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  • November 26, 2009
    Ugandan Christians split over Anti-Homosexuality Bill

    Uganda's Christians are split over the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, with some clergy protesting to the government while others are writing in favour of it. A committee of the Ugandan Parliament has this week begun debating the Bill.

  • November 18, 2009
    The Archbishop and the anti-gay bill
  • November 18, 2009
    Williams under pressure as Christians condemn Ugandan anti-gay bill

    Opposition is growing to the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” recently proposed in Uganda. An increasing number of Christians are condemning the Bill but the Archbishop of Canterbury is facing criticism for not speaking out on the issue.

  • November 15, 2009
    Ugandan Anglicans continue to dither on anti-gay bill

    The Ugandan Anglican Church says that it has no "official position" on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill proposed in the country's Parliament. However, the Church's secretary has said that the death penalty clause should be removed.

  • November 11, 2009
    Christian leaders urged to condemn Ugandan anti-gay bill

    Christian leaders around the world, particularly in the Anglican Communion, are being urged to condemn proposed legislation in Uganda which would introduce the death penalty for certain consensual homosexual acts.

  • October 17, 2009
    London hosts 20-mile walk for peace

    Campaigners are walking 20 miles across London this weekend (17-18 October) to promote the cause of peace and nonviolence. They began at the NATO site in Northwood and will finish at the London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park.

  • October 12, 2009
    Don't let homophobia set the Anglican agenda, says bishop

    Retired Bishop Peter Selby, says anti-gay sentiment should not set the tone of Anglican debate and that the Archbishop of Canterbury should speak up for more than just holding church institutions together.

  • October 11, 2009
    Archbishop offers 'nuanced but powerful' criticism of the Iraq war

    The Archbishop of Canterbury has suggested that those who decided for the Iraq war may have failed to consider its true implications in terms of justice and "long-term building and healing."

  • September 25, 2009
    Rationality and faith need each other, says Williams

    The Archbishop of Canterbury says a purely rationalistic and secularist approach to intellectual and academic life has sold short both the meaning of rationality and the broad human values nurtured by critical faith.

  • September 21, 2009
    Archbishop of Canterbury speaks out for Iranian refugees

    Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has called for proper protection from violence and abuse for Iranian exiles living in Iraq, citing the situation in Ashraf refugee camp. He hopes British influence can play a role.