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State’s cultural fears protect polygamists
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Islam, Polygamy | Comments Off
From The Christian Institute The state is not dealing with men who marry several wives because of cultural sensitivities, says a leading Muslim Peer. Calling for stricter controls, Baroness Warsi told the ... Read more..General Teaching Council for England Draft Code: Take Action!
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Political Correctness, Religious Liberty | Comments Off
The General Teaching Council for England has published its draft Code of Conduct and Practice for teachers in England. The Code is of great significance because teachers will have to accept ... Read more..Lord Carey and Archbishop Orombi lead first episcopal retreat for Episcopal Church of Sudan
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in From Lisa's Lookout, News | Comments Off
ECS Bishops’ and Spouses’ Retreat 11th-17th February 2009 Yei, Southern Sudan In February 2009 Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul convened the first ever Bishops’ and Spouses’ Retreat for the bishops of the ... Read more..Hansard: Human Rights – Religious Belief
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Religious Liberty | Comments Off
Question for Short Debate Tabled By Baroness Cox To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the persecution of religious believers in contravention of Article 18 of the Universal ... Read more..Meditations for Lent: Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off
... Read more..‘Media’s religious ignorance is exposing us to terror’
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off
"Media’s religious ignorance is exposing us to terror” 24th February 2009 Lapido Media Paul Marshall Massive ignorance about religion by western journalists is giving terrorists freedom to operate. So says Washington Post contributor ... Read more..Primates Meeting Debriefing
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Primates Meeting | Comments Off
Alexandria 2009: Debriefing from Kevin Kallsen on Vimeo. Archbishop Orombi and Arcbishop Venables speak about the primates meeting Read more..How to share the gospel with Jewish people: Saturday March 7
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off
How to share the gospel with Jewish people: Saturday 7th March 9:30am – 3:00pm Training day at Christ Church Virginia Water, Surrey with Dr Richard Harvey. Richard has served with Jews for ... Read more..Holding unwanted SSA and Gospel truth in tension
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in From Lisa's Lookout, Homosexuality, Nature/Nurture, Spirituality | Comments Off
My special burden of the heart is for those who came to Christ but, upon discovering that prayer alone wasn't going to "make the gay go away," decided to give ... Read more..Lent 2009: Message from His Holiness Benedict XVI
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Pope Benedict, Spirituality, Theology | Comments Off
For this year's Lenten Message, I wish to focus my reflections especially on the value and meaning of fasting. ... Read more..Sarah Hey on how the CoE and TEC differ
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Church of England, TEC | Comments Off
From StandFirm: Please note that the sole amendment to the Uniqueness of Christ motion that was passed was this bit: "That this Synod warmly welcome Dr Martin Davie’s background paper ‘The witness ... Read more..Episcopal Dioceses and parishes face worst financial crisis since the Depression
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in ECUSA, News, TEC | Comments Off
News Analysis by David W. Virtue www.virtueonline.org 2/24/2009 Investments and collection plates are getting lighter at Episcopal Churches across the U.S. There is little evidence that the trend of declining attendance ... Read more..Prayer nurse returns to work after suspension
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Coercion, Freedom Of Speech, Religious Liberty | Comments Off
Tuesday, 24 February 2009 Christian Institute Caroline Petrie, the nurse who was suspended from her job after she offered to pray for a patient, has returned to work. Mrs Petrie’s employers, North ... Read more..Anglo-Catholics warned of split threat in UK
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Women Bishops | Comments Off
By Michael Brown, Religious Intelligence Sustained wrangling marred much of a Forward in Faith special post-General Synod assembly in London on Saturday as delegates argued over the nature and structure of ... Read more..Most imams and clerics in Britain are from overseas
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Islam | Comments Off
By Ruth Gledhill, Timesonline Think tank reveals that all but three per cent of imams or clerics in Britain's mosques are from overseas div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } All but three ... Read more..Anglican-Buddhist is elected Bishop in Northern Michigan
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in TEC | Comments Off
By George Conger The Anglican Communion’s first Anglican-Buddhist Bishop was elected this week at a special convention of the Diocese of Northern Michigan. The sole candidate on the ballot, the Rev ... Read more..Government pushes on with ‘costly’ Equality Bill
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in Religious Liberty | Comments Off
From The Christian Institute The Government has denied press reports that it will drop the Equality Bill in light of the costly demands it will place on struggling businesses. It was reported ... Read more..More than just domestic violence?
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in Culture, Gender, Islam, Social justice | Comments Off
Get Religion Posted by Mollie What do you think about the media coverage of the beheading of Buffalo-area woman Aasiya Hassan? I came across the story as it was breaking — ... Read more..Launch of Blind Spot
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in Culture, News, Political Correctness, Secularism | Comments Off
Why do the media so often miss or misunderstand major news stories? One reason is that, in today's complex and pervasively religious world, understanding religion is vital in accurately reporting and ... Read more..How Britain’s mosques foster extremism
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in Islam | Comments Off
By Ed Husain,Timesonline Sectarian, conservative leadership is driving confused young Muslims into the arms of radicals As a child, I was unsure if I belonged to Britain, India - or both, or ... Read more..