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| His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman is set to cause more controversy with a new book denying Jesus was the son of God. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, due to be published at Easter, argues St Paul came up with the “story” that Jesus had a divine link. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Sentinel - September 2009 |
| A 50-year-old woman from southern Italy who visited Lourdes in a wheelchair after suffering from nerve disease has experienced a total cure and can now walk again. Doctors have said science cannot explain her cure, while her local bishop considers it a miracle. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Universe - September 2009 |
| A Christian leader has called on all the Churches in the UK to unite in opposition against the British National Party. Addressing the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland conference at Westminster Cathedral Hall, Rev Arlington Trotman of the Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe, said the power of speaking together as a single voice could not be underestimated. Rev Trotman described parallels today with the conditions in the 1920s and ‘30s in Germany. “A political vacuum was created and people came into that vacuum, the same is happening now,” said Rev Trotman, who warned of the danger of “decent people saying and doing nothing”. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Universe - 11 October 2009 |
| The number of people who took A-level religious studies this year rose by 4.7% from 2008. As students received their results last week, the Church of England said the sixth consecutive increase showed that interest in the subject was high. Jane Brooke, the Church of England’s RE development consultant, comments: “Young people are saying that matters of faith are worth studying as a way of helping them form their own viewpoints. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The War Cry- August 2009 |
| The Quakers, one of the most respected religious movements in the world, reignited debate on same-gender unions after agreeing to perform marriage ceremonies for gay couples. The body, also known as the Religious Society of Friends, already offers religious blessings to couples in religious partnerships. Last Friday, at its annual meeting at York University, the movement – long seen as a liberal organisation – opted to extend this to same sex weddings. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Church Of England- August 2009 |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told Christians to recommend their “values” to wider society, but Christians have united with secularists to challenge his understanding of the term. In an interview Mr Brown said: “I think the idea that you can say: ‘What I do in my own life is privatised and I’m not going to try to suggest that these are values that can bind your society together‘ would be wrong.” These values were already the bedrock of social conduct, the Prime Minister said: “I think the role of religion and faith in what people sometimes call the public square is incredibly important. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Church Of England- August 2009 |
| Methodists could be barred from joining the groups such as the British National Party (BNP). This was after the 2009 Conference meeting in Wolverhampton resolved that being a member of organisations whose constitutions, aims or objectives promote racism is ‘not consistent with being a Methodist’. As well as being at odds with Methodist Church membership, affiliation with racist organisations is also ‘inconsistent’ with being employed to represent or speak on behalf of the Church, declared the conference. The Methodist Church is believed to be the first UK denomination to back such a move, which regularly targets, but is not limited to, the BNP. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Salvationist- July 2009 |
| Kendal Town Council could face legal action from one of its councillors over its traditional prayers before meetings, it was reported. Green Party councillor Enda Farrell wants the prayers scrapped or held in a different room as a matter of ‘equality’. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now- July 2009 |
| The oldest Bible in the world has been digitally pieced together from remains in the UK, Germany, Egypt and Russia to become available free online. More than 800 pages and fragments of Codex Sinaiticus (roughly translated as ‘Book Form Sinai’) can be viewed at www.codexsinaiticus.org. For users who do not read the 1.600-year old Greek, it has been translated and cross-referenced alongside the photographed parchment leaves. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Salvationist- July 2009 |
| In June, World Bible Translation Centre (WBTC) released a new version of the Bible in updated Arabic language. Although the Bible has been available in Arabic since 1860, WBTC’s Easy-to-Read Arabic Bible is the first translation since then, and replaces outdated vocabulary and grammar of the previous translation. The project required almost ten years of work. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now- July 2009 |
| A recent survey of churchgoers indicates that our understanding of the Bible and our confidence in its trustworthiness is poor. The survey, which was commissioned by the Alliance and Bible Society, revealed that only 14% of non-leaders were “very confident” (and 51% “fairly confident”) about their Bible knowledge. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Idea- August 2009 |
| There may be a God after all, the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) declared. Its Central Committee established a Religion Commission to create a united front with religious progressives against the forces of imperialism and market capitalism. Writing in the party newspaper the People’s Weekly World, the chairman of the Religion Commission Tim Yeager, said the party sought to “reach out to religious people and communities, to find ways of improving our coalition work with them, and to welcome people of faith into the party. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Church of England- June 2009 |
| New Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti ‘likes a little help from above’, according to the Daily Mail. The football coach holds a cross in his hand whenever he is on the touchline during a game. The cross comes from the shrine of Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy, which Mr Ancelotti visits every year. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The War Cry- June 2009 |
| The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has been nominated as the ‘most respected living Christian' in a recent poll. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, did not fare so well, receiving just three per cent of votes compared to Archbishop Sentamu’s 14 per cent. The result will please those who believe Dr Sentamu should stand for Archbishop of Canterbury in future years. Just two months ago Dr Rowan Williams himself told listeners to Radio 4’s Profile programme that he believed Dr John Sentamu would make a good Archbishop of Canterbury. Conducted by ComRes for Premier Christian Radio the poll asked churchgoers: “Which living Christian, currently in the public eye, do you respect the most?” with the majority of respondents suggesting the Archbishop of York. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Church of England- June 2009 |
| The BBC announced in April that it is to take advice on its religious programming from the new Standing Conference on Religion and Belief, an independent committee replacing the old Central Religious Advisory Committee. Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association (BHA) will sit on the committee. He is expected to push for an increased contribution from humanists on Radio 4’s religious slot, Thought for the Day. Prominent atheists such as A.C. Grayling and Phillip Pullman welcomed the move to allow ‘non-religious’ groups to influence religious programming. The BHA includes in its aims “an end to the privileged position of religion” in areas of the public sphere, including broadcasting. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now- June 2009 |
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