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ENGLAND: Vicars should grow beards to reach out to Muslims, bishop suggests
Image: It brings together the most unlikely of bedfellows from Prince Harry to Gerry Adams and even -- in many depictions -- God himself.Now the fashion for beards has been given the blessing of the...
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UK: Reform Should Steer Clear of Socially Marxist Vocabulary
Image: That is why the UK Anglican evangelical network Reform would be advised to avoid the words 'homophobic' and 'homophobia' or explain clearly that biblically orthodox Christians ought to...
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ENGLAND: Controversial Chapel Invitation Brings Tensions to Wycliffe Hall Oxford
Image: Martyn Percy is well known as a liberal theologian and has a record of public statements that challenge orthodoxy, particularly in the field of sexual ethics. He is an outspoken advocate for...
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Poll Spun to apply Pressure to Church of England on same-sex 'Marriage'
Image: Ms. Ozanne and others hailed this result as indicative of a shift in public opinion, as compared to a YouGov survey three years ago. At that time, 38 per cent of Anglicans said they supported...
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LONDON, ENGLAND: Palace of Henry VIII to Hold First Catholic Service in...
Image: Both churches are grappling with internal divisions, including a battle over homosexuality, and the service comes as several high-profile figures, including some members of the royal family and...
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LGBTI Mission -- A Vision of the Future Church of England
Image: A well produced document details the complaints about the current situation in the Church of England, states what the group would like to see changed, and itemizes some action plans to bring...
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Archbishop Justin Welby unpacks Primates' communique
Image: The spin included such elements as saying that the Primates had had their phones removed, and that they were being treated as children. Even some seasoned journalist believed this and printed it...
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UK: Church life is fading fast in poorer communities, Synod warned
Image: The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who chairs the church's evangelical taskforce and has made mission work central to his leadership, said evangelism was "not a survival technique out...
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No growth for 30 years - Church of England predicts
Image: The stark calculations were revealed during discussions at the Church's decision-making General Synod, which has been meeting in London, about ambitious plans to tackle declining numbers.It is...
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Church of England already liberalised on sexuality, says Christian Concern
Image: "What the Anglican Church's 'conversation' is engaged in... is the attempted rationalisation of sin in order to alleviate the reality of guilt which all those practising sexual immorality...
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Senior Anglicans launch bid to find 'middle way' over homosexuality
Image: Ozanne told Christian Today the site is "an important new initiative in the life of the Church of England as it looks to provide insightful weekly articles that bridge divides on issues that are...
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UK: Sunday Trading Laws
Image: I enjoyed his rant. I like people who hold their views passionately (so long as it doesn't involve cutting off their opponents' heads); but what was shocking to me was that Stig wasn't really...
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Rival campaigns gear up to win over Christians in EU referendum battle
Image: Both organisations are, at present, little more than websites and social-media accounts, but they intend to hold public meetings and debates in the build-up to the referendum in June.Mr Sadgrove...
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Shared Conversations: a snapshot of the CofE, and a pointer to the future
Image: Before the meeting we were asked to read some literature prepared for the Conversations, most significantly the material prepared by Phil Groves, the head of the 'Continuing Indaba' project of...
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How should CofE confessing Anglicans relate to bishops who ordain practising...
Image: How should confessing Anglicans relate to such a bishop? Certainly, simplistic, legalistic, Pharisaic, grandstanding solutions should be avoided like an ill-prepared exposition of the book of...
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The fatuous pursuit of modernity robs the C of E of its identity
Image: 'We aim to be multicultural,' the head chaplain explained, so the word, 'chapel,' referring to a Christian place is as archaic now as the word, 'Missionary,' which he also said is never used...
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UK: Our Christian revival will be incremental not revolutionary
Image: The Judah in which Isaiah prophesied was a unique theocracy subject by divine edict to the Old Testament Law of Moses. That was not true of 17th Century England and it is manifestly not true of...
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Give fear a chance, says Anglicanism's top cleric
Image: The word "fear" has many shades of meaning, from the everyday and banal to the mysterious and existential. But this is still a rather unusual note for a leader of faith to be striking. It is...
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Archbishop of Canterbury's office criticised for 'ignoring' abuse complaints
Image: It revealed that he had repeatedly sought to bring the details to the attention of the Archbishop in 2015, but had been left "angry and frustrated" by the lack of response.We should have been...
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UK: Former Archbishop slams church for destroying reputation of George Bell
Image: Last October the Church of England announced it had settled the claim formally lodged in April 2014 after expert reports gave them "no reason to doubt" its veracity.The Argus subsequently...
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