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DESPITE CONCERN for his Asked by the BBC if he caretaker before he retired falls to IS forces, Canon safety, the ‘Vicar of Bagh- would advise his congrega- back to northern Iraq. White worries, there will be dad’, Canon Andrew White, tion to leave Baghdad he Writing in the Mail on ‘no hope for Christians. is refusing to leave his post. replied: “I have always said Sunday, Canon White said They are running out of Although suffering from to our people ‘I’m not gong he had just returned from places to go’. Multiple Sclerosis, Canon to leave you, you don’t leave making a secret visit to Canon White took White is remaining at St me’. Now I can’t say that any Qaraqosh. He said the town £300,000 with him to distrib- George’s Church in Bagh- longer. If I tell them not to stands 90 per cent empty ute relief to those in need. dad’s Red Zone. The church leave I’m saying ‘You’ve got and that the majority of the He has appealed for prayers has been damaged five times to be prepared to die for town’s 50,000 Christians and more financial support by bombs in the past three your faith’.” have fled. After confessing but he also now calls for mil- years. Anglican Communion that he had seen ‘countless itary action against the IS He told one news agency News Service reports Canon terrible things’ since he first and for Britain to be ready to that even in Baghdad people White saying that the child went to Iraq, he added: “But accept Christian refugees are terrified and that the he had baptised had been I have never witnessed any- from Iraq. Islamic State (IS) has estab- ‘cut in half’ by IS in the thing on the scale, or which “It is a terrible thing to lished hidden cells in the Christian town of Qaraqosh. has affected me quite so wish but I now believe that city that are making people On Friday, in an emotional dreadfully as on this visit to military action of some sort feel under threat. “The num- interview, he said the boy the north of Iraq.” is necessary, if only to ber of kidnappings has who he baptised only five He reported finding 30,000 reduce the movement of IS soared and people do not years ago had been named refugees in the Kurdish capi- tanks, their soldiers and know what is happening Andrew after him. The tal of Irbil, ‘forming a new their power and authority on next,” he said. father had been the church’s Christian suburb’. If Irbil the ground,” he wrote. Archbishop: We should welcome Iraqi asylum-seekers By Amaris Cole tians and other religious minorities are being killed and familiar in countries around the world, including Syria, face terrible suffering.” South Sudan and the Central African Republic,” he said THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury has joined calls for He added: “The international community must docu- last week. the UK borders to be opened for asylum seekers from ment human rights abuses being committed in north- The Archbishop is among many Twitter users to Iraq, fleeing the violence of the Islamic State. ern Iraq so that future prosecutions can take place. It is change his display picture to the Arabic symbol for ‘n’, The Most Rev Justin Welby said it is ‘extremely important and necessary for the international commu- in solidarity with the Nazarenes [Christians] being per- important’ that aid efforts are supported and that those nity to challenge the culture of impunity which has secuted. who have been displaced are able to find safety. allowed these atrocities to take place.” “We must continue to cry to God for peace and justice “I believe that, like France, the United Kingdom’s But he warned against forgetting that the events in and security throughout the world. Those suffering doors should be open to refugees, as they have been Iraq were actually ‘part of an evil pattern around the such appalling treatment in Iraq are especially in my throughout history.” world where Christians and other minorities are being prayers at this time.” The Archbishop said in a statement last week that killed and persecuted for their faith’. The statement drew praise from many commentators, what is being seen ‘violates brutally people’s right to “Only this week I received an email from a friend in including Damian Thompson in The Spectator, who freedom of religion and belief, as set out under Article Northern Nigeria about an appalling attack on a village, called it ‘brave and perfectly judged’. 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’. where Christians were killed because of their faith in He wrote: “What an outstanding representative of Archbishop Welby said: “The horrific events in Iraq Jesus Christ. English Christianity he is turning out to be – in sorry rightly call our attention and sorrow yet again. Chris- “Such horrific stories have become depressingly contrast to his predecessor.”

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Diocese of Chichester Chichester Diocese is running a special #HarvestFever twitter campaign to highlight harvest CHURCHIN festivals across Sussex. Mark Betson, Chichester Diocesan Rural Officer, said: “This is a perfect opportunity for our churches to involve the wider community and also to be part of a very special national project through www.aharvestnearyou.com.” Churches across the country are being encouraged to support Bring Home the Harvest campaign as part of next month’s British Food Fortnight, BFF, which encourages community organisations ENGLAND and schools to learn more about UK food and support British producers. Canon Dr Jill Hopkinson, the Church of England’s national rural officer, said: “Harvest Festival is not just a quaint tradition carried on by the rural church but an opportunity in the modern world to reconnect with food, farming and the countryside. Harvest Festival is also a time to have fun in praising God and to share food together.”

