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Leader: ‘Christ is here by power divine’ THERE is space for only a selection of the many letters received this week about swine-flu precautions. Subscriber only	Why the Church needs to welcome new weddings ‘The gospel must be translated within each developing culture’ Subscriber only	100 Years Ago A ‘fine spirit . . . crushed’ Subscriber only

Giles Fraser: Are you Anglican or C of E? Another kick in the teeth from the Archbishop of Canterbury comes this week in his reflections on the US General Convention. Subscriber only	Paul Vallely: Tell the louts they can’t carry on Celebrities are elevating bad behaviour into something admirable Subscriber only	The people behind the bombs INDONESIA, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has again fallen victim to terrorism. Subscriber only

What does the Church stand for? ‘Gone are the days when bishops blessed battleships’ Subscriber only	Simon Parke: View from a helicopter WHEN DOES the coastal walk end? Well, if you are the BBC, the answer appears to be “Never”. Subscriber only	What next for the Tamils? ‘Those who paid the final price were mostly the powerless poor’ Subscriber only

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