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  • 16 Jul 2007
    Is Rowan Williams a prisoner of the evangelical right?

    Anglican Bishop Sergio Carranza-Gomez of Los Angeles asks whether Rowan Williams is an effective prisoner an anachronistic form of evangelicalism that pretends to "complete" the English Reformation by imposing monolithic uniformity on disputed issues.

  • 1 Jul 2007
    Mixed response from Church of England on embryo research

    The Church of England has given cautious acceptance to the proposal to produce cytoplasmic hybrid embryos for research into the alleviation of serious diseases - but is concerned about the implications for fatherhood.

  • 22 Jun 2007
    Church of England urges positive response to climate change

    The UK must face the challenge of climate change with passion and creativity, not gloomy martyrdom, the Church of England has told an official government-initiated consultation on a draft parlaimentary bill.

  • 21 Jun 2007
    Church Action on Poverty marks its continuing quest for justice in the UK

    In June and July 2007 the campaigning group Church Action on Poverty (CAP) will mark 25 years of action alongside those at the bottom of the economic, social and political pile in modern Britain.

  • 19 Jun 2007
    Church school challenged on fair access for kids with disabilities

    A church school’s refusal to admit a wheelchair-bound child highlights important questions of access, inclusion and the duties of both voluntary-aided schools and the whole education sector, says the parent involved.

  • 18 Jun 2007
    Why can't a church school keep faith with disabled children?

    Britain's schools, including those run by faith groups, talk of inclusion. But Jonathan Bartley's son Samuel has found that the church and education authorities are reluctant to put their money where their mouth is.

  • 14 Jun 2007
    Manchester Cathedral mounts its charger

    What is really at stake in the row between Sony and Manchester Cathedral over a violent video game? Simon Barrow looks at it in terms of Christendom, 'redemptive violence', image as commodity and the onset of the hyperreal.

  • 14 Jun 2007
    Reality takes on a new dimension

    The spat between Sony and Manchester Cathedral over the siting of part of its violent video game Resistance: The Fall of Man raises issues which go far beyond legal rights and moral posturing.

  • 13 Jun 2007
    Church on the wrong track in suing Sony over war-game, says lawyer

    The Church of England faces an "uphill battle" if it pursues legal action against Sony over images of Manchester Cathedral in a wargame, says a lawyer. The Church is being called on to promote peacemaking instead.

  • 5 Jun 2007
    God berates George Bush in dramatic UK newspaper advert mystery

    Readers of The Independent newspaper were yesterday surprised to see a paid-for advert by God urging US President Bush to stop wrecking the planet. So far no-one has claimed responsibility for the divine intervention.