Diocese of Lichfield Diocese of Southwell Lichfield Cathedral has announced the appointment of Jason Dyer as its and Nottingham new Commercial Development Director. Jason is currently the Development Director, and most recently the acting CEO, of Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. Mr Geoffrey Bond The duties for the new Director will include capital fundraising to finance OBE DL lights the the Cathedral’s ambitious £20m development plan. The Dean of Lichfield, eighth of 13 the Very Rev Adrian Dorber, commented: “Everyone who met Jason candles being lit during the selection process was impressed with his record of hourly in the nave achievement, his proven skill and professionalism, his warmth, of Southwell friendliness and approachability. He combines great financial and Minster, in commercial acumen with clear-sightedness about the Cathedral’s mission remembrance of and potential.” those lost in the First World War. He Diocese of Gloucester Diocese of Southwark recited the war The process has been The Rev Dr Sharon Prentis has been poem, ‘The Send- completed to enable the appointed as the Mission Support Officer Off’, by Wilfred Bishop of Tewkesbury, the for the Diocese. This is a new half-time Owen while Acting Rt Rev Martyn Snow, to take role and Dr Prentis will work with the Dean, Nigel Coates, up the duties of the Bishop Diocesan Missioner in helping to set up read out a list of of Gloucester in his and resource a group of advisers and local communities absence. It follows standard champions who will support parishes in affected by loss, procedure set out in church matters of parish development, church some of whom were legislation and is a process growth and work with children and young represented in the used on other occasions. As people. The Rev Canon Dr Stephen cathedral, which was stated this month, the Hance, who is the Canon Missioner for was followed by a Rt Rev Michael Perham has Southwark Diocese, said: “Sharon brings minute’s silence. stepped back from his role with her a wealth of experience of The first candle as Bishop of Gloucester. It education and training for those involved was lit during emerged last week that this in mission, and her strong research skills Evensong on is due to abuse allegations will be an asset to the team working with Sunday 3 August, that are now being the parishes as they shape their mission and the last ignited investigated by the police. for the future.” Dr Prentis will begin work at 8pm on the on Monday 15 September 2014. following day before all candles were Diocese of Manchester extinguished, Religious organisations around the country and indeed the world have reflecting the words been praying for an end to the violence in Gaza and Israel over the past of Sir Edward Grey: few weeks. A special prayer corner with an opportunity to light a candle ‘The lamps are has been opened to members of the public at Manchester Cathedral and going out all over St Ann’s Church in the city centre, encouraging the public to pray for Europe, we shall community relations in the city for a spirit of unity in the midst of the not see them lit horrific events in the Middle East over these past few weeks. The again in our Cathedral is open from 9.00am until 5.00pm each day for prayer. St Ann’s lifetime.’ is open from 10am on weekdays.

Diocese of Lichfield Lichfield Cathedral has been named as Charity of the Year by local dealership, Tempest Ford. The team at Tempest Ford have offered their support for the East End Appeal, which is now in its final phase with just £60,000 left to raise. The appeal will see the re- installation of the Herkenrode Glass in spring 2015, a project costing an estimated £3.7million. The stonework restoration is now complete. The Very Rev Adrian Dorber, Dean of Lichfield, said: “This is a partnership we hope will develop and grow as we move forward, and we look forward to working together in the coming months and years.” Tempest Ford has decorated the most recent Ford Kuga (pictured) to represent the partnership between the two Lichfield organisations.

