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| Tony Blair said last night that Christians should not be afraid to speak in public about faith, even though he was once instructed not to "do God". The former prime minister laughed off the way in which his former spindoctor Alastair Campbell advised him to avoid discussing religion when he was in power. Speaking at a debate in London with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, Mr Blair spoke openly about his belief in "salvation through Jesus Christ" and attempted to explain the resurrection. He also disclosed how he once told his aides to kneel down and pray at a meeting with members of the Salvation Army. He denied praying with President George W Bush but said it would "not have been wrong" to do so. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Daily Telegraph July 25 2012 |
| In his final Easter sermon as Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Williams suggested that the tide might be turning towards a more positive view of religion from those outside it. In his sermon The Archbishop of Canterbury referred to the way in which various secular commentators ‘surprisingly float the idea that without some input from religious thinking, our ludicrous and destructive economic habits are more likely to go unchecked.’ All this suggested that from those outside the faith, there was a new ‘sense that there is something here to take seriously.’ | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Church Times – 13th April 2012 |
| The Prince of Wales paid tribute to the "beauty of holiness" in the Book of Common Prayer yesterday as he opened an exhibition exploring the relationship between royalty and religion. He rejected reservations about the "accessibility" of the 1662 edition of the Church of England's service book, saying that its value becomes clearer to people as they grow older and experience more. The Prince opened Royal Devotion - Monarchy and the Book of Common Prayer at Lambeth Palace in the company of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. The event marks the 350th anniversary of the 1662 edition. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Daily Telegraph May 2 2012 |
| A vicar who complained about 'blasphemous' comments made by Jeremy Clarkson has been told by the BBC that 'offensive language is just a part of everyday life'. The Rev Graeme Anderson said he was 'surprised and upset' after the Top Gear presenter shouted 'Jesus wept' and 'God Almighty' during a show screened on March 4. The 52-year-old has vowed never to watch the motoring programme again after receiving an 'unsatisfactory' response from the broadcaster, which claimed 'there is no consensus about words that are acceptable'. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Daily Mail - March 17 2012 |
| Clerics have spoken out in favour of same-sex marriage, as a petition that opposes a change in the law reached 100,000 signatures. Asked about their views on same-sex marriage this week, nine signatories of the letter sent to London representatives of the General Synod calling for the freedom to bless civil partnerships in church, said they would support the Governments proposals to legalise same-sex marriage. Other clergy oppose such a change. “A change in the definition of marriage to include two men or two women would seem to me to be an appropriate step in the redefinition of marriage for our particular contemporary society” said the Lead Chaplain of the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, the Reverend Robert Thompson. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Church Times – 9th March 2012 |
| The first Norwegian translation of the Bible for 30 years became the surprising bestseller of 2011. People across Norway queued in the streets overnight to get their hands on it and bookshops sold out within hours of its launch. The new edition topped the book charts there nearly every week between its publication in mid-October and the end of the year. Stine Smemo Strachan, from the Norwegian Bible Society, said: ‘We only printed 25,000 to start, but by the end of the year it had sold 79,000 copies – it’s just incredible’. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now - March 2012 |
| Writing in The Guardian, secularist Julian Baggini considered the present tensions between religion and secularism. While arguing against traditions such as the presence of bishops in the House of Lords, he suggested: ‘Something has gone wrong with secularism in Britain. Secularism, in the political sense, is not a comprehensive project to sweep religion out of public life altogether. Rather it is – or should be – a beautifully simple way of bringing together people of all faiths and none together, not a means of pitting them against each other.’ | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The War Cry - 25 February 2012 |
| Primrose Hill in London, home to celebrities such as Kate Moss and Jude Law, is divided by plans to erect a giant statue of Christ to mark the Olympic Games. The towering figure of Christ the Redeemer would stand at the spot which is popular with residents and tourists for giving the best-known vista of the capital. Some residents are outraged, complaining that the overt Christian symbolism is a step too far for what is essentially a secular event. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Salvationist - 11 February 2012 |
| A mayor who refused to judge a Hallowe’en pumpkin competition because it conflicted with his Christian beliefs has been found guilty of breaching the council’s code of conduct. Tom Wilson declined to attend the event after consulting fellow members of his Baptist church. Pagan groups complained to the council and a council committee found that he had ‘behaved in a manner which could have caused the council to breach equality enactments’. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Salvationist - 4 February 2012 |
| About 1.7 million people attend Church of England services each month, according to figures released by the denomination for the year 2010. The statistics also revealed that the number of marriages in the Church of England has risen by 4 per cent, and at least 1,000 programmes under the Fresh Expressions initiative – which offers people a different form or style of church – are reaching into communities. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The War Cry - 28 January 2012 |
| Councils across the region are waiting to learn if a controversial legal judgment will force them to change the way they say prayers at meetings. All of the region’s main authorities say prayers before full council meetings, usually led by a visiting chaplain. But a High Court Judge ruled last week that there was no lawful place for prayer during formal proceedings. It followed a challenge led by an atheist town councillor in Devon who claimed the decades-old tradition excluded non-believers. City Council Lord Mayor Terry Follows is contacting the authority’s legal boss Paul Hackney to seek clarification on whether prayers can continue unchallenged. He said: “We are a Christian country and we should be allowed to say prayers”. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Sentinel - February 13, 2012 |
| The live broadcast of a 12-hour night of worship and prayer, which began at the ‘Cave Church’ in Cairo on 11/11/11 helped unify millions of Christians across the Middle East and North Africa at this time of critical change in the Arab world. Up to 70,000 Egyptians participated. SAT-7’s involvement allowed millions to witness the event as it was televised across the region. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now, January 2012 |
| Two local councils in England in September were told to stop members praying before meetings as the practice may offend non-believers or other religious groups. Crowborough Town Council and Mayfield Parish Council, in East Sussex, were warned by the Sussex Association of Local Councils (SALC) that prayers ‘should not be part of a council meeting’. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now - December 2011 |
| Almost 70% of Britons identify themselves as Christian, according to the latest official figures published in September. The same report also confirmed figures from 2010, which revealed that only 1.5% of people say they are homosexual or bisexual. Researchers have previously claimed that between 6-10% of the population have had homosexual experiences. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now - November 2011 |
| Islamic extremists in July put up posters in an east London borough declaring it a shari’a controlled zone. The posters boldly claim: ‘You are entering a shari’a controlled zone. Islamic rules enforced’. Underneath are images indicating that smoking, alcohol and music are banned. A police spokeswoman said: ‘Officers are working closely with the local authority to have the posters removed as soon as possible.’ The posters come as a Bill in the House of Lords seeks to stop shari’a law taking root as a parallel legal system. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now September 2011 |
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