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Bank bail-out ‘might not be enough’ THE Government’s “Special Liquidity Scheme” might not be enough to trigger fresh economic activity, investment advisers were warning this week. Read more	Assisted suicide: bishop says law should not be changed THE BISHOP of St Albans, the Rt Revd Christopher Herbert, has warned against changing the law on assisted suicide. Read more	Churches urged to push greener living CHURCHES are in a strong position to help achieve the change in attitudes necessitated by climate change, a United Nations climate expert has told a church... Read more

Joined together A BRIDE was arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after her wedding at the St Stephen’s Parish Church, South Dulwich, last month. Read more	Pittsburgh diocese votes to secede from Episcopal Church THE DIOCESE of Pittsburgh has seceded from the Episcopal Church in the United States, and realigned with the Province of the Southern Cone Read more	Indian Christians remain traumatised by violence HORROR — the sort that dulls the senses or excites over-stimulation — looms large in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa state Read more

Akinola blasts decadent UK THE ARCHBISHOP of Nigeria, the Most Revd Peter Akinola, has lambasted Western societies for what he decries as the “disturbing level of moral decadence... Read more	New body pledges to fight prejudice in Europe EUROPE must present a united front against intolerance, says a distinguished group of elder statesmen, Nobel Peace Prize laureates and others Read more	Foundations Work has begun on a new Anglican centre in Doha, Qatar. The Bishop in Cyprus & the Gulf, the Rt Revd Michael Lewis, led prayers and shovelled cement. ... Read more

Foreign news in brief Rebel group leaves Congo bishop stranded, Russia and religious minorities, Europeans are religious, Dr Tutu backs new party Read more	Vicarage opened to students A new project in the diocese of Birmingham is allowing ordinands to gain hands-on experience of parish life in a multicultural setting. Read more	Parishioners angry after lead is torn off roof Church officials in the East Midlands have condemned metal thieves who used crowbars to tear lead from the roof of a 900-year-old Grade-I listed church... Read more

Appeal Image of St Michan's RC Church, Dublin Read more	Hereford synod is to query Bishop’s use of central grant DIOCESAN-SYNOD members meeting in Hereford next week are being asked to challenge their Bishop’s use of a £154,000 grant from the Church Commissioners... Read more	Media get prizes THE WINNERS of the Jerusalem Awards, which recognise the achievements of radio broadcasting with Christian content, have been announced for 2008. Read more

Big festival comeback planned A CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL held in London for the first time last May is to return in 2009, when its organisers hope that it will rival the Edinburgh Fringe... Read more	Aids witness from South Africa [COL][IMAGE][COL] Aids witness from South Africa: a triptych visiting Southwark Cathedral. See further picture and caption, page 27 Read more	Teacher-training in India INTEGR8, a programme of the Christian charity Through the Roof, has launched a project to help disabled children. Read more

News in brief Bishop leaves school post, London cleric plays down gay jibe, School has three pupils in exam top ten, Cardinal Newman eludes exhumation, Anti-abortion... Read more	Bank bail-out ‘might not be enough’ [COL][IMAGE][COL] THE Government’s “Special Liquidity Scheme”, announced on Wednesday, which could cost up to £500 billion, might not be enough to... Read more	Speaking up Marchers outside St Margaret’s, Westminster, on Saturday, take part in a rally by the Campaign to End Child Poverty. More than 10,000 people called for... Read more

Top prices for clerics’ bravery medals GOLD and silver medals for gallantry, recalling the bravery of two Welsh clerics — father and son — who saved sailors from drowning off the coasts of... Read more	New Logos appeals for plumbers The international missionary organisation, Operation Mobilisation (OM), urgently requires skilled craftspeople to help renovate its new ship, the... Read more	Curate gets death threat after hate campaign resumes THE Revd Yvonne Hobson, Assistant Curate of St Pol de Lion, Paul, in Cornwall, is considering her future, after receiving a written death threat. Read more

Telling the Christmas story in a new way — with a stopwatch THE Churches Advertising Network (CAN) continues its series of quirky commercials for Christmas with the launch of this year’s campaign. Read more	Many waters The Revd Christian Mondor offers a prayer during a service for the blessing of the waves in Huntingdon Beach, California, on Sunday. Surfers prayed to... Read more	Great and small A Filipino Roman Catholic priest sprinkles holy water on a baby tiger as they observe World Animal Day at Malabon Zoo, north of Manila. Read more

Topknot A crane lifts a cupola to be installed on a new Orthodox church in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday of last week. The cupola weighs one tonne. Read more	Tutu visits Cyprus to help in possible reunification process A VISIT to Cyprus this week by Archbishop Desmond Tutu has rekindled a debate over whether a South African-style truth-and-reconciliation process might... Read more