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Early clashes show distance summit has to travel THE United Nations climate-change summit in Copenhagen was always going to be a tense affair. Subscriber only	Blue-rinse brigade make their feelings known AN estimated 40,000 people, many drawn from churches across the UK, ringed the Houses of Parliament on Saturday Subscriber only	Election of lesbian bishop stirs up controversy THE Archbishop of Canterbury has made clear his opposition to the election of an openly gay and partnered lesbian priest, Canon Mary Glasspool, as Suffragan... Subscriber only

Hotel case dismissed A JUDGE on Wednesday cleared Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang, a Christian couple who run the Bounty Guest House in Aintree Subscriber only	Melbourne samples Küng, knitting, and Scientology IT WAS an international, interfaith, five-day jamboree that veered from the spiritual to the political to pure entertainment at astonishing speed. Subscriber only	Harare: ex-bishop and police threaten worship THE Central African news website Anglican-information reported last weekend that police in Harare appear to be conniving in renewed attempts by the excommunicated... Subscriber only

Settled Image of looted medieval alabaster relief Subscriber only	Irish hierarchy to discuss child-abuse report with Pope today THE Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and the Archbishop of Dublin are to meet Pope Benedict to discuss the report on child abuse by priests in the... Subscriber only	Mid-East manifesto published CANON Naim Ateek of St George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem, is one of an interdenominational team of authors who are calling for a just peace in the Holy Land... Subscriber only

Sudan has a day of reckoning THE CHURCH in Sudan has produced a “Domesday Book” in expectation of a vote for independence in the national referendum planned for 2011 Subscriber only	Chatty The Chaplain of Leeds University, the Revd Matt Ward, with his 160-character “nativity text” Subscriber only	Inspectors tell jail to end Sunday clash INMATES at Belmarsh Prison should not have to choose between attending a religious service on a Sunday morning and getting clean clothes Subscriber only

Warden in dispute over BNP THE Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Tim Stevens, has denied that a churchwarden in the diocese was “forced” to resign after it was disclosed that he... Subscriber only	Bishop calls on BBC to maintain religious output THE Bishop of Southwark, Dr Tom Butler, called for the BBC to maintain its commitment to religious programming Subscriber only	Attempt to remove ‘religion’ clause in Equality Bill fails AN ATTEMPT to remove a clause in the Equality Bill defining the “purposes of organised religion” was defeated in the House of Commons Subscriber only

Faith and football unite MORE than 100 people attended a celebration of faith and football at Derby County Football Club last month Subscriber only	Home news in brief Religious cards selling well, store says; Quakers thought to be strict; HarperCollins finds new distributor; Day of prayer planned for Millennium Goals... Subscriber only	Social fund faces cut THE Anglican Church of Canada has appealed to the Canadian government to change its decision to cut $7 million in funding that was earmarked for social-justice... Subscriber only

Foreign news in brief Image of village in Papua New Guinea, after severe flooding; Chinese Christian imprisoned for 15 years; Russia forges diplomatic ties with the Vatican... Subscriber only	‘Gracious restraint’ call A FERVENT hope that the Episcopal Church in the United States would exercise “gracious restraint” over the Los Angeles election was expressed by the Inter-Anglican... Subscriber only	Christmas visitors rebuffed CAMPAIGNERS calling for an end to child detention were turned away from an immigration centre in Bedfordshire when they attempted to distribute presents... Subscriber only

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