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Churches fear guide on assisted suicide will undermine law CHURCH spokesmen gave a guarded welcome to the guidance on assisted suicide issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions Subscriber only	Nurse to sue hospital over cross ban A NURSE in Exeter, Shirley Chaplin, said on Monday that she will take her hospital trust to an employment tribunal Subscriber only	Williams warns Tokyo students against ‘rationality’ THE NEXT generation is being betrayed by a utilitarian approach to reason Subscriber only

Bishops: Don’t leave poor to sink or swim ABANDONING the poor to struggle with the consequences of climate change is morally unacceptable, the House of Bishops declared last week Subscriber only	Williams asks Zardari for action on perpetrators THE perpetrators of the attack on Christians at Gojra in Pakistan should have exemplary action taken against them for their “crime against humanity”... Subscriber only	Tiger climbs above criticism of ‘creationist’ wildlife park VISITOR numbers have gone up at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, in Wraxall, near Bristol, after criticism by humanists. Subscriber only

Dr Morgan, with his 168 church schools, welcomes new education review EDUCATION was the dominant theme at the meeting of the Church in Wales Governing Body in Lampeter last week Subscriber only	Retired ministers can act as referees for students THE Student Loans Company confirmed on Wednesday that a retired church minister would be suitable to confirm the identity of a student applying for a... Subscriber only	Home news in brief Bishop of Stafford to retire next year; Electricity cut off for funeral; Church’s ‘healing oil’ poster banned; Bishop wins blog award Subscriber only

Delicate tint Image of Henry Harrison photos Subscriber only	Irish Churches urge ‘Yes’ vote A STATEMENT issued on Monday by the Anglicans, Methodists, and Quakers in Ireland, together with a pronouncement from the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference... Subscriber only	Historic bell foundry struck by insolvency THE bell foundry Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd went into administration last Friday. Subscriber only

Ashraf protest: Lambeth plea IRANIAN hunger strikers outside the US Embassy in London should end their fast before one of them dies, the Archbishop of Canterbury told them this... Subscriber only	Manx synod to look at big changes SODOR & MAN diocesan synod will vote tomorrow on the Bishop’s recommendations for a shake-up of ministry and mission on the island. Subscriber only	Doctrinal: the Prayer Book Society’s annual conference Images from Cirencester Subscriber only

Backing church: C of E bishops promote Back to Church Sunday C of E bishops have been promoting Back to Church Sunday this weekend Subscriber only	Vicarage deportees to get ‘family visit’ THE Priest-in-Charge of St Columba’s, Darlington, the Revd Sheilagh Williamson Subscriber only	On track A scene from Ben Hur Live Subscriber only

Warning note on cathedral grants CATHEDRALS could be at risk, it has been warned, after the withdrawal of the English Heritage Cathedral Grants Scheme Subscriber only	New unit plans to join parties Party conferences are this year being targeted by church groups, keen to get their message across.. Subscriber only	Wait before bringing the cup back, say Archbishops CLERGY should remain patient and continue not to offer the chalice at communion to avoid the spread of swine flu Subscriber only

UK tour: the bones of St Thérèse of Lisieux A casket containing the bones of St Thérèse of Lisieux, arriving in Folkestone Subscriber only	High time St Michael’s, Helston, in Cornwall, received a boost to its clock appeal after hitting the headlines last week Subscriber only

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