The Rt Rev Richard Chartres was responding to demands from clergy on the right to hold ceremonies on their premisesThe bishop of London has rejected calls for civil partnerships to be registered in the capital’s churches, citing unity and the age of au…
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Synod urged to vote against the Archbishops’ motion on women
WOMEN AND THE CHURCH (WATCH) has expressed strong opposition to the Diocese of Manchester’s amendment to the General Synod Measure for the ordination of women bishops in a manner first proposed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. The amendment…
Churches unite to oppose gay marriage plans
CHURCHES IN England and Wales are opposing the Coalition Government’s plans to introduce gay marriage. Lynn Featherstone (Lib Dem), Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Equalities Office, has announced that she is to open a formal consultatio…
Egyptian comic Adel Imam jailed for insulting Islam
Actor sentenced to three months in case brought by lawyer with ties to Islamist groups gaining power in post-Mubarak EgyptOne of the Arab world’s most famous comic actors Adel Imam has received a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films a…
London clergy want to conduct civil partnerships in churches
LONDON CLERGY have written to The Times calling for priests to be given discretion over holding civil partnership services in their churches. The call comes days after the Archbishop of York and other Church leaders hit out at Government plans to permi…
More antisemitic crimes recorded in Manchester than London last year
Northern city reports 20% more incidents than the capital, despite having a Jewish population a fraction of the sizeMore antisemitic incidents were recorded in Manchester than in London last year, despite the capital having a Jewish community almost se…
Wesley Owen may close all but one of its stores
The Christian bookshop chain Wesley Owen has announced that it may close all but one of its chain of shops. The move is being blamed on the economic pressures of running high street shops alongside the growing trade in the company’s online business, …
Churches back minimum price on alcohol
Prime Minister David Cameron is being urged to stand up to the drinks lobby and introduce a minimum price per unit on alcohol. The call comes from a coalition of Churches and charities, who are concerned about the effects of cheap alcohol on social coh…
Roadblocks appearing for the Ordinariate
Former Anglicans who subsequently entered the Roman Catholic Church before Pope Benedict XVI may join the Anglican Ordinariate, a Catholic bishop has confirmed. However, concerns that roadblocks are being thrown up by the Catholic hierarchy may dampe…
Manchester vicar jailed for immigration fraud
A Manchester vicar has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for immigration fraud. On 26 January 2012 the Bolton Crown Court sentenced the Rev Canon Patrick Magumba following a guilty plea entered last December on one count of conspiracy…
