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Dr Williams doubts supercasino benefits THE decision to grant the UK’s first supercasino licence to Manchester has been greeted with surprise and concern by local and national church leaders... Subscriber only	Dr Williams doubts supercasino benefits THE decision to grant the UK’s first supercasino licence to Manchester has been greeted with surprise and concern by local and national church leaders... Subscriber only	‘Listen to the majority African voice of grace’ LOUD voices from Africa, aided by the “almighty dollar” and internet lobbyists, are distorting the true picture of what Africa’s 37 million Anglicans... Subscriber only

Try something new for lonely children, rural churches told VILLAGE CONGREGATIONS are being encouraged to throw a lifeline to isolated children who find that there are not enough activities for them in the countryside... Subscriber only	Virginia tells secessionists: see you in court FOUR HUNDRED YEARS ago, on 14 May 1607, three shiploads of settlers disembarked at a place they named Jamestown, in a region that had been named Virginia... Subscriber only	Reunion with East not beyond hope THE DOOR to visible unity between the Anglicans and the Orthodox was said to be still open. Subscriber only

Gay question is ‘not central to faith’ says Tanzanian bishop THE Bishop of Central Tanganyika, the Rt Revd Godfrey Mdimi Mhogolo, has dissociated his diocese from the statement issued in December by the House of... Subscriber only	C of I bishops encouraged by Sinn Fein backing for police THE overwhelming approval by Sinn Fein delegates, at their Ard Fheis in Dublin, of support for the Police Service of Northern Ireland has been broadly... Subscriber only	Viriginia: The inhibited priest One day last month, the Revd Richard Crocker, Associate Rector of Truro Church, Fairfax, received a phone call from his son, who works at the Falls Church... Subscriber only

Viriginia: Talk to our attorneys THE INFLUENCE of the pending lawsuit is clearly evident in the careful language being used by the two sides Subscriber only	Virginia: The Bishop interviewed “POOR Bishop Peter! He’s worked so hard for 20 years. Now, when he should be slowing down, he’s had all this. It’s the diocese from hell.” Subscriber only	Virginia: Television IT WASN’T possible to test Bishop Lee’s assertion that the diocese’s present trouble were not about scriptural authority, or theology, but about gay sex... Subscriber only

Virginia: The priest who is staying THE Revd Chuck Allen is Rector of St Matthew’s, Richmond — away from the Washington circuit, but a member of the conservative Anglican Network, and affiliated... Subscriber only	Virginia: The faithful remnant FALLS CHURCH, in a town of the same name on the outskirts of Washington, is one of largest of the churches to secede. (The other is Truro Church, in nearby... Subscriber only	Dr Williams to visit Canada DR WILLIAMS is to make his first official visit as Archbishop of Canterbury to the Anglican Church of Canada in April. Subscriber only

Ardour v. order on both sides The deputy secretary to the Anglican Consultative Council, was believed to have the draft Anglican Covenant on his laptop advance of the Primates’ Meeting... Subscriber only	Polygamy seen as ‘tolerable’ The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Revd John Gladwin, told the Eccclesiastical Law Society conference of the trip he had undertaken with diocesan clergy... Subscriber only	Durham defines difference THE BISHOP of Durham, Dr Tom Wright, said he was neither optimistic nor pessimistic about the Communion’s future. Subscriber only

Rowell suspends Istanbul chaplain Supporters of the Anglican chaplaincy in Istanbul have criticised the suspension of the church council and the chaplain. Subscriber only	Baghdad divides on sectarian lines BAGHDAD, once an integrated city, now looks more like Sarajevo at the height of the Bosnian war, says research published last week. Subscriber only	MP: heritage falls behind for DCMS grants ENGLISH Heritage appears to have received less grant aid over the past few years than other bodies supported by the DCMS, theMP John Whittingdale said... Subscriber only

End burden of debt, says Archbishop RELIGIOUS leaders this week urged the Government to complete the move to end the international debt burden on developing countries which the Jubilee Debt... Subscriber only	TV bidders ‘debased’ for good causes THE format of an ITV programme featuring Jeffrey Archer and four other high-profile millionaires has been criticised by the Church of England. Subscriber only	News in Brief NHS chaplaincies ‘under attack’ says Amicus; Bishops support law against forced marriage; Bible delivery scuppered; Correction Subscriber only

Provoking The Fate of Man, a cast in silver of the skull of a child by Damien Hirst. Subscriber only	Flood of 1607 A tsunami that hit parishes along the Severn Estuary four centuries ago, killing thousands and leaving long-term economic damage, was commemorated on... Subscriber only	Archbishop urges debate on state power v. conscience THE Archbishop of Canterbury called this week for a debate on the state’s power to control and determine the actions of voluntary bodies. Subscriber only

Anger over youth jails THE Children’s Society has given its backing to Professor Rod Morgan, the outgoing head of the Youth Justice Board. Subscriber only

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