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Don’t let Nike lead you to greed on the brain, urges abbot “ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION” is needed if the planet is to be saved, the Abbot of Worth, Dom Christopher Jamison, said on Tuesday evening. Subscriber only	Talk about creationism if it comes up, say teachers ALMOST nine out of ten teachers believe that creationism should be tackled in science lessons if pupils raise the subject, a new straw poll suggests. Subscriber only	‘Swinging’ drunken cleric is prohibited for 12 years THE Revd Teresa Davies, a former Team Vicar in the diocese of Peterborough, was this week prohibited from ordained ministry for 12 years. Subscriber only

‘Sing in indignation’ urge new Bethlehem carols TRADITIONAL carols with distinctly untraditional lyrics will feature in a service of “Alternative Nine Lessons and Carols for Palestine”, Subscriber only	RCs help sway vote for Obama, despite white Evangelicals ANALYSIS of how religious people in the United States voted in last week’s presidential election indicates that the victorious Barack Obama managed principally... Subscriber only	Judge finds for the Botswana seven THE BISHOP of Botswana, the Rt Revd Trevor Mwamba, has described as a “travesty of justice” the order by a High Court judge to reinstate seven priests... Subscriber only

RC-Muslim forum held in the Vatican THE VATICAN hosted a two-day conference between Roman Catholic and Muslim leaders last week. Subscriber only	Cathedral aids Cairo refugees A REFUGEE ministry at All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral in Cairo has become the largest health-care provider for asylum-seekers in the city. Subscriber only	Priests brawl at the Holy Sepulchre A DISPUTE involving Armenian and Greek Orthodox monks in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem turned violent last Sunday Subscriber only

Prison champion moves into aid ANNE OWERS, who is to chair Christian Aid, takes up her new post next week. Subscriber only	News in brief Alternative gifts; Slick; Bishop’s plea on climate change; Faith up in downturn; ‘Listen to silent majority’ on women bishops Subscriber only	C of I snubbed St Patrick’s, says Dean St Patrick’s National Cathedral, Dublin, has been snubbed as the venue for the launch of the new Church of Ireland Theological Institute (CITI), it was... Subscriber only

Farms in Malawi offer a cash crop AN ALTERNATIVE to investing in blue-chip companies is being proposed by an investment group: African farms. Subscriber only	Lest we forget Views to remember Subscriber only	Unease at attitudes to laity TOO many bishops look down their noses at lay people. Subscriber only

‘All voices’ at NEAC THE Principal of Wycliffe Hall in Oxford has rejected suggestions that the National Evangelical Anglican Consultation (NEAC) is not fully representative... Subscriber only	Rural dean’s route to fame in Tunbridge Wells A BUS in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has been named after the Rural Dean Subscriber only	Quincy joins dioceses heading south THE DIOCESE of Quincy has voted by a substantial majority to leave the Episcopal Church in the United States and realign with the Province of the Southern... Subscriber only

Reservation closures spark protests PROPOSAL by the Bishop of South Dakota, the Rt Revd Creighton Robertson, to close nine churches has sparked protests by churchgoers Subscriber only	Bishop laments anti-gay reversal GAY and lesbian marriages have been made unconstitutional in the US state of California. Subscriber only	Lighting the word Martin Firrell’s light installation The Question Mark is at St Paul’s Cathedral until tomorrow. Subscriber only

Academies doubt as Sir Bruce quits THE first Schools Commissioner, Sir Bruce Liddington, responsible for the Government’s academies programme, has resigned. Subscriber only	Mosul said to be safer for Christians A SECURITY CLAMPDOWN in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq has stemmed the exodus of Christian families. Subscriber only	Greek clerics may tell pupils to throw out history books THE Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus has threatened civil disobedience over plans to revise school history textbooks. Subscriber only

Toon warns over ‘innovatory doctrine’ in Sydney THE Council of Primates of the Global Anglican Conference (GAFCON) should expel the bishops and diocese of Sydney immediately if they persist with the... Subscriber only	‘People are crying’ in Zimbabwe, says Bakare ZIMBABWEAN society is hurting in every part, the Bishop of Harare, Dr Sebastian Bakare, told reporters in Stockholm this week Subscriber only	Foreign news in brief Bishop of Pittsburgh reinstated; Orthodox Churches can help in Ossetia; Subscriber only

Anti-Christian violence in Orissa: conference hears victims’ stories “FLEE, convert, or die.” That is the stark choice facing persecuted Christians in the north-eastern Indian state of Orissa. Subscriber only	After his stroke, Dr Stancliffe publishes ‘transcendent’ book THE Bishop of Salisbury, Dr David Stancliffe, has told of how he doubted whether he would get his life back, after he suffered a stroke in the summer... Subscriber only	More home news in brief Keeping it real; Signing up; Average cost of funeral goes up; Methodists back alcohol ban; Lord Hope launches appeal for poor Subscriber only

Chelmsford priest prohibited A tribunal this week determined that the Revd Andrew Gair acted in a manner unbecoming or inappropriate to the office and work of a clerk in holy orders... Subscriber only	Now thieves target church flagstones — and churches THIEVES are targeting churches in Yorkshire for their historic flagstones, after a series of thefts from graveyards in the region. Subscriber only	Cutting it The Society of St Willibrord celebrated its centenary on Saturday. Subscriber only

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