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Lambeth absentees press on as letters wait to be sent out A MONTH after the Lambeth Conference, the 230 or so absent Anglican bishops have not yet been contacted in order to “build bridges” with them. Subscriber only	Faith groups slam ‘ignorance’ of new schools campaign LEADERS from Britain’s main Churches and other faiths this week rejected allegations that faith schools unfairly discriminate. Subscriber only	Wine-bar plan mooted for cathedral that may be underselling itself BIRMINGHAM CATHEDRAL may have an own-label wine, sold at its own wine bars in the city. Subscriber only

Clergy can get shirty over trade A CLERGYMAN in the Midlands thinks he has sewn up the issue of fairly traded clerical clothing. Subscriber only	Outcry grows after atrocities against Christians in Orissa PROTESTS have mounted in Orissa against the wave of attacks by Hindu extremists against Christians, and the destruction of churches, homes, and businesses... Subscriber only	Louisiana activates disaster plan for Gustav THE DIOCESE OF Louisiana's Office of Disaster Response (ODR) has been praised for its emergency readiness plan following Hurricane Gustav Subscriber only

Prinknash monks hope to find cash in the abbey A BENEDICTINE ABBOT who no longer expects pilgrims to kiss his pontifical ring when they visit him on high days and holidays has sent Prinknash Abbey’s... Subscriber only	Report on hospital chaplains HOSPITAL chaplains have welcomed the launch by the Shadow Health Minister, Mike Penning, of an all-party consultation on the place of chaplaincy and... Subscriber only	Honeymoon over for sharia pre-nup A MUSLIM pre-nuptial agreement has been published, in which couples agree a contract that is based on good will and upholds British social norms Subscriber only

Working on it Young asylum seekers work on a film project in Kent Subscriber only	Verger falls to his death A VERGER fell to his death from the tower of St Mary’s, Mildenhall, on Saturday, after ascending to wind the clock. Subscriber only	Gaza-blockade activist feared for life in Israeli police cells THE SOLE ISRAELI on the two boats carrying international activists who Subscriber only

Butting in Sheep in the city Subscriber only	Ad asks for aid with new term THE Church of England Communications Office this week used a newspaper advertisement to help fight the back-to-work blues after the summer break... Subscriber only	Revealed Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls are placed under a camera in a demonstration at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Tuesday Subscriber only

Crystal-clear A laser scan of St Botolph’s at Ruxley, Bromley, in Kent. Subscriber only	News in brief Africans seek climate compensation; Dean elevated; Art gallery fights indecency charge; Bishop of Carlisle announces retirement; New suffragan; Prison... Subscriber only	Millions stranded as floods hit Bihar RELIEF operations in the state of Bihar in northern India, which has been severely flooded, are being hampered by incessant rain and rising water levels... Subscriber only

Lining up Demonstrators form human chains around Holy Trinity Cathedral, Tbilisi, on Monday. Subscriber only	Fatwa against Iraqi violence A GROUP of senior Iraqi Muslim clerics, two Sunni and two Shia, have issued a fatwa denouncing the violence and religious sectarianism in their country... Subscriber only	On song The choir of Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llwyncelyn, a Welsh primary school, who are to sing at Canterbury Cathedral on 13 September Subscriber only

Waste of energy a ‘sin’ THE Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, has said that “unchecked consumption of energy” is “tantamount to sin”. Subscriber only	Time-shift Bible ‘problematic’ A NEW BIBLE that chops up the Old and New Testaments to fit a chronological sequence is to be published next month. Subscriber only

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