Church Times - Comment


Synod above politics? Don't be Sentimental A NEW Synod has been elected and a new cycle of church politics begins. Subscriber only	A monstrous giant with two heads Should the classics keep their period prejudices? Paul Vallely and Bowdler ask Subscriber only	Welcome to the Christian deathbed A theological argument for allowing assisted dying: 'Much 19th-century Christian opinion was strongly opposed to the introduction of chloroform in childbirth... Subscriber only

When the Synod works well THE ELECTIONS for the 2005-10 General Synod are almost over. In the diocese of Bath & Wells, the unfortunate laity must repeat the process because... Subscriber only	We need a conversion from being consumers St Francis had the right idea about praising God in creation, says Richard Chartres. Is God appealing to us from the Siberian peat? Subscriber only	Turkey is better facing west Hopes of joining Europe make life better for Turkish Christians, Stephen Griffith writes Subscriber only

‘Multiculturalism’ is a fiction The real thing is a harmful, racist ideology: don’t be taken in, says Harriet Baber Subscriber only	Something sparkly has been sent to save you SHE was sitting opposite me in a café. Subscriber only	Word from Wormingford Ronald Blythe finds out why St Francis of Assisi is a Catholic exception Subscriber only

Diary THIS month my oldest son went off to university. Subscriber only

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