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- Embryology vote leaves lobbyists out in the cold
- Commission finds asylum a muddle
- Caféchurch gets fresh boost
- Burmese clerics tell of relief struggle in cyclone aftermath
- Makgoba condemns violence
- Kidnappers happy with Carey video
- Put your hands together
- Anyone’s game
- CT writer lauded by Lambeth
- Liverpool’s green dribble
- Robinson ‘around Lambeth’s edges’
- Central Africans declare Kunonga excommunicate
- 66 per cent like church
- Men of the people
- Don’t drain us, say Churches
- News in Brief
- California ruling against gay marriage overturned
- Foreign news in brief
- ‘Caring’ teen dies after fall
- Award for Iraq documentary
- “Shared moral sense”
- Artist plans a St Paul’s epic
- Minister rejects RE proposal
- Shake-up in clergy training
- New guidelines aim to end the bullying of disabled children
- Camerons’ child meets school criteria
- It’s close
- Thousands of Chinese volunteers flock to help at scene of earthquake
- Church can nurture seeds of peace, says McAleese
- Question of the week
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 Embryology vote leaves lobbyists out in the coldCAMPAIGNERS have expressed their disappointment after the Government survived four attempts to amend the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill |
 Commission finds asylum a muddleTHE British want their country to be a place of sanctuary for people fleeing persecution and torture. |
 Caféchurch gets fresh boostTWO high-street coffee-shop chains have given churches in the Caféchurch Network the go-ahead to use their shop premises for regular meetings. |
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 Burmese clerics tell of relief struggle in cyclone aftermathTHE Archbishop of Burma and a Burmese priest who is visiting the UK have described the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis in their country. |
 Makgoba condemns violenceTHE Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, has condemned the violence directed at immigrants in South Africa, many of whom have fled from... |
 Kidnappers happy with Carey videoTHE KIDNAPPERS of five British hostages, captured in Baghdad nearly a year ago, were reported as happy this week with a video broadcast. |
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Put your hands togetherThe Dalai Lama arrives at Heathrow on Tuesday for an 11-day visit to Britain. |
Anyone’s gameChurch of England children were among participants at a “community cohesion” football day |
CT writer lauded by LambethMARGARET DUGGAN has been awarded a Lambeth MA for her work on the Church Times. Lambeth Palace announced the award this week. |
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Liverpool’s green dribbleTHE DIOCESE of Liverpool is turning to technology from Japan in an attempt to go greener. |
Robinson ‘around Lambeth’s edges’THE Bishop of New Hampshire, the Rt Revd Gene Robinson, will be “at least as present [at the Lambeth Conference] as if he had been given an invitation”... |
Central Africans declare Kunonga excommunicateTHE deposed Bishop of Harare, Nolbert Kunonga, has been excommunicated from the Anglican Church. |
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66 per cent like churchA SURVEY commissioned by the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group (EIG) suggests that the British public still cares deeply about churches, despite church attendance... |
Men of the peopleThe Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Paul Clark, unveils a memorial to Bishop David Sheppard and Archbishop Derek Worlock. |
Don’t drain us, say ChurchesCHURCHES in Britain are being urged not to pay new-style water charges, after four water companies imposed business-rate charging for rainwater run-off... |
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News in BriefStill shackled; riding high; offensive; Christian registrar faces tribunal; UK black-church pioneer dies; Bishop Robinson to speak at film launch; Christian... |
California ruling against gay marriage overturnedCALIFORNIA has granted same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry |
Foreign news in briefChaldean Archbishop opposes death sentence; Water meters a threat to human rights; Don’t exaggerate convert numbers, says group; Humanists set up Sunday... |
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‘Caring’ teen dies after fallTHE Revd Simon Boxall, Team Vicar at the Open Gateway Community Church, Thamesmead, and his family have paid tribute to his 19-year-old daughter Rosimeiri... |
Award for Iraq documentaryTHE Premier Award from the Sandford St Martin Trust, which organises the “Oscars” of religious broadcasting, has gone to The Boys from Baghdad High |
“Shared moral sense”The Prime Minister told the Kirk’s General Assembly last week that there is “a consistent ethical core” in all great religions |
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Artist plans a St Paul’s epicST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL will have text projected on to it in November in artwork designed to tease out responses to the meaning of life. |
Minister rejects RE proposalTHE cross-party Parliamentary committee on human rights has proposed giving some secondary-school children the right to withdraw from RE and collective... |
Shake-up in clergy trainingTHE Church of England stands to save £1.5 million, and possibly millions of pounds more. |
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New guidelines aim to end the bullying of disabled childrenNEW government guidelines aim to help teachers eliminate the bullying of disabled children. |
Camerons’ child meets school criteriaTHE chairman of governors of St Mary Abbots C of E Primary School, Kensington, in London said that the the four-year-old daughter of the Opposition leader... |
It’s closeLICHFIELD continued to progress in the Church Times Cricket Cup this week, as they defeated Worcester by a whisker on Monday. |
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Thousands of Chinese volunteers flock to help at scene of earthquakeRELIEF teams working in China after the earthquake have been joined by thousands of Chinese volunteers. |
Church can nurture seeds of peace, says McAleeseTHE Church of Ireland is in a pivotal position to share leadership in the new, inclusive Ireland the President, Mary McAleese, told the General Synod... |
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