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The British Library aims to raise funds to buy the St Cuthbert Gospel, the earliest intact European book. The book was produced in the 7th century and was buried alongside Cuthbert on Lindisfarne. It was later found in the churchman’s coffin after his body had been moved to Durham Cathedral. Since 1979, the book has been on long-term loan to the British Library, where it is on display. Last year, the British Library was given first option to acquire it. The British Library is in the process of raising £9 million for the book by next march.
Religion/Spirituality	The War Cry 30 July 2011



Israeli scholars in June confirmed the authenticity of a burial box linked to the high priest who condemned Jesus to death. After three years of testing the stone chest, or ossuary, the Israel Antiquities Authority confirmed that it is around 2,000 years old and that the inscription (‘Miriam, daughter of Yeshua, son of Caiaphas, priest of Maaziah from Beth Imri’) is genuine. The ossuary was designed to store the bones of Caiaphas’s granddaughter.
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelicals Now August 2011



'A soldier who says that prayer saved him as he fell to earth with a failed parachute is training to be a vicar,' reported The Sun. According to the paper, Lance Corporal Jamie Kidd was falling at 100 mph and was 600 feet from hitting the ground when his main and reserve parachute refused to open. After praying to God, Jamie heard a voice, saying: ‘I am with you. I am God. Don’t worry.’ A second later Jamie’s parachute worked and he landed on his feet. ‘The first thing I did was thank God,’ he said.
Religion/Spirituality	The War Cry 16 July 2011



Hundreds of people gathered at Edinburgh Castle to be among the first to write verses in a digital Bible. The Scottish Bible Society and Bible Society of England and Wales are taking digital tablets to places in the UK and inviting people to use a digital pen to write at least two verses, which will be uploaded to the internet. The project commemorates the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. At the end of the project a paper copy of the Bible will also be created. For more information visit thepeoplesbible.org
Religion/Spirituality	The War Cry 2 July 2011



Christians are dying for their faith at the rate of one every five minutes, Italian sociologist Massimo Introvigne told and EU Conference in Hungary…The January 2011 issue of the International Bulletin of Missionary Research reported the number of Christian martyrs per year peaked at around 160,000 in the year 2000.
Religion/Spirituality	Salvationist 2 July 2011



A global survey has found that in most Western countries except the US, religion is viewed negatively, while the opposite is the case in Muslim countries. When asked whether they believe religion ‘provides the common values and ethical foundations that diverse societies need to thrive in the 21st century’, just 29% of people in the UK said yes, the sixth lowest result, behind Sweden, France, Spain and Japan. In contrast, 92% of people in Saudi Arabia responded positively to this statement, 69% in India and 65% in the United States. In Russia, 59% of people asked said they agreed with this statement. Italy found 50 % being positive.
Religion/Spirituality	Christianity July 2011



Billboards that were meant to promote inter-religious harmony have provoked controversy in Australia. The billboards carrying the slogan ‘Jesus: a prophet of Islam’ were erected last week in the Sydney Districts of Darlinghurst, Rozelle and Rosehill.
Religion/Spirituality	Church Of England June 10, 2011



Iranian news agency Mohabat News reported a Muslim cleric, Ayotallah Sobhani, as saying that about 600 people have converted to Christianity in the city of Neyshabour. Open Doors International which provides training and support for Muslim converts in Iran, credits the conversions to Christian satellite TV stations and the Internet. ‘One burglar stumbled upon a sermon in the Farsi language while trying out his stolen satellite dish,’ states a report from the charity. ‘After giving his life to Christ, he told his friends, who also worked in the world of crime, and today they form a house church of 12’.
Religion/Spirituality	Christianity July 2011



Lord Patten, the new chairman of the BBC Trust, has hit out at the intolerance of atheists. Chris Patten, one of the highest profile lay Catholics in public life, is also Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He was the last governor of Hong Kong and former chairman of the Conservative Party. He said it was ‘curious that atheists have proved to be so intolerant of those who have a faith’.
Religion/Spirituality	Salvationist May 21 2011



Leaders of non-Christian faith groups should be invited to sit alongside bishops in the House of Lords, an historian who contributed to a commission on reform of the second chamber has suggested. John Smith, an architectural historian, argues that, although bishops should remain ‘in the majority’, ‘an interdenominational and interfaith college’ would ‘broaden faith representation’.
Religion/Spirituality	Salvationist May 21 2011



Sacrificing the Bible’s place in society will cause moral decay, the Bishop of London has warned. Speaking at a symposium on the Bible in the House of Lords this week, the Right Reverend Richard Chartres said that “culture and civilisation” were founded on scripture. “The economy and politics must have ground beneath them,” he said. “In Britain that ground has been biblical since our earliest days – and you do not sacrifice that without sacrificing much of what has been built upon that ground.” He went on to say that “concepts of dignity and tolerance” will be very difficult to sustain without a solid Christian grounding.
Religion/Spirituality	The Church Of England Newspaper May 27 2011



The Government will soon allow gay couples to wed in religious buildings, according to the Equalities Office. The Evangelical Alliance expressed concerns that the voluntary rules will soon be made mandatory. The Christian Institute, Reform, Affinity and The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches issued a joint statement raising concerns about the move.
Religion/Spirituality	Christianity, April 2011



Church leaders are concerned that dioceses could be sued for thousands of pounds if parishes refuse to allow gay groups to use their halls. Their fears have been sparked by legal advice given to a diocese in England and Wales that a refusal would amount to discrimination under the equality act, which came into effect last October. This could lead to legal action and the prospect of having to pay damages of between £600 and £30,000 plus legal costs were they to lose a case.
Religion/Spirituality	The Tablet (Salvationist) - 5th March 2011



The Humanist Campaign telling people what to tick on the 2011 Census Form is misconceived and unnecessary, claims Theos, the public theology think tank. The campaign, launched today, tells people to tick ‘no religion’ on the Census form later this month. It is based on atheists’ frustration that so many people (37 million in England and Wales) said they were Christian in the last census in 2001.
Religion/Spirituality	Theos Think Tank - March 2011



Regarding Baroness Warsi’s comments on prejudice towards Muslims in the UK, the former Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, in January stated that diversity in the UK needs to be based on traditional Christian values. He said, ‘I know from personal experience that extremism as a mindset is spreading throughout the Muslim world. We do not want it to spread here through the teaching of hate and the radicalisation of the young. That is why we must distinguish between those Muslims who want to live peacefully with their non-Muslim neighbours and those who wish to introduce shari’a into this country, restrict freedom of speech and confine women to their homes, not to speak of introducing draconian punishments such as death for blasphemy recently awarded to a poor Christian woman in Pakistan. ‘If relations are to improve between Muslims and other people in the world, these are the kind of issues that must be tackled.’
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelicals Now, March 2011

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