News from the Church of England
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Crucial third sector role for Church of England
March 16th, 2010
The third sector, including the Church of England, has a crucial role to play in using its voice to increase public demand for government action to make low carbon options available and attractive to the public.
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Dying Matters Awareness Week – Church encourages people to talk openly about dying, death and bereavement
March 16th, 2010
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Cherish your churchyard
March 5th, 2010
Thousands of growing churches are preparing to celebrate Cherishing Churchyards Week this June as part of the UN’s International Year of Biodiversity.
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Green Paper on Rights and Responsibilities could do better
March 4th, 2010
The Church of England has warned that basic human rights cannot be made contingent on the exercise of responsibilities. In a response to the Ministry of Justice Green Paper on Rights and Responsibilities, the Mission and Public Affairs Council argues that connecting rights too closely with responsibilities risks undermining the inalienable nature of fundamental human rights.
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Inspection report on ministerial training institute published
March 2nd, 2010
The Church of England today publishes the inspection report on one of its ministerial training institutes: the South East Institute for Theological Education.
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Response to the Director of Public Prosecutions’ Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide
February 25th, 2010
The Mission and Public Affairs Division of the Church of England has responded to the Director of Public Prosecutions’ Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide.
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Church completes independent child protection survey across dioceses
February 24th, 2010
The Church of England has completed an extensive exercise reviewing the outcomes of the Church’s handling of past concerns about child protection.
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Church ready to 'say one for you' - Bishops across the country hit the streets for 'pray day'
February 17th, 2010
A new web-based service from the CofE lets people across the country confidentially share their hopes and concerns anonymously in the form of a prayer – and also have those thoughts offered to God by a bishop.
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Government backing for proposals on mandatory labelling of alcoholic products welcomed
February 17th, 2010
The Church of England has welcomed the backing given by the Government for the proposals on mandatory labelling of alcoholic products in the latest Select Committee Report on Alcohol.
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From prison to pulpit - Lent 2010
February 16th, 2010
In prison, on the road, carbon fasting, appeals, lectures and books - these are just some of the ways the Church of England is marking Lent 2010 across the country, with details and resources being shared at www.cofe.anglican.org/lent2010
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