Church Times


Delay vote on women, say bishops SEVENTEEN BISHOPS have signed a letter urging the General Synod to reject moves that would allow women to be consecrated as bishops in the Church of England... Subscriber only	Be courageous, church leaders tell G8 politicians A HIGH-LEVEL GROUP of church leaders, pulled together by the Archbishop of Canterbury, this week issued a challenge to the G8 leaders to make the changes... Subscriber only	Methodists will vote on bishops in 2007 THE Methodist Church moved one step closer to adopting bishops at the annual Methodist Conference, meeting in Torquay this week. Subscriber only

God is the star of Star Wars An inter-galactic Star Wars hymn, praising Jesus as the "Force", was sung by primary-school children when they went for assembly on Wednesday. Subscriber only	UK policy on Zimbabwean refugees 'inhuman' ANGLICANS from across the world have backed the Church of England in its bid to get the Government to reverse its policy of repatriating failed asylum-seekers... Subscriber only	Feelings run high over resolution on Israeli investment The ACC meeting in Nottingham passed an amended resolution on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict after it had taken an extra session to allow the fullest... Subscriber only

Williams: 'we've held the line' THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, said on Tuesday that, overall, most of his hopes for the ACC meeting had been met. Subscriber only

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