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‘Religions will be heard when they stop fighting for power’ THE Archbishop of Canterbury chose the eve of 11 September to present his vision of the Church and its place in society Subscriber only	Government backs voluntary schools for faith minorities THE GOVERNMENT is to back the establishment of more minority-faith schools. Subscriber only	C of E queries Government’s new ideas for equality laws THE Archbishops’ Council is concerned that new equality legislation could discriminate against religion. Subscriber only

SPCK shop staff voice concerns about their future Staff representatives from SPCK bookshops, which are now owned by the St Stephen the Great Charitable Trust (SSG), are to meet management this month to... Subscriber only	Ecumenists call for common Christian voice to the world Andrea Riccardi from the Roman Catholic S Egidio Community skipped deftly back over more discouraging recent papal distinctions between “Churches” and... Subscriber only	Archbishop Malango targets Mwamba THE recently appointed Provincial Dean of Central Africa, the Rt Revd Trevor Mwamba, was removed from the post last week. Subscriber only

Guildford go bowling in Cricket Cup final THE MATCH was all but over in a short passage of play that transcended the usual standard of Church Times Cricket Cup finals. Subscriber only	Overseas news in brief On a roll; Disclose legal costs, says petition; Faithful; Presidential voters seek strong religious belief; Youngest bishop; Subscriber only	Ncube quits to fight adultery charge IN a surprise move, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, the Most Revd Pius Ncube, announced on Tuesday that the Pope had accepted his resignation... Subscriber only

Dr Williams reacts to reported slur THE Archbishop of Canterbury moved swiftly in response to suggestions that a Nigerian bishop had described gay people as insane. Subscriber only	Charities keep pressure on Brown for action in Darfur CHRISTIAN campaigning groups will take part in the Global Day of Action for Darfur being held in cities around the world this Sunday. Subscriber only	Hotel Rwanda hero silenced THE ARCHBISHOP of Rwanda, the Most Revd Emmanuel Kolini, has exercised his influence in the United States by telling a Chicago church to cancel a speaker... Subscriber only

Paisley quits as church leader THE FOUNDER of the Free Presbyterian Church, the Revd Ian Paisley, will not be seeking re-election as its Moderator, and will step down at the end of... Subscriber only	Oh no! Archers’ pews are threatened The fictional Vicar of Ambridge, in the Radio 4 serial The Archers, is facing opposition after he suggested removing Victorian pews from the parish... Subscriber only	A school all to himself ST MARY’s Church of England Primary School, Worsborough, near Barnsley, is opening for business every day with teaching staff and a secretary, but only... Subscriber only

Protest Two members of the London Catholic Worker movement were taken into custody on Tuesday Subscriber only	Methodists put children in charge CHILDREN will take over the running of Methodist Church House in London on Friday 23 November. Subscriber only	Kunonga pull-out ‘wrecks province’ THERE ARE reports this week that the Province of Central Africa has collapsed. Subscriber only

Gospel gift THE ARCHBISHOP of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen, has announced plans to give a free Gospel to every Sydney family during 2009. Subscriber only	Flooding hits subcontinent again A SECOND WAVE of flooding in north India and parts of Bangladesh has left an estimated 2.5 million homeless. Subscriber only	Children ‘need room to play freely’ THE chief executive of the Children’s Society, Bob Reitemeier, has spoken this week about the “current crisis in childhood”. Subscriber only

Alpha advert makes it to television HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds have been spent by Holy Trinity, Brompton, on its first mainstream-television advertising campaign for the Alpha course... Subscriber only	Christian festival Over three weeks this summer, more than 28,000 young people attended three five-day Soul Survivor events. Subscriber only	News in Brief Bishop of Sheffield to retire in June; Catchphrase posters are withdrawn; Archbishop backs WaterAid; Tributes paid to Anita Roddick; Bishops seek trustworthy... Subscriber only

Kirk, unlike C of E, opposes THE Church of England and the Church of Scotland take opposing positions on the creation of human-animal hybrid embryonic stem cells in genetic research... Subscriber only	Christians surf The Jesus Surf Classic 2007 had “good clean two-to-three-foot waves” at Croyde on Saturday. Subscriber only	Vicar blames ‘PCC trouble-makers’ TROUBLE-MAKERS drove people away from St Mary and St Michael, Trumpington, Cambridge, its Vicar told a provincial tribunal. Subscriber only

Rubber tree An exhibit by Christian Aid and the Eden Project in the green-garden section of the Grand Designs Live show Subscriber only	Church Academy fights to keep star pupil in UK GREIG Church of England Academy, in Hornsey, north London, is at the centre of a campaign on behalf of a former head boy. Subscriber only	Winners in Worms Passio puppets (large carnival figures) from St Albans were voted the best entry at the Backfischfest in Worms. Subscriber only