Showing posts with label Church of England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Church of England. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Church of England Faces Controversy Over Insincere Conversions to Gain Asylum

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  The Telegraph reports on the controversy in Britain over whether the Church of England has been misled into converting Muslim migrants wh...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

British House of Commons Debates Role of Bishops in House of Lords

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In Britain last week (July 6), the House of Commons held a 90-minute debate on current law which gives 26 bishops of the Church of England t...
Sunday, May 07, 2023

King Charles Coronation Ceremony for First Time Includes Participation by Non-Anglican Faith Leaders

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The Church of England has published ( full text ) the 42-page  Authorized Liturgy for the Coronation Rite of His Majesty King Charles III  a...
Sunday, September 11, 2022

UK Government Issues Suggestions For Places of Worship To Take Part In Mourning For Queen

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In Britain last Friday, the government's Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities issued National Mourning Period: Guidance ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Britain Moves To Coronavirus Closures, Including Churches

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Yesterday in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced  stay-at-home restrictions for the country to combat the spread of COVID-19. He...
Monday, November 25, 2019

Church of England Issues New Document On Christian- Jewish Relations

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The Church of England last week released a new study titled God’s Unfailing Word-- Theological and Practical Perspectives on Christian–Jewis...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Church of England Court Permits Exhumation of Atheist From Hallowed Ground

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The Hertfordshire Mercury reports on an unusual decision in Britain last week by a Church of England Consistory Court.  In In re Chestnut C...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Britain's Court of Appeals Rules Against Gay Priest's Employment Discrimination Claim

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In  Pemberton v Inwood , (EWCA , March 22, 2018), the England and Wales Court of Appeal ruled against Jeremy Pemberton, a gay Church of Engl...
Friday, October 14, 2016

English Consistory Courts Deny Requested Headstone Inscriptions

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In England, Consistory Courts are ecclesiastical courts with jurisdiction over Church of England property and churchyards.  Two recent Cons...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Major British Theater Chains Reject Church of England Ad

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The three largest movie chains in Britain-- Odeon, Cineworld and Vue-- all have policies against accepting political or religious advertisin...
Monday, June 15, 2015

800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta; What Did It Have To Do With Religious Freedom?

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Today is widely celebrated as the 800th anniversary of King John's placing his seal on the Magna Carta ( full text ) at the demand of r...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

British Parliament Passes Measure To Permit Women Bishops In Church of England

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In Britain yesterday, the House of Commons debated and gave final Parliamentary approval to the Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordin...
Friday, July 25, 2014

In Britain, Theology Student's Unemployment Benefits Ended For Attending Communion Instead of Interview

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Church Times today reports on a decision in Britain, upheld on appeal, to cut off the unemployment benefits of a theology student because h...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Church of England Issues Pastoral Guidance on Same-Sex Marriage

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In Britain last week, the House of Bishops of the Church of England issued Pastoral Guidance on Same Sex Marriage  ( full text ) in response...
Friday, November 29, 2013

British Employment Appeal Tribunal Remands Unfair Dismissal Claim By Church of England Rector

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In  Sharpe v The Worcester Diocesan Board Of Finance Ltd. , (UK EAT, Nov. 28, 2013), Britain's Employment Appeal Tribunal remanded for f...