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				    <title>Queen defends C of E</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[THE Queen said on Wednesday that the Church of England was “com­monly under-appreciated”.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[THE Queen said on Wednesday that the Church of England was “com­monly under-appreciated”.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124537</link>
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				    <title>Vicar stabbed to death at home in Gloucestershire</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[POLICE arrested on Wednesday a 43-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of the Vicar of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, the Revd John Suddards.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[POLICE arrested on Wednesday a 43-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of the Vicar of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, the Revd John Suddards.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124563</link>
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				    <title>Bishops rally to defend prayer in public</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[ONLY a “tiny minority” of coun­cillors object to the saying of prayers at local council meetings, the Bishop of Exeter said on Tuesday.

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				    <body><![CDATA[ONLY a “tiny minority” of coun­cillors object to the saying of prayers at local council meetings, the Bishop of Exeter said on Tuesday.

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				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124531</link>
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				    <title>Warsi urges Christians to be more confident</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[EUROPE needs to become more confident in its Christianity in the face of “militant secularisation”, Baron­ess Warsi has said.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[EUROPE needs to become more confident in its Christianity in the face of “militant secularisation”, Baron­ess Warsi has said.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124562</link>
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				    <title>Christians in Syria fear civil war and regime change</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[CHRISTIANS worldwide should pray for comprehensive dialogue as the only way of ending the violence in Syria, said the Revd Nadim Nassar.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[CHRISTIANS worldwide should pray for comprehensive dialogue as the only way of ending the violence in Syria, said the Revd Nadim Nassar.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124526</link>
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				    <title>Athens protesters are those hit hardest, priest says</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[THE violence and looting in Athens on Sunday was carried out by “young men on the rampage”, according to the senior chaplain at St Paul’s, Athens.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[THE violence and looting in Athens on Sunday was carried out by “young men on the rampage”, according to the senior chaplain at St Paul’s, Athens.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124558</link>
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				    <title>St Paul’s Chapter responds as Appeal Court considers ruling</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[A SENIOR judge will decide on Wednesday whether to allow the protesters outside St Paul’s Cathedral to appeal against a High Court ruling that they should leave]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[A SENIOR judge will decide on Wednesday whether to allow the protesters outside St Paul’s Cathedral to appeal against a High Court ruling that they should leave]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124536</link>
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				    <title>Anti-gay Bill returns</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[THE reintroduction of a Bill against homosexuality in Uganda has been condemned by Christian leaders.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[THE reintroduction of a Bill against homosexuality in Uganda has been condemned by Christian leaders.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124529</link>
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				    <title>News in brief</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[New Bishop of Edinburgh appointed; new Chief Executive for Children's Society; RSCM director to leave]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[New Bishop of Edinburgh appointed; new Chief Executive for Children's Society; RSCM director to leave]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124530</link>
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				    <title>Scrutiny of prison chaplaincy includes multi-faith options</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[THE prison service is considering whether to change rules that dictate that the head of its chaplaincy service is always an Anglican.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[THE prison service is considering whether to change rules that dictate that the head of its chaplaincy service is always an Anglican.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124574</link>
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				    <title>Help given after quake</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[CHURCH organisations in the Philippines are leading the rescue and humanitarian drive after an earthquake struck the central Visayas region on Monday of last week. ]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[CHURCH organisations in the Philippines are leading the rescue and humanitarian drive after an earthquake struck the central Visayas region on Monday of last week. ]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124554</link>
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				    <title>Fall of Singapore remembered in Ely</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[FORGIVENESS in the face of unspeakable cruelty and oppression was the theme of a sermon by the Bishop of Ely to mark the 70th anniver­sary of the beginning of the Second World War in south-east Asia.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[FORGIVENESS in the face of unspeakable cruelty and oppression was the theme of a sermon by the Bishop of Ely to mark the 70th anniver­sary of the beginning of the Second World War in south-east Asia.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124555</link>
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				    <title>Photo: Community church</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[Community church: Prince Charles visits three Anglo-Catholic parishes]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[Community church: Prince Charles visits three Anglo-Catholic parishes]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124542</link>
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				    <title>Website records social action</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[A NEW report and website exam­ining the work of more than 40 com­munity projects run by churches has been launched, in the hope that they will provide ideas for churches look­ing to carry out com­munity work]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[A NEW report and website exam­ining the work of more than 40 com­munity projects run by churches has been launched, in the hope that they will provide ideas for churches look­ing to carry out com­munity work]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124549</link>
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				    <title>Ring’s third time of asking</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[TWO newlyweds plan to renew their wedding vows this weekend, after a trail of tribulations dogged the start of their married life.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[TWO newlyweds plan to renew their wedding vows this weekend, after a trail of tribulations dogged the start of their married life.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124550</link>
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				    <title>Courts rule on Bideford prayers and B&amp;B couple</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[PRAYERS can lawfully be said in a council chamber before council meetings begin, so long as they are not on the agenda for the meeting, and councillors are not formally summoned to attend the prayers.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[PRAYERS can lawfully be said in a council chamber before council meetings begin, so long as they are not on the agenda for the meeting, and councillors are not formally summoned to attend the prayers.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124576</link>
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				    <title>Photo: Icy night</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[Icy night: church members help to raise £15,000 for the homeless ]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[Icy night: church members help to raise £15,000 for the homeless ]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124568</link>
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				    <title>Lack of passion cited as blocking church growth</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[A SHORTAGE of volunteers and a “lack of passion” in members of the congregation are among the ob­stacles to churches serving the disad­vantaged, new research suggests.]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[A SHORTAGE of volunteers and a “lack of passion” in members of the congregation are among the ob­stacles to churches serving the disad­vantaged, new research suggests.]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124571</link>
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				    <title>Hate crimes: guilty pleas up</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[MORE than eight out of every ten religiously motivated offences taken to court in 2010-11 resulted in convictions, a new report on hate crime shows]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[MORE than eight out of every ten religiously motivated offences taken to court in 2010-11 resulted in convictions, a new report on hate crime shows]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124572</link>
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				    <title>Theft mars christening</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[A VICAR in County Durham was robbed while she was conducting a christening last week.

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				    <body><![CDATA[A VICAR in County Durham was robbed while she was conducting a christening last week.

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				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124573</link>
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				    <title>Synod debate on higher education funding</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[A PRESENTATION and question-and-answer session about the Sheffield working party’s report on the higher-education funding changes took place on Thursday morning last week.
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				    <body><![CDATA[A PRESENTATION and question-and-answer session about the Sheffield working party’s report on the higher-education funding changes took place on Thursday morning last week.
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				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124596</link>
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				    <title>Against the dying of the light</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, may be retired, but he is not retiring. His recent public statements have caused a stir, and, in his new book, he laments the ‘marginalisation of public faith’. <b>George Pitcher</b> asks him why]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, may be retired, but he is not retiring. His recent public statements have caused a stir, and, in his new book, he laments the ‘marginalisation of public faith’. <b>George Pitcher</b> asks him why]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124423</link>
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				    <title>Interview: Kon Apokis, Church Army training director</title> 
				    <description><![CDATA[‘One of my mantras: don’t trust a religion that you can’t dance to’ ]]></description>
				    <body><![CDATA[‘One of my mantras: don’t trust a religion that you can’t dance to’ ]]></body>
				    <link>http://www.churchtimes.org.uk/124427</link>
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