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WHRIN, stated: “If the WHO and part- message in the affected countries that containing Ebola, a disease that can be Last week the World Health Organisa- ners are to contain this latest outbreak Ebola is not caused by witchcraft. effectively contained by using the recom- tion (WHO) declared that the spread of they need to use all media tools at their The call came this week from the mended protection measures.” Ebola in West Africa constitutes an inter- disposal to send a strong message to Witchcraft and Human Rights Informa- Compassion staff, in the three closest national health emergency. communities that Ebola is not a mysteri- tion Network (WHRIN), which warned field offices to the latest outbreak, have At least 932 deaths have been blamed ous disease and that it is not caused by that a lack of access to public health facil- prepared and are already delivering edu- on the illness, with 1,711 reported cases witchcraft. ities in such communities often leads to cation information and awareness train- of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and “Rather, it is an infectious disease with victims consulting witchdoctors or pas- ing for church partners. They, in turn, Sierra Leone in this latest outbreak. a rational, scientific explanation of how it tors. are educating and equipping caregivers However, the true figure is likely to be was created, how it is spread and how it The fear is that the offered “cure” may and children on Ebola awareness and much higher as many cases in rural can be treated. There is a huge amount focus on identifying and treating the prevention. areas go unreported. of work that needs to be done to demysti- “spiritual” cause of the medical condi- WHRIN said that belief in witchcraft According to a statement by the WHO: fy the medical conditions, such as Ebola, tions rather than prescribing their ration- and the effectiveness of traditional medi- “The possible consequences of further that are commonly associated with al scientific explanations and treatment. cine is prevalent in West Africa, particu- international spread of Ebola are particu- witchcraft across West Africa. A Christian agency, Compassion, larly the remote rural areas where the larly serious in view of the virulence of “Unfortunately, failure to do so may agreed this week that a misunderstand- outbreak has been concentrated. the virus, the intensive community and lead to this latest epidemic spreading”. ing of the disease was compounding the They point out that it is common for health facility transmission patterns, and He added that although the link crisis in Sierra Leone and Liberia, but diseases such as HIV/AIDS, epilepsy the weak health systems in the currently between medical conditions and witch- blamed this on a belief that the disease is and tuberculosis to be considered as affected and most at-risk countries.” craft has been documented in various a government conspiracy. signs of witchcraft and for victims to WHO officials said a coordinated inter- UN reports, as yet there has been no A spokesman said that some are active- seek assistance from faith and communi- national response was essential to stop concerted and co-ordinated action to ly resisting isolation, instead fleeing and ty leaders to cure such illnesses. and reverse the spread of the virus. address this challenge. Extremists Archbishop: seek medical help if you think you have Ebola ARCHBISHOP Nicholas Okoh has urged Nigerians to seek nation of both spiritual and scientific approach [to medical medical attention if they suspect they have been infected by issues].” targeted in the Ebola virus, and not to look to faith healing as a cure for The archbishop’s remarks stand in contrast to claims the disease. made by faith healers in Nigeria. TB Joshua, one of the Speaking to reporters on 5 August 2014 the primate of country’s most popular preachers, last week shipped to the Church of Nigeria said: “God can cure anything, but Guinea 4,000 bottles of water he had blessed. He told mem- nurseries that is not to say people should go to the church to get the bers of his Synagogue Church of All Nations — one of the cure for Ebola …” largest megachurches in Nigeria – that the holy water He noted that Ebola was “something devastating and would heal those infected by the disease. crackdown time is of the essence. If you lose time, you lose lives. So, if “At the beginning of this year, we said there will be a anybody has any suspicion, he should go to the medical deadly disease… I mentioned it as one of the prophecies. THE NEW Education Secretary is warning authorities.” …When this anointing water came, I told you I could not that children as young as two must be protect- He added, however, that this “is not to say that they allow it anywhere because I was foreseeing what is com- ed from religious extremists. should not pray, because in every cure, you need a combi- ing…” he said. Nicky Morgan MP announced that councils will have powers to stop funding early-years providers if they are found to be teaching radi- calism. Sign of the Following concerns raised by the British Humanist Association, whose members wrote to MPs, the new Christian Education Secretary Peace says the change closes a ‘technical loophole’. Nurseries that promote creationist views are among those liable to lose their funding. suspended over ‘Fundamental British values’ will instead be taught, in an ‘age-appropriate way’. Eight-yearly inspections by OFSTED will Ebola fears investigate whether these lessons are taking place. THE PRIMATEof the Church of Nigeria has This is the Education Secretary’s first major directed congregations to suspend the exchange policy since her appointment during the recent of peace during the Eucharist service in order to Cabinet reshuffle. halt the transmission of the Ebola virus. Away from religion, Mrs Morgan is promot- In a statement released on 10 August 2014, the ing the teaching of how to take turns and how Church of Nigeria press office said Archbishop to share, along with moral lessons of right and Nicholas Okoh had suspended “the shaking of wrong. hands during exchange of the peace.” The announcement is a timely policy in light The archbishop further announced the use of of the Trojan Horse scandal in Birmingham, a common communion cup would be halted. As a which uncovered hardline Muslim views being temporary measure priests would dip the com- promoted in both primary and secondary munion bread into the chalice and place the host schools in the area. in the communicant’s mouth. Mrs Morgan is the first to suggest children “This is aimed at prevent the spread of the dis- as young as two could be targeted by religious ease, if it exists, through physical contact.” extremists. The September meeting of the Church of She said there is no room for extremism ‘any- Nigeria standing committee was expected to where in the education system’. announce other “drastic measures to curb the “One of the most important roles of the edu- fast spread of the deadly disease,” the statement cation system is that it should prepare young noted. people for life in modern Britain,” Mrs Morgan Nigerian health officials have announced 10 said. confirmed cases and two deaths in the country “I am clear that public money should not be from the Ebola outbreak that has claimed the used to support any school or early-years lives of 961 people so far in West Africa. provider that does not support this aim On 8 August President Goodluck Jonathan because it seeks to promote ideas and teach- declared a public health state of emergency, ings that run counter to fundamental British while Guinea last week closed its borders with values.” Sierra Leone and Liberia to halt the spread of the hemorrhagic fever.

