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Bishops’ approval of Covenant hangs in the balance THE RESPONSES of the bishops at the Lambeth Conference to the Anglican Covenant were made public last week by the Covenant Design Group. Subscriber only	Review group: Sex education should respect faith values MAINSTREAM church educationists have welcomed Government-endorsed proposals by an external review group for making sex and relationships education compulsory... Subscriber only	Anger at continuation of Orissa violence THE All-India Christian Council (AICC) has issued the state government with 14 demands in a hard-hitting response to the violence against Christians in... Subscriber only

Gay-blessing apology THE RECTOR of St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, the Revd Dr Martin Dudley, has issued a statement of apology to the Bishop of London, the Rt Revd... Subscriber only	Government backs work with prisoners THE Government says it will treat faith groups fairly, after complaints that some were suffering discrimination over funding and permission to work... Subscriber only	Read the Bible, and engage with other faiths, Pope urges EVERY Roman Catholic family should have a Bible, and should read it, 253 RC bishops said during a three-week Synod of Bishops at the Vatican that ended... Subscriber only

Bill gets through THE AID AGENCY Tearfund pledged this week to continue to put pressure on the Government to cut carbon emissions at home. Subscriber only	School cuts criticised BUDGETARY cuts in the Irish Republic which will take funding from the Protestant voluntary-school sector will directly harm the disadvantaged. Subscriber only	Harare confirms 1385 candidates IT TOOK more than three hours on Sunday to lay hands on all the candidates who came forward for confirmation. Subscriber only

News in brief Woman loses assisted-suicide case; Bishop appeals over asylum Subscriber only	On the front line The Bishop of Middleton, the Rt Revd Mark Davies, with an army bomb-disposal unit in Manchester Cathedral Subscriber only	Relate dismissal challenged A CHRISTIAN counsellor is taking the charity Relate to an employment tribunal claiming unfair dismissal. Subscriber only

Light show Accendo, an installation by Ross Ashton, was projected on to the medieval ruins of St Mary’s Abbey, York, on Monday. Subscriber only	Correction: in “Clergy numbers up, but laity down” statistical error Subscriber only	Charities squeezed by credit crunch and new levy CHARITIES said they were facing a multiple pincer movement this week from increased demands for their services, reduced income, and a new local-government... Subscriber only

Campaign to vote on ‘life issues’ THE campaigning group Christian Concern for Our Nation (CCFON) is urging Christians to vote on the basis of their MP’s parliamentary voting record on... Subscriber only	Religious rockers can praise on screen GODLY guitarists need fret no more, as they can now rock along to the sounds of Christian bands in a new musical computer game. Subscriber only	Sermons compared CHRISTIAN and Muslim preachers listened to each other preach during a two-day workshop in Northampton last week. Subscriber only

Wholesome option The Dean of Southwell, the Very Revd John Guille, gave an apple each to pupils at Lowe’s Wong junior school. Subscriber only	Plan to save churches moves on PLANS to create a kind of “National Trust” for churches are due to take a step forward next month. Subscriber only

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