Church Times - Comment


Leader IT HAS BEEN the wettest summer in England and Wales since records began. Subscriber only	100 years ago: World responsibilities THE bombardment by the French of Casa Blanca may be as the letting out of waters — the beginning of a strife which may set in battle array the opposed... Subscriber only	This is true visceral love ‘We do not own our bodies with unfettered rights of disposal’ Subscriber only

Giles Fraser: Harry Potter is a true evangelist If you are a Harry Potter fan, but have yet to finish the new, final volume, stop reading now Subscriber only	How to balance unity and diversity? The US Supreme Court ruled recently that school systems may not use racial or ethnic quotas as a means of desegregation Subscriber only	Countering the uncommitted society ‘True freedom is found in an ability to make commitments’ Subscriber only

Simon Parke: Leaving the past behind IT WAS a sad and desperate fire. Large baskets of letters had been carried out of the house to the field at the back, and were now being destroyed. Subscriber only	How to survive in a violent world ‘No gun control means more guns for lunatics’ Subscriber only	Time to end the ambivalent worship ‘This is a culture determined to demand both daylight and magic’ Subscriber only

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