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UNIQUENESS OF CHRIST: Bishops asked for help in pressing Christian claims THE SYNOD has asked the House of Bishops to report on their understanding of the uniqueness of Christ in the multifaith society of Britain Subscriber only	DRAINAGE BILLS: Water charges are taxation, Synod told THE SYNOD has expressed concern about the effect on many parishes of the sudden and very large rises in water charges Subscriber only	YOUTH LITURGY: Request for teenage eucharistic prayers rejected DRAFTING eucharistic prayers aimed at teenagers would be a waste of time and effort, the Synod was told on Thursday afternoon last week Subscriber only

ANGLICAN COVENANT: Wide-ranging opinions on the St Andrew’s Draft SYNOD MEMBERS had the opportunity to comment in detail on the House of Bishops’ draft response to the St Andrew’s Draft of the Anglican Covenant Subscriber only	ASYLUM: Let asylum-seekers work, urges Synod THE SYNOD has called on the Government to give asylum-seekers the right to work Subscriber only	INTERFAITH WITNESS: Update given on bridge-building effort THE SYNOD debated interfaith relations when it took note of the report by the Presence and Engagement Task Group of the Mission and Public Affairs Council... Subscriber only

RETREAT HOUSES: Fears for diocesan quiet places USE OR LOSE the diocesan retreat houses was the message Subscriber only	CHURCH FEES: ‘Brown envelopes’ debated NEW draft legislation about parochial and other church fees came to the Synod for the first time on Tuesday morning. Subscriber only	CLIMATE AND LAND THE SYNOD rejected a suggested review of church legislation as a means of enabling environmental considerations to balance financial ones when church... Subscriber only

FINANCIAL CRISIS: Members have an economics seminar THE SYNOD sought to inform itself about the financial downturn and banking crisis by means of a question-and-answer session on Tuesday afternoon. Subscriber only	PENSIONS THE CHURCH has two categories of employers who have a statutory obligation to make pension contributions to the Church of England Funded Pensions Scheme... Subscriber only	CHURCH'S VOICE: Faith is ‘not a private matter’ CONCERN about “religious illiteracy” in society found its voice in a debate on a Chester diocesan motion on Tuesday afternoon. Subscriber only

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: ‘The white van that slows down in my parish in the middle of the day . . .’ THE SYNOD expressed concern over human trafficking for prostitution Subscriber only	FAREWELLS THE Archbishop of Canterbury said that they had hoped to have Sheila Cameron with them in order to say goodbye to her as Dean of the Arches, Subscriber only	QUESTIONS THE House of Bishops has no intention of calling for a national day of prayer and repentance about the current financial crisis Subscriber only

MISCELLANEOUS LEGACIES to “the Church of England” will in future be automatically deemed to be to the Archbishops’ Council. Subscriber only	CRISIS RESPONSE: ‘We have been stealing from the next generation’ THE implications of the financial crisis and the recession were debated by the General Synod on Thursday afternoon last week Subscriber only

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