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Christians and Muslims condemn violence ISLAMIC and Christian leaders and scholars condemned religious violence in a communiqué issued on Wednesday at Lambeth Palace Subscriber only	The poor will suffer most in financial crisis, charities warn AFTER governments announced a £2-trillion bail-out of banks across the world this week, charities and churches were left wondering whether there would... Subscriber only	Computer games ‘can be positive’ COMPUTER games can be a force for good in society, a panel concluded, during a debate on the subject in London last week. Subscriber only

Church schools cater for all, survey respondents agree MOST PEOPLE, including non-Christians, have a positive attitude to Church of England schools, suggests an independent survey commissioned by the National... Subscriber only	Carers, older women, and the US ‘lead’ on morality MORAL MATURITY is reached at age 33, but not completed until the late 50s, a study has concluded. Subscriber only	Attacks on Mosul Christians condemned by UN THE United Nations has condemned the recent spate of attacks against Christians in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Subscriber only

Precarious Image of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Subscriber only	RC bishops in Philippines oppose family-planning Bill A BILL aimed at encouraging the use of contraception to restrict family size has opened a rift between Churches in the Philippines. Subscriber only	Foreign news in brief Poverty is a ‘disaster’ for South Africa; Orissa state embarrassed, archbishop says; Europe accused of treating migrants unjustly; ‘Christian/Muslim’... Subscriber only

Bible in Jamaican patois A TRANSLATION of the Bible into Jamaican patois will be a “unique and marvellous way” for its speakers to experience scripture Subscriber only	Broadhurst: ‘A ghetto for bigots will not do for us’ DELEGATES at Forward in Faith’s National Assembly have been told to steel themselves for a difficult and unpleasant struggle for survival. Subscriber only	Reform will look to overseas bishops ‘if people stand in our way’ THE CHAIRMAN of Reform, the conservative Evangelical network, the Revd Rod Thomas, has said it plans “actively [to] take forward” alternative episcopal... Subscriber only

Avoid ‘fundamentalist’, says guide A NEW set of national guidelines aimed at enhancing relations between Christians and Muslims was launched in Bradford this week. Subscriber only	Grand design The artist Peter Howson with the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, the Most Revd Mario Conti, hold a study of the martyrdom of St John Ogilvie. Subscriber only	Can a river make the city glad? THE RECTOR of Northenden in Greater Manchester has come up with a scheme to use a weir on the Mersey to generate electricity for the village. Subscriber only

Churchyard desecrated THE GRAVEYARD of St John the Evangelist in Wembley, north-west London, has been targeted by vandals. Subscriber only	CPAS calls for better leadership A LACK of good leaders is holding back the Church, suggests research carried out by the Evangelical patronage charity, the Church Pastoral Aid Society... Subscriber only	Faithworks finds income falling FAITHWORKS, the Christian social-action charity founded by the Revd Steve Chalke, has been forced to restructure in the face of loss of income from donors... Subscriber only

Graves in ‘spiral of decay’ warns charity BRITAIN’S cemeteries and graveyards are falling into disrepair owing to a lack Subscriber only	Engaging The Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Tim Stevens, promotes church weddings. Subscriber only	News in Brief New Bishop of Bangor elected; Inquiry set up into Lambeth ’08 finances; Dr Butler backs Lords’ defeat of 42-day detention; on the bag; Very big Baptist... Subscriber only

Jensen speaks of delaying tactic THE Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen, has said that “those with any power in the Anglican Communion” seem to be pursuing a “strategy of delay”. Subscriber only	Sydney rejects limited priesthood of women SYDNEY diocesan synod has rejected a move to allow women priests and bishops to minister in Sydney parishes that support their work. Subscriber only	Seeking unity The Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I, with Orthodox patriarchs and Primates in St George’s Cathedral, Istanbul, on Sunday. Subscriber only

Converts charged with apostasy are released A COURT in Shiraz, Iran, has ordered the release of two Christian converts who had been charged with apostasy. Subscriber only

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