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Church of England

Cake or death?

by Barney on 2 February 2009

I have to admit I was rather taken with this alternative to the atheist slogan that has appeared on buses in London and elsewhere.
I realize this is a rather culturally and religiously specific joke and may need decoding – but not too much. So here goes:
C of E = Church of England
Cake or Death? Well, [...]

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Bishop condemns arrest of Iranian Baha’i leadership

by Barney on 31 May 2008

Bishop Tom Butler

The Rt Revd Dr Tom Butler, Anglican Bishop of Southwark, has issued a statement on behalf of the Church of England, condemning the arrests on 14 May of members of the Bahá’í leadership group in Iran.
The Bahá’í community has for long played a distinguished role in fostering positive inter faith relations in this country both [...]

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General Synod of the Church of England

by Barney on 23 February 2008

The Dean’s Yard, Westminster Abbey © Mirsasha under a Creative Commons licence.
I should start by saying I’d intended to post this some days ago, but found myself overtaken by pressure of work.
On 14th February the Faith Communities Forum (which is part of the Inter Faith Network for the UK) met in Church House at the [...]

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Dining with the Lord Mayor and a room full of bishops

by Barney on 15 February 2008

There’s dining, and then there’s banqueting.
Every two years or so, the Lord Mayor of the City of London (not to be confused with the London Mayor – two different offices and two different people) holds a dinner for the Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of England. He also invites the dignitaries of other churches [...]

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