Not in his footsteps

IT IS HARD being a guru. But is it harder to be a guru’s son?

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A case of episcopal hyperinflation

IT HAS been strongly hinted in our diocese that when our Vicar retires, he will not be replaced.

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The Church that backs the aggressor

When war erupted in Georgia last month, it was only to be expected that the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church would take their country’s side.

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Even secularists seek a higher power

If you type “how to be happy” into Google, you receive several million hits.

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Giles Fraser: Joining the New Orleans resurrection

New Orleans lives to fight another day, but it was a mighty scare.

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Paul Vallely: Beware the erosion of faith schools

Lenin is said to have had a name for Western liberals who supported Russian Communism in its early days.

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Leader: Whether the weather is hot

ON TUESDAY, the most-read story on the BBC News website was headlined “Call that a summer?”

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100 years ago: Revolution in Turkey

THOSE superior persons who profess and call themselves Pub­licists are now busy with forecast­ing the con­sequences of the Sultan of Turkey’s coup...

Where are the Christians in the community?

This is not just a task for the committed few

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