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Kabul aid worker’s murder highlights risks for Christians THE MURDER of Gayle Williams, an aid worker with the Christian charity, Serve Afghanistan, has reinforced concern about the security of NGOs. Subscriber only	Clergy numbers up, but laity down MORE CLERGY are being trained and ordained in the Church of England than for a decade Subscriber only	Dr Croft to be next Bishop of Sheffield THE NEW Bishop of Sheffield is to be the Revd Dr Steven Croft, Archbishops’ Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions. Subscriber only

Churches wired for sonic brain GLOUCESTER Cathedral and St Andrew’s, Fulham Fields, in London, are two of 24 public sites across the UK chosen as venues for “The Fragmented Orchestra”... Subscriber only	Monitoring of UK funds after Ethiopia plays down crisis BRITAIN is to monitor funding to Ethiopia annually, after serious concerns were raised by the International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander... Subscriber only	Sydney votes for diaconal and lay presidency SYDNEY DIOCESAN SYNOD has affirmed that deacons — including women deacons — may preside at holy communion. Subscriber only

Polls of the US faithful find shift to liberalism As the US presidential election approaches, the battle for the influential Christian vote continues. Subscriber only	Disabled ‘need the chance to serve’ CHURCHES in the UK are “killing part of God” by failing to include people with learning disabilities fully, Aman Lee said last weekend Subscriber only	Thieves dock steeple A CHURCH where the tip of the steeple was ripped off by lead thieves has been rendered “virtually uninsurable” for the future. Subscriber only

Stallholders feel the pinch — but so do developers, says chaplain CHAPLAINS — mostly unpaid — are in the Church’s front line as the British economy faces a significant slowdown and even recession. Subscriber only	Cundy to take early retirement THE Bishop of Peterborough, the Rt Revd Ian Cundy, is to take early retirement in July 2009, nine months short of his 65th birthday. Subscriber only	Government action called for as Orissa violence spreads CHRISTIAN groups in India and around the world continue to call for more to be done to stop anti-Christian attacks. Subscriber only

Igbo protest at church DISCRIMINATION on the grounds of tribe must be discouraged, said a spokesman for the Anglican Church in Benin City, Nigeria, last week. Subscriber only	On the scales A nurse in Gwanda, Zimbabwe, checks the weight of a child. Subscriber only	Duncan warns the English THE Rt Revd Bob Duncan has warned that English traditionalists could find themselves threatened Subscriber only

Headships sought ABOUT four in ten teachers in Church of England schools (39 per cent) and 35 per cent of all teachers aspire to become heads Subscriber only	In the pink Image of members of the congregation at the first Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Cuba Subscriber only	News in brief Religious think tank backs anti-God ads; Government minister warns of disestablishment; Dr Ambrose leaves vicarage; Realigned San Joaquin clerics face... Subscriber only

Druids claim Avebury bones SEVERAL skulls and the bones of ancient people who were once buried near the stone circles at Stonehenge and Avebury, Wiltshire, are at the centre of... Subscriber only	Honoured A governor of a church school was named School Governor of the Year when the National Teaching Awards were announced this week. Subscriber only	Muslim woman takes lead History was made in Britain last week when a woman Muslim scholar, Professor Amina Wadud, led Friday prayers and delivered a sermon at an Oxford mosque... Subscriber only

Spa would be ‘absolute horror’ THE diocese of London is treating the Mayfair church St Mark’s, Audley Street, as “no more than real estate — to be sold for 30 pieces of silver” Subscriber only	Blasphemy law ‘abused’ in Pakistan THE BLASPHEMY law in Pakistan is being used to settle grudges and to punish religious minorities, says a campaigning group. Subscriber only	Scarlet symbols An ordinand from Queen’s College, Birmingham, ties poppies to the fence at AWE, the Atomic Weapons Establishment near Aldermaston. Subscriber only

Christian Aid: UK gas emissions must be cut CHRISTIAN Aid has welcomed the Government’s commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent. Subscriber only

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