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Not a single issue

Ernest Skublics challenges those who wish to stay for a quiet life Whether we are indeed going forward in faith or just playing for time and equivocating may be a matter of interpretation. One must hope it is, and will [...]

Mission blocking

Julian Mann argues that the heritage lobby is unknowingly doing the devil's work The devil, according to orthodox Christian theology, is the implacable enemy of God and of his Christ. He is, therefore, the enemy of the Church, the gathering [...]

Reviewing the story 2

Paul Benfield, a member of its House of Clergy, continues his survey of exactly how the women priests legislation made its progress through General Synod in the late Eighties and early Nineties The draft legislation to permit woman to be [...]

Mots justes

Francis Gardom on 'the courage of my convictions' The words 'Courage' and 'Conviction' have a favourable ring. We admire courage, whilst deploring the lack of convictions (in the sense of'being convinced') displayed by our fellow beings. Whilst it's often laudable [...]

Still a way to go

Simon Killwick, Chairman of the Catholic Group in Synod, explains the complex procedural timetable before definitive legislation can be voted on and why there is still a way to go The General Synod met in July in an incredibly hyped-up [...]

What is a promise?

Geoffrey Kirk revisits the problems created by the rejection of proper provision and considers the serious implications for the Church of England of reneging on recent promises When Alice reached the other side of the Looking Glass, she found that [...]

comment

There is no denying that the medical research industry is a major part of the UK economy, and we are all the beneficiaries of the wealth it brings. Nevertheless, it would be wise to consider more carefully the nature and [...]

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