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Churches rally to aid flood victims CHURCHES became places of hospitality and sanctuary at the height of the weekend floods. Subscriber only	Charities welcome homes Green Paper but with a warning HOUSING charities have welcomed proposals by the Government to build many more homes, which were set out in a Green Paper published on Monday. Subscriber only	EA: asylum quiz is ‘ludicrous’ A WOMAN who had converted from Islam to Christianity because of her Christian boyfriend narrowly escaped being deported to Iran last week Subscriber only

Another gang attack on Nigerian bishop’s family THE BISHOP of Jos, Nigeria, the Rt Revd Benjamin Kwashi, was frogmarched out of his house at knifepoint and gunpoint on Tuesday. Subscriber only	Fr Bossi is released unharmed THE release of an Italian missionary, Fr Giancarlo Bossi, last week, has been greeted with relief and lingering concern about vulnerable Christian communities... Subscriber only	Episcopal approval won for death by chocolate BISHOPS have divulged their favourite cakes in a “More Cake, Vicar?” fund-raising campaign by USPG Anglicans in World Mission. Subscriber only

Be Christlike, says Dr Stott IN HIS last address before retiring from public ministry, the Revd Dr John Stott, the evangelist and theologian, has emphasised the need for Christians... Subscriber only	Shortage of supplies in Gloucester Subscriber only	Bid to stop adult club THE Dean of Newcastle, the Very Revd Christopher Dalliston, has presented a 1000-strong petition to the city council protesting about plans for a lap-dancing... Subscriber only

Priddis loses, but sticks to his guns THE Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Revd Anthony Priddis, continued to insist that he had made the right decision Subscriber only	Feelgood factor beats fears of Islamicism in Turkish election TURKEY’S political map has changed after the resounding victory last weekend of the AK Party (AKP) led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Subscriber only	S. Koreans held by Taliban THE FATE of the 23 South Korean Christians kidnapped last week by the Taliban in Afghanistan was still unknown, as the Church Times went to press... Subscriber only

Global South Primates plan another Lambeth PRIMATES from the Global South have urged “immediate reconsideration of the current Lambeth plans”. Subscriber only	News In Brief PM and President promise to back Darfur resolution; Church guides youth to Potter; Former Third Commissioner dies; Clerics in court; House of Lords reform... Subscriber only

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