Posts Tagged ‘uk’
Arts & Culture
Marcus Mumford and the trouble with labels
Labels can be helpful when, for instance, applied to cans of soup or barrels of toxic waste. But they are less so when affixed to human beings – particularly when labels are meant to summarize, indelibly, one's spiritual identity.
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Rising Theologian: Contest to find the UK’s next top theologian
The London School of Theology is trying to get people in the United Kingdom talking about theology via its Rising Theologian contest. The contest is open to UK residents over 18-years-old and up, could net an up-and-coming theo...
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Church of England OK’s (celibate) gay bishops
The Church of England on Friday (Jan. 4) confirmed that it has dropped its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops — but only if they agree to remain celibate.
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Owner of Christian café in UK warned by police against exhibiting Bible verses
A man in the UK was warned recently by police that the Christian cafe that he owns is in breach of public order laws because it shows Bible verses on a TV screen. Jamie Murray, owner of Salt and Light Café in Blackpool, was to...
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Research presents clearer profile of UK evangelical Christians
A new study of Evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom showed recently that more than half of total respondents support the Allied intercession in Libya, but three-fourths were against the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The stu...
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Methodist Church in UK will pay all employees at least living wage
The Methodist Church in the UK is paying all its employees amuch higher rate than the UK’s current legal minimum wage. The Living Wage was implemented on Sept. 1 this year, and ensures that church workers will be paid at least ...
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Anarchy in the UK: Christians call for practical action in aftermath of riots
The Bishop of London said recently that the riots that have beset the U.K. in the last few days, while appalling, are not wholly unexpected. Dr. Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, said in a statement that while the true motiva...
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Christians, Muslims unite against UK housing ban on religious artifacts
Both Muslim and Christian elderly residents in a housing complex in the UK are upset at a ban that was issued recently against religious artifacts from being displayed on the premises. The ban was announced in a letter that was...
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Bible is bedrock of U.K., symposium at House of Lords notes
A symposium was held recently at the U.K.’s House of Lords, where the Bible was lauded as the bedrock of the nation. The forum, A Celebration of Britain and the Bible, was hosted by the Christian Broadcasting Council. Speakers ...
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Catholic Medical Association head says euthanasia is widespread in UK
The president of the UK Catholic Medical Association expressed concern recently that covert euthanasia is being widely practiced in the country. Dr. Clare Walker, president of the U.K. CMA said that she believes mercy killing i...