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Knowledge of Christmas story is ‘shaky’ ONLY 12 per cent of adults and seven per cent of those aged between 18 and 24 really know the story of Jesus’s birth. Subscriber only	Teatime revelations from Dr Williams THE Archbishop of Canterbury enjoys his job, and feels more answerable to his wife, Jane, than he does to the editor of the Daily Mail. Subscriber only	Stamps rumour countered THE POST OFFICE tried this week to end confusion over the issue of two sets of first- and second-class Christmas stamps. Subscriber only

San Joaquin moves to ‘assured place’ THE Californian diocese of San Joaquin has voted overwhelmingly to leave the Episcopal Church in the United States and affiliate with the Province of... Subscriber only	Gunman wanted more, says pastor A YOUNG GUNMAN who killed four people in two attacks at a church and at a mission training school in Colorado last Sunday had wanted to kill as many Christians... Subscriber only	Time is short for the planet, warn Pope and UN head THE POPE and the UN Secretary General both said this week that the world had only a short time to sort out climate change. Subscriber only

Hunter case may come to court THE CASE of Leonard Mondama, cook to the late Canon Rodney Hunter, and one of two men charged with his murder in Lake Malawi in November 2006, may come... Subscriber only	Foreign news in brief Traveller; Kenyan bishop pleads for road safety; Dutch launch Bible and Qur’an website; Rupert Murdoch buys Beliefnet; IRS drops church investigation Subscriber only	Church declines to follow Kunonga THE FIRST vestry in Harare, Zimbabwe, to decide whether it remains in the Church of the Province of Central Africa (CAPA), has voted to stay in. Subscriber only

Poverty forces Iraqi refugees into prostitution SOME CHRISTIAN IRAQI refugees in Damascus, driven out by death threats and with only the clothes they stood up in, had taken to prostitution. Subscriber only	Christian Union at Exeter wins vote on members’ faith test THE Evangelical Christian Union (ECU) at Exeter University has won the right to restrict its membership to those able to sign a statement of faith. Subscriber only	Heritage pulses are set racing on a council estate in Leeds A “GEM” of a church that was “lost” for 70 years on a run-down Leeds council estate has been granted listed-building protection. Subscriber only

Oust Mugabe, says Sentamu THE Archbishop of York, Dr Sentamu, who cut up his clerical collar on BBC TV on Sunday in protest at Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe Subscriber only	The prefect present — a dung vat FOUR sixth-formers at St Aidan’s C of E High School, Harrogate, in Yorkshire, have been doing a brisk trade in vats to turn elephant dung into paper. Subscriber only	Priddis ‘sorry for hurt’ THE Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Revd Anthony Priddis, has said he now regrets “a lot of what has happened” in the case of unlawful discrimination against... Subscriber only

Nazir-Ali: Britain is founded on faith CHRISTMAS churchgoing is evidence that a large proportion of the British people follow the Christian faith, the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali... Subscriber only	News in brief Growing number; Churches’ billions sway BA fashion sense; Launch of fund for churches to invest abroad; Bishops’ working costs rise; End of blasphemy... Subscriber only	New Anglican in Rome THE Archbishop of Canterbury and the governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome have appointed the Very Revd David Richardson as the Archbishop’s Representative... Subscriber only

Bahrain threat TEN CHURCHES are faced with eviction in Bahrain, in what is understood to be a dispute over registration. Subscriber only	Charity gifts fall by three per cent DONATIONS to charity fell in 2006-07, the annual UK Giving Survey reported last week. Subscriber only	Arson-attack vicar goes on leave THE CORNISH CLERIC who has been subjected to a venomous campaign has gone on temporary leave for her own safety. Subscriber only

‘Best defence is to defend other faiths’ RELIGIOUS diversity could help strengthen social harmony if governments were willing to listen to the views of faith communities Subscriber only	Evocative view Richard Dadd picture auctioned Subscriber only	Top marks for church schools THE primary-school test results for England, published last week, provided more good news for Church of England and Roman Catholic schools Subscriber only

Joyful Emmaus, a painting by Emmanuel Garibay, Subscriber only	High tribute Service commemorating nine members of the 2nd Battalion, the Mercian Regiment who died in Afghanistan Subscriber only

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