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Leader: the selfishness that excludes children ONE of the chief advantages of the age of global communications is that, more than ever before, it is possible to know the consequences of one’s actions... Subscriber only	100 Years Ago: Mendelssohn’s reputation [COL][IMAGE][COL] IT IS difficult to keep pace with the centenaries which we are called upon to celebrate nowadays. This... Subscriber only	Christians and Jews need to talk about Israel now When I was a teenager, I was fortunate to be taught by a young rabbi called Dow Marmur. Subscriber only

Giles Fraser: Growing up is a moral business Last Sunday, we held our annual service at which we admit children to holy communion. Subscriber only	Paul Vallely: People need poetry in their lives The post of Poet Laureate is not unlike the Church of England. Subscriber only	What makes newcomers stick at it? JULIE DAWSON is unusual. There was a moment when she and her family visited St John’s, Mossley, in Manchester, in 2004. Subscriber only

Simon Parke: Battle of the experts IN THE chill light of dawn, economist and poet face each other. Subscriber only	The C of E should nurture theology When did the Church of England start being embarrassed by theology? Subscriber only

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