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AN INDEPENDENT report into the Church’s handling Meanwhile the Archbishop has written to a number diagnosed with throat cancer. He was cleared of cancer of alleged sex abuse by the late Robert Waddington has of men who were abused by Waddington. In his letter in 1996. been handed to the Archbishop of York. he says that the Church of England must face up to the He initially retired to York but moved to Bognor The inquiry, chaired by Her Honour Judge Sally ways it had failed to protect children against predatory Regis, the town where he had been born, after Lord Cahill QC, looked at the way Church authorities, includ- clergy. Hope confronted him with the allegations against him ing the former Archbishop of York, Lord Hope of In a statement the Archbishop said: “Whilst it is never and removed his PTO. Stories about him broke in The Thornes, handled allegations against Waddington when possible to put right the wrongs that have been done, Australian and The Times in May, 2013. he was Dean of Manchester. Lord Hope removed the seriousness of the crimes that have been committed Allegations of sex abuse continue to embarrass the Waddington’s permission to officiate but did not report makes us determined both to acknowledge our respon- Church of England. Bishop Peter Ball is now facing four him to the police. sibility and our shame to protect children in the past, charges of abuse and indecent assault, two on boys Press investigation by The Australian and The Times and to respond more positively to those victims who so under 16 and two on men over 16. They took place newspapers revealed a long history of allegations bravely came forward to share their experiences today.” while he was serving as Bishop of Lewes. Commenting against Waddington, who was chaplain of the Slade He thanked all who ‘at some personal cost’ participat- on allegations against Bishop Ball that led him to resign School in Queensland and then Headmaster of St Barn- ed in the inquiry and expressed the wish that the Church as Bishop of Gloucester, the former Bishop of Chich- abas School in North Queensland before returning to ‘can learn from the tragedy of abuse and ensure that sys- ester, the Rt Rev Eric Kemp, wrote in his memoirs Shy England and serving as a canon of Carlisle Cathedral tematic failures in the past can never be repeated’. But Not Retiring that Ball was ‘more sinned against than and Diocesan Education Adviser, National Education The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev David Walker, sinning’. Secretary for the C of E and then Dean of Manchester. also paid tribute to those who had been brave enough to The Rt Rev Michael Perham, who suddenly stood Archbishop Sentamu is studying the report by Judge report the abuse they have suffered, saying that: “They down as Bishop of Gloucester only three months before Cahill and after notifying all those mentioned in the have a vital role to play in driving institutional abuse out he was due to retire, has been questioned under cau- report it will be his responsibility to decide how and of British society.” tion over historic allegations of assault against a woman when it is made public. He has promised that it will be Waddington, who died in 2007 without ever facing aged over 18 and a girl aged under 18. published. trial, retired as Dean of Manchester in 1993 after being Ten per cent of Concerns grow over ‘three-parent families Anniversary of last execution JUST 50 years ago this It was seen as bring- Catholic clergy ‘are CONCERN IS GROW- to premature week, the last execu- ing shame on Britain. ING among Christians death. The Gov- tions in the UK took The campaign to abol- former Anglicans’ about Government ernment does not place. ish capital punishment ALMOST ONE in 10 of Roman Catholic cler- plans to allow ‘three consider the Gwyne Evans and drew 33,000 members gy may well be former Anglicans, according parent IVF’. Critics replacement of a Peter Allen were hung in its first few months. to research undertaken by Professor Linda claim this will amount defective mito- on 13 August 1964, for Two years later, the Woodhead of Lancaster University. to genetic modification chondria as genet- murdering a 53-year- Homicide Act was For some time a figure has been quoted of but this is denied by ic modification old van driver in his introduced allowing 400 to 500 Anglican clergy becoming Roman the Government. because it argues home, and their deaths the defence of dimin- Catