Tag: Church Of England

The Queen of England, head of the Church of England, spoke to her bishops and acknowledged that atheists possess virtue and contribute to the life of the nation.

As a member of the British False Memory Society, I and others like me are portrayed as giving comfort to child sex abusers. Is it worth suing our accusers?

The Church of England’s ruling council has passed a motion calling on Church leaders to emphasise the compatibility of belief in both God and science.

Randy Cohen discusses whether it’s ok to criticize the Vatican’s attempts to poach Anglicans who disagree with the Church of England’s acceptance of gay and women priests.  “If a secular institution, Wal-Mart or Microsoft, for example, made a similar offer — Tired of leadership positions being open to women and gay employees? Join us! — it would be slammed for appealing to bigotry.”

A senior clergyman has blamed Jeremy Clarkson for driving away potential applicants to a church posting in the Black Country after the Top Gear presenter described the area as the worst place in the world.

A new independent panel to investigate cases of alleged abuse where the police have taken no action has been unveiled by the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

A law allowing 16-year-olds to opt out of prayers in assembly devalues and marginalizes religion in schools, warns Dr. Barry Morgan, the Archbishop of Wales.

‘It is a pity they have not put in a funeral for grandma as well,’ critic jokes

Bishops in the US dealt a death blow to hopes for unity in the worldwide Anglican Church when they approved in principle services for same-sex partnerships.

The Church of England is considering cuts in the number of bishops and dioceses amid growing complaints that its structure is top-heavy and out of step with falling congregations.

A senior Church of England bishop has called on homosexuals to repent and “be changed” in comments that have infuriated equality campaigners.

If recent trends are any guide, many Church of England parishes will have been cheered by higher attendances at Easter services. The last published statistics for 2006/7 show rises of 7 and 5 per cent in church going at Christmas and Easter.

Britain is no longer a Christian nation and the Church of England could die out within a generation, an Anglican bishop has warned.

Leaders of the UK’s main religions appeal to their followers to support a campaign to register as organ donors. The Church of England, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, the head of the U.K. Hindu Council and the Chief Rabbi have all said that organ donation after death is both permitted and encouraged by their respective religions. The Church of England went farther, calling it a “Christian duty.”

A majority in the U.K. think offering school places on religious grounds could undermine community cohesion, claims a survey.

An atheist is trying to get himself “de-baptised” from the Church of England because he believes he was accepted into the religion without his consent.

Religious groups have joined together to reject Lib Dem calls for faith schools to be banned from selecting children by religion.

Removing faith schools’ rights to admit pupils on the basis of religion would be a perverse and unjust way of responding to demand for places religious leaders warned today.

Almost two thirds of the Church of England General Synod believe Christians are the victims of discrimination in the workplace.

Christianity is not just something that happens between consenting adults behind closed doors a bishop has said as support grows for the receptionist who faces the sack in a row with her school over religion.