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Regular readers will be aware that I have little time for the Royal Family. But today – and without hesitation or any hint of sarcasm – I invite you to join me in saying three cheers for Her Majesty. Hip, hip, hip, hooray! What, I hear some bemused reade
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Please give a full name and location when posting. Comments without this information may be deleted. Recommend: Given the lengthening thread of comments with regard to my previous post on this topic, I want to try to refocus the discussion afresh. I have
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Britain became engulfed in a culture war last week as secularists and believers clashed over the role of religion in public life. Even the Queen intervened to defend the Church of England's role. Richard Dawkins, whose survey about Christianity in the UK
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When the show first aired in 1989, the intended star was Homer’s son, Bart – a 10-year-old from brat central whose central philosophy of life, “Underachiever and proud of it”, was dutifully embraced by a target audience of adolescents. Only later, as the
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By WILL HUTTON AND RICHARD DAWKINS - THE OBSERVER Added: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:51:53 UTC Britain became engulfed in a culture war last week as secularists and believers clashed over the role of religion in public life. Even the Queen intervened to defend t
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Faith groups and politicians are to join forces in a bid to raise awareness of the importance of RE in schools. The Religious Education Council of England and Wales said it was backing the creation of a new all party parliamentary group (APPG) on the iss
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To me there’s nothing different in principle with a Catholic adoption agency, or indeed Methodist adoption agency, saying the rules in our community are different and therefore the law shouldn't apply to us. Why not then say sharia can be applied to diff
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THE congregation at a fire-damaged church hope to be back in the building this Sunday to worship. Messages of support have been sent from Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Colin Fletcher, Bishop of Dorchester, after fire ripped through St Mary
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16 Chwefror 2012 Diweddarwyd 12:50 Mae Dr Williams eisoes wedi cyfieithu cerddi Waldo Williams i'r Saesneg Gwaith Waldo Williams yw testun darlith Archesgob Caergaint ym mis Mawrth. Mae Dr Rowan Williams yn edmygu'n fawr waith y bardd a'r heddychwr o Sir
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"Our religions provide critical guidance for the way we live our lives and for the way in which we treat each other," the Queen said in an address to the leaders of eight religions. "This gathering is a reminder of how much we owe the nine major religiou
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Archbishop Rowan Williams hosted a multi-faith reception today for Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Lambeth Palace. His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs Williams received Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke o
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By - - BBC NEWS Added: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:36:43 UTC The Queen spoke to the Archbishop of Canterbury, right, and the Catholic Church's Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor The Queen has spoken of her belief that the Church of England has "a duty to protect th
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The Queen, who was attending a multi-faith reception at Lambeth Palace in central London met with members of the Church of England including Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. Joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen arrived in a regal red en
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is shown the Ampulla and Coronation Spoon, which was used at her Coronation in 1953, by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams as her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and other guests watch, during a multi
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It was a sultry late June afternoon in 2009 when New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson walked along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue and handed cups of water to those who were marching in New York City’s annual Pride parade. He stressed the Biblical importance o
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Comments come after High Court supports ban of prayers at meetings'The Church has a duty to protect free practice of all faiths in this country' Defence of the Church: Queen used a speech at Lambeth Palace to remind the nation of the importance of 'Angli
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15 February 2012 Last updated at 10:53 ET The Queen spoke to the Archbishop of Canterbury, right, and the Catholic Church's Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor The Queen has described the concept of an established Church as "occasionally misunderstood" and "
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'LOVE FREE OR DIE' - Bishop Gene Robinson's Story Wins at Sundance Film Festival COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue www.virtueonline.org February 12, 2012 New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson has done something and gone to a place that no other bishop
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In February 2008 the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, delivered a lecture called “Civil and Religious Law in England: a Religious Perspective”. The title sounded innocent enough, but the archbishop’s comments on the Islamic legal code – or shari
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William Stringfellow is one of the most intriguing modern American theologians, but you’re far from alone if you haven’t heard of him. Rowan Williams, Stanley Hauerwas, Jim Wallis, and Daniel Berrigan have all been influenced by his work, yet since his d
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Rowan Douglas Williams (born 14 June 1950 in Swansea, Wales) is an Anglican bishop and theologian. He is the current (104th) Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003. Full Article
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