PM Brown asks Archbishop to clarify Sharia remarks

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has privately asked Archbishop Rowan Williams to clarify the precise import of his remarks about the social and legal codes of Sharia and the English civil law system, those close to No 10 Downing Street say. Dr Rowan Williams is doing so...

British Methodists join Southern Africa flood relief effort

As churches from around the world gear up to respond to the Southern Africa flood emergency, the Methodist Church in Britain is sending a solidarity grant of £30,000 to provide support for the victims of the disaster. Contributions are also in process from members of...

Don’t panic over religion and law row, archbishop advised

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is panicking over the demise of organised Christianity’s power and influence in society and seeking a multi-faith settlement to address these concerns, a TV discussion programme heard today. Speaking on BBC1’s ‘The Big...