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‘Not in our name’ pro-gay groups THE Archbishop of Canterbury’s notion of a two-track Anglican Communion is flawed, say 13 organisations working towards an “inclusive” Church of England... Subscriber only	Operation Noah may sink OPERATION NOAH, a pressure group set up in 2001 by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and Christian Ecology Link (CEL), is running short of cash... Subscriber only	Sentamu: ‘Honour our forces’ THE ARCHBISHOP of York, Dr Sentamu, has urged that the Government should “fully honour” its covenant with the armed forces Subscriber only

Pakistan government has ‘duty’ to help Christians THERE is mounting pressure on the government in Pakistan to do more to protect Christians, after a massacre in the Punjab town of Gojra Subscriber only	Vedanta plans to be probed by C of E THE Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group is to travel to India to see how the Church’s £2.5-million investment in the company Vedanta... Subscriber only	Nigerian ‘Taliban’ on the rampage ABOUT TEN Christians are reported to have been killed, and at least 12 churches to have been burned down Subscriber only

Morgan calls for new prison WALES desperately needs a women’s prison, the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, said on Monday Subscriber only	My day’s work in a women’s jail INTO the office at 7.45 a.m., switch on the computer, and get all the lists for the day, including yesterday’s new arrivals. Subscriber only	Advantage taken of open door A PHOTOGRAPHER who took erotic shots in a Cornish church has been widely condemned. Subscriber only

Filipinos gather in their thousands to say a last farewell Crowds of mourners threw confetti as the body of Corazon Aquino, formerly President of the Philippines Subscriber only	Home news in brief New Bishop of Shrewsbury named; Archdeacon of Sudbury dies; Ian Smith, member of Synod, dies; More families hit by ‘couple penalty’, charity claims; Fiji... Subscriber only	Dismay at Purdy ruling CHRISTIAN groups reacted with dismay after the Law Lords ruled last week that the law relating to assisted suicide should be clarified. Subscriber only

Quakers to treat same-sex unions as marriage QUAKERS endorsed same-sex marriage at the annual meeting of the Religious Society of Friends last week in York. Subscriber only	Bishops for Malawi TWO BISHOPS were elected on Saturday to fill the remaining vacant sees in Malawi Subscriber only	Countdown to Copenhagen THE COUNTDOWN to the $US62-million global-warming conference in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December Subscriber only

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