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  • 10 Nov 2012
    Saying 'yes' to women bishops

    'YES 2 women bishops' (http://yes2womenbishops.blogspot.co.uk) is a website promoting a 'yes' vote in favour of women bishops in the November 2012 meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England, which takes place in ten days time.

  • 9 Nov 2012
    No place for homophobia in church, says Archbishop-elect

    There can be no place at all for homophobia in the church, the Archbishop of Canterbury elect, the Rt Rev Justin Welby, has said in his first major statement.

  • 9 Nov 2012
    Justin Welby: archbishop amidst fallen idols

    If Welby can hold on to his emphasis on enabling ‘ordinary’ Christians, and those of their neighbours who are seeking a more just and compassionate world, he can offer the kind of leadership needed at a time when idols have been falling, says Savi Hensman, a long-standing commentator on Anglican affairs and church and society issues.

  • 1 Nov 2012
    Archbishop being emailed over arms conference at Church House

    Plans for a conference of arms dealers at Church House, administrative HQ of the Church of England, have provoked shock, sadness and concern among Christians and others.

  • 31 Oct 2012
    Church HQ to host arms dealers as Christians pray and protest

    Church House, the administrative HQ of the Church of England, is hosting a conference sponsored by arms companies. Christians are protesting against it.

  • 30 Oct 2012
    Why is the Church of England hosting an arms dealers' conference?

    Every time that I think I can no longer be surprised by the behaviour of church institutions, I am proved wrong. Like many others, I was shocked to learn that a conference for arms dealers will take place in Church House. Thankfully, many Christians are still campaigning against the arms trade, militarism and cuts.

  • 22 Oct 2012
    Archbishop urges support for women bishops legislation

    Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has begun a campaign to persuade Church of England General Synod members to back women bishops.

  • 9 Oct 2012
    A church that fails to 'get' popular protest movements

    As we approach the first anniversary of the St Paul's protests it saddens Giles Fraser, former canon there, that the Church of England's reaction to Occupy was so reminiscent of its reaction to Chartism. In both cases, popular protest was dismissed as incoherent and unsuccessful, as the Archbishop of canterbury recently suggested about Occupy.

  • 9 Oct 2012
    Anglicans, archbishops and presidential confusions

    If a future Archbishop of Canterbury were outspoken in defence of church privilege or the right to discriminate or exploit, this could do more harm than good, writes Savi Hensman. It is also important not to expect one man, whatever his gifts and office, to substitute for the wider church community.

  • 4 Oct 2012
    Yorkshire churches enter groundbreaking partnership

    A new and groundbreaking regional partnership in Yorkshire between the Church of England and Methodist Church will be inaugurated on 6 October.