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Giles Fraser: A spiritual detox for a City-dweller I ought to hate everything about Greenbelt. But I love it, and always have. Subscriber only	Paul Vallely: Why all the vitriolic Blair-baiting? A vocal minority is attempting to rewrite history by constantly telling us what “most people” think about Mr Blair. Subscriber only	Don’t worry about doctors’ faith At the end of life, patients’ wishes are more important than doctors’ views, says Idris Baker Subscriber only

Leader: Keeping body and soul together A new survey of 1700 ministers suggests that they not only matched obesity rates in other professions: they surpassed them by ten per cent. Subscriber only	100 years ago: Le Sillon condemned The Church Times, September 2nd, 1910. Subscriber only	Beyond regret and guilt to true contrition How many Christians really feel that their sins are grievous, and that the burden of them is intolerable, wonders James Woodward Subscriber only

Tweeting can be good for the soul The Twitter phenomenon can help the Christian life, writes Peter Graystone Subscriber only	A question of questions Somewhere along the line the Church’s question had changed from “Is it true?” to “Is it compatible with our present understanding of Christian doctrine?”... Subscriber only	The other tragedy in Pakistan When the floods recede, the blasphemy scandal should be addressed, says Peter Riddell Subscriber only

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