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22 May 2013 - web link: Bishop 'distressed' by suspected terror attack in Woolwich
The Bishop of Woolwich has said he is "deeply saddened and distressed" to hear of a fatal machete attack on a man in south-east London. Christian Today. 22 May 2013
22 May 2013 - web link: Iran cracks down on activists in runup to election
Iran has launched a public crackdown on dissent before next month's presidential election, executing two men charged with espionage and waging war against God, arresting a group of activists, including Christians, and summoning campaigners for questioning. Political prisoners in some of the country's most notorious jails have had their parole or visiting rights withdrawn and some transferred to solitary confinement. Saeed Kamali Deghan Guardian 21 May 2013
20 May 2013 - web link: Three thousand attend enthronement of Tanzanias new Primate
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby honoured at his fellow Primates installation. ACNS, 20 May 2013
20 May 2013 - web link: Why the Church of England is in decline
The church has failed to capitalise on its tally of advantages, and people are now cynical about the organisation. By Andrew Brown, Guardian Online. 19 May 2013
19 May 2013 - web link: Church of England issues briefing on Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill Commons Report and Third Reading Briefing. CofE Website, 19 May 2013
19 May 2013 - web link: Government pleads with Labour to save gay marriage bill
Tory rebellion on amendment to grant civil partnerships to heterosexual couples will 'cost ﾣ4bn and take two years' Guardian Online, 19 May 2013
18 May 2013 - web link: Archbishop's daughter spearheads drive to teach 'happiness' in churches
Top public schools have put it in their curricula and David Cameron has even set out to measure it, now churches are embarking on a drive to teach happiness to the nation. Telegraph 18 May 2013
18 May 2013 - web link: Church of England sex abuse investigation into Manchester Cathedral Dean Robert Waddington expected to overlap with police inquiry at Chetham's School of Music
The Church of England inquiry into alleged child sex abuse by former Dean of Manchester Cathedral Robert Waddington is expected to crossover with the police inquiry into historical sexual abuse at Chetham's School of Music after it has emerged that Waddington was a governor at the school between 1984 and 1993. Independent 14 May 2013
18 May 2013 - web link: Church of England given fast-track option for same-sex marriage
Allowance would avoid time spent pushing fresh legislation through Parliament. Independent 18 May 2013
17 May 2013 - web link: Anglican former archbishop denies abuse cover-up
A former Church of England archbishop has denied claims that he covered up allegations of child abuse against a senior clergyman, which were revealed in Friday's Times newspaper. AFT 10 May 2013
17 May 2013 - web link: Gay marriage laws have created 'real sense of anger', Philip Hammond says
Gay marriage laws have created a "real sense of anger" in England, a senior Cabinet minister has said, as David Cameron moved to ward off another Tory revolt over his controversial plans. Telegraph 17 May 2013
15 May 2013 - web link: Barclays let down society, says Church
The Church of England has accused Barclays of having repeatedly let down society and called for a fundamental turnround in the banks culture, in its annual investment report published on Wednesday. FT, 15 May 2013
15 May 2013 - web link: Church school demand triggers middle class rush to the font
Middle class parents vying to get their children into church schools have started a rush to the font, official figures showing a surge in demand for baptisms of nursery-age children suggest. Telegraph, 15 May 2013
14 May 2013 - web link: Lunch with the FT: Justin Welby
The Archbishop of Canterbury talks to Lucy Kellaway about baiting bankers, trusting God over Google and having pizza delivered to Lambeth Palace Lucy Kellaway. Financial Times. 10 May 2013
14 May 2013 - web link: Bishop Wallace Benn all complaints dismissed
PUBLIC STATEMENT by Rt. Revd. Wallace Benn As of 10 May 2013, all complaints against me under the Clergy Discipline Measure have come to an end without any misconduct of any kind having been established. No complaint against me has been allowed to proceed beyond the preliminary stages of the process. Anglican Mainstream. 14 May 2013
11 May 2013 - web link: David Cameron would like to forget gay marriage, but it will haunt him
Gay marriage: the Coalition alters mankinds most important social structure at its peril Charles Moore. Daily Telegraph. 10 May 2013
10 May 2013 - web link: Church school demand triggers middle class rush to the font
Middle class parents vying to get their children into church schools have started a rush to the font, official figures showing a surge in demand for baptisms of nursery-age children suggest. John Bingham. Daily Telegraph. 10 May 2013
10 May 2013 - web link: The new Archbishop should stop this gesture politics
It is about time the Church became serious about politics. The debacle over its opposition to the Government's welfare reform programme offers the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, a God-given opportunity to totally reshape the role of bishops in the House of Lords. Frank Field. Independent. 9 May 2013
10 May 2013 - web link: Exclusive: Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, urged to scrap most bishops' seats in House of Lords
Former Labour minister, Frank Field, claims poor voting turnout shows seats are being 'wasted' Andrew Grice. Independent. 10 May 2013
10 May 2013 - web link: Nigerian sect Boko Haram demands Islamic state
Violence in Borno state is latest example of how the Islamist sect has unleashed chaos in northern Nigeria Afua Hirsch. Guardian 10 May 2013
10 May 2013 - web link: Church of England facing new child abuse allegations
Archbishop accused of not reporting claims made against former dean of Manchester to police at the time David Batty. Guardian. 10 May 2013
10 May 2013 - web link: Former Archbishop of York accused of covering up abuse allegations
The former Archbishop of York has been accused of covering up allegations that a senior member of the Church of England had abused choirboys and school pupils. Alice Philipson. Daily Telegraph 10 May 2013
10 May 2013 - web link: We need a new focus on schooling, says Pritchard
THE Church's special relationship with the Government over schools - in place for 70 years since the 1944 settlement - is dead, the C of E's top education spokesman has said. Margaret Holness. Church Times. 10 May 2013
09 May 2013 - web link: First female Dean of Llandaff Cathedral quits after two months
Archbishop of Wales accepts resignation "with enormous sadness" Wales Online, 9 May 2013
09 May 2013 - web link: Archbishop in Radio Times: The other kind of reality show
In this article for the Radio Times, Archbishop Justin writes that broadcast media can give viewers an opportunity to appreciate the rich and fascinating history of faith, and 'help us to see the people around us as they really are Archbishop of Canterbury's website. 9 May 2013

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Bishop 'distressed' by suspected terror attack in Woolwich

The Bishop of Woolwich has said he is "deeply saddened and distressed" to hear of a fatal machete attack on a man in south-east London. Christian Today. 22 May 2013

22 May 2013

Iran cracks down on activists in runup to election

Iran has launched a public crackdown on dissent before next month's presidential election, executing two men charged with espionage and waging war against God, arresting a group of activists, including Christians, and summoning campaigners for questioning. Political prisoners in some of the country's most notorious jails have had their parole or visiting rights withdrawn and some transferred to solitary confinement. Saeed Kamali Deghan Guardian 21 May 2013

22 May 2013

Three thousand attend enthronement of Tanzanias new Primate

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby honoured at his fellow Primates installation. ACNS, 20 May 2013

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The Church of England the Funeral of Baroness Thatcher posted by John Watson

Dear Friends We have pleasure in publishing an artlcle asking us to take a fresh look at the legacy of Margaret Thatcher The Iron Lady and the Dissident by Michael Bourdeaux. Please continue this thread in discussing this article. Best wishes John Watson

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

In the newsfeed, a column by Andrew Brown idly speculates about the reasons for the "decline of" the Church of England. If this sort of argument is not merely hateful it is naive. There is "decline in" every great and enduring institution in a living society. People die, needs...

The Atonement: East and/or West? posted by Bowman

...Faith... unites the soul with Christ as a bride is united with her bridegroom. By this mystery, as the Apostle teaches, Christ and the soul become one flesh [Ephesians 5:31-32]. And if they are one flesh and there is between them a true marriage... it follows that everything they have they hol...