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Central control not Anglican, says Williams THE Archbishop of Canterbury was in defiant mood this week, as he spoke of his hopes for the Lambeth Conference. Subscriber only	Will Catholics stay? The answer is in code THE DETERMINATION by a majority in the General Synod to press ahead with women bishops, unhindered by legal restrictions designed to protect traditionalists... Subscriber only	Cracking the code THE report of the Women Bishops Legislative Drafting Group (the Manchester report) contained an illustration of what a statutory code of practice might... Subscriber only

Lord Chief Justice backs Dr Williams over sharia THE Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has suggested that aspects of sharia could be incorporated into British law in the future. Subscriber only	Burford and Scargill on the market BURFORD Priory in Oxfordshire, the home of an Anglican Benedictine community of monks and nuns, was sold this week. Subscriber only	Last day of G8 summit dominated by Zimbabwe THE CLOSURE of the G8 summit on climate change in Hokkaido, Japan, was overshadowed by events in Zimbabwe Subscriber only

“A terrible shock” The Revd Jeremy Oakley, the Vicar Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, in the churchyard of St Philip’s, Bradmore, last week. Subscriber only	Clerics alerted to hoax email CLERGY are being advised to ignore an email purporting to be from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offering them a tax refund. Subscriber only	Jewish school cleared THE Church of England has welcomed a High Court ruling that the oversubscribed Jewish Free School (JFS) in north London did not break the law. Subscriber only

Islam lesson: teacher is suspended CHESHIRE County Council this week suspended an RE teacher at Alsager High School. Subscriber only	C of E schools win prizes STAFF from 12 Church of England schools were among the 2008 regional winners announced this week by the National Teaching Awards scheme. Subscriber only	Make use of the Anglican Method THE APPLICATION of the Anglican Method is required to achieve a mature discussion of the issue of homosexuality Subscriber only

Hands off Australian property says Aspinall THE Australian Primate, Dr Phillip Aspinall, has argued that the consecration of the Rt Revd Gene Robinson was not the original trigger for the current... Subscriber only	Synod summary AT the start of the General Synod sessions in York, from 4 to 8 July, members debated The Triune God Subscriber only	Commissioner ‘gloomy’ MILLIONS of pounds of church money is at risk in the severe recession that is about to hit the UK. Subscriber only

Churches feature on at-risk list MORE than 100 historic churches have been included on English Heritage’s new buildings-at-risk list, which was released on Tuesday. Subscriber only	News in brief Eyeing the problem; Anniversary; Remembered; Tackle abusive parenting, urges report; Baptists welcome Sentamu’s knife-crime comments; Oxford ‘regret’... Subscriber only	Leaders keep up pressure on Mugabe’s ‘systematic violence’ AFRICAN church leaders, and heads of government at the G8 summit in Japan, endeavoured to keep up the pressure on President Mugabe this week. Subscriber only

Fierce A firefighter at an uncontained brush fire in northern California this week. Subscriber only	Diocese denies Lewis cover-up THE diocese of Chelmsford has rebutted claims by officials of the Mayor of London that it withheld information on the background of the Revd Ray Lewis... Subscriber only	Calm again The annual Orange parade commemorating the Battle of the Boyne took place at the Anglican church at Drumcree near Portadown on Sunday Subscriber only

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