan Williams' retirement from the post in December. BBC website. 26 September 2012
 23 September 2012 - web link
Congo-Kinshasa: Pictures Show Hidden Victims of DRC Conflict
Exclusive pictures sent to the Anglican Alliance by Bishop Bahati Bali-Busane Sylvestre from the Diocese of Bukavu in DRC show the plight of displaced people living in Anglican churches and schools in inhumane conditions. This is a call for more attention to this neglected humanitarian crisis that is devastating the lives of people in Eastern Congo. All Africa/ACNS, 20 September 2012
 23 September 2012 - web link
Rwanda: Religion Not a Business-Archbishop
The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, Onesphore Rwaje, has reminded religious leaders to treat their churches as holy places of worship and not self-enriching business ventures. New Times, 20 September 2012
 23 September 2012 - web link
Anglican Church faction disputes property sale
Excommunicated Anglican Church Bishop Nolbert Kunonga has reportedly started clandestinely selling the Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) properties in Harare. News Day, 20 September 2012
 22 September 2012 - web link
The last thing the Church of England needs is a pleasant middle manager
The next Archbishop of Canterbury must be a man who connects with all of Englands people. By Charles Moore, Telegraph, 22 September 2012

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Banks need fear of hell and hope of heaven, says Welby

WHEN the Archbishop of Canterbury took to the stage on Wednesday evening to debate "What makes a good bank?" news had just hit the City that the banker he once took to task over his response to a similar question, had stepped down. Madeleine Davies. Church Times. 14 June 2013
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John Sentamu and the Church of England's slow retreat on gay marriage

The archbishop of York's anti-gay marriage speech articulates the view of a church that drowned out liberal voices 20 years ago Andrew Brown. Guardian. 18 March 2013
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'Christians in the World' - an article for Outlook magazine

The latest issue of Canterbury Diocese's Outlook magazine is focused on how Christians put their faith into action. In this introductory column, Archbishop Justin writes that following the economic crisis Christians have "a great opportunity" to demonstrate the love of Christ in their daily lives Archbishop of Canterbury's website. 17 June 2013
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Misrepresenting Same-Sex Marriage: The Bishop of Salisbury posted by Richard W

Bowman writes:  Martin probably distinguishes between fornication and marriage! I should imagine he does too! However these days the distinction is very difficult to define. A couple who had sex before they got married, when they were committed to each other - weren't they ...

A very brief note about "decline" in a living society posted by Bowman

Adrian-- I was recently flabbergasted to be told, by several who would know, that the Unitarian-Universalists around Boston are mostly "Jesus is Lord!" Universalists at the core, and that their "liberalism" consisted mainly in suspicion of the anti-gnostic strain of the orthodox tradition, which is ...

Progressive Orthodoxy: a way out of the impasse? posted by Bowman

Adrian-- In discussions where liberal religion is important yet underrepresented, your personal perspective and the journey that led to it are interesting in their own right. Your take on modern English church history is a useful counterweight to some idealised recollections. On several policy topic...

 

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