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Word from Wormingford Ronald Blythe reflects on mast and mortality Subscriber only	Beware the poisoned chalice of torture The use of torture by US and British forces is already having a corrosive effect on law and society, says Michael Northcott Subscriber only	Sinners A & M THERE are good reasons why people value hindsight less than foresight. Lessons drawn from history can be wrong, because the past is elusive: the present... Subscriber only

Is Sandy Millar a Trojan horse? Now I’m sure Prebendary Sandy Millar of Alpha fame will make an excellent bishop. Subscriber only	What Guy Fawkes used to mean Bonfire Night’s resonances of divine deliverance should not be celebrated, says Peter Sherlock Subscriber only	The real politics of climate change Internal pressure in China and the US works, unlike hectoring, says Paul Vallely Subscriber only

Diary Every few years, the clergy of the Stepney area are rounded up for a residential conference. Subscriber only	Millstone round the Church's neck Roman Catholics in Los Angeles are struggling to deal with child abuse Subscriber only	Uniting nations in a divided world The UN affirms the solidarity that emerges from our unity as God's children Subscriber only

The unholy mother has no favourites WE always knew that mother didn't care, but the past twelve months have certainly confirmed the full extent of her disdain. Subscriber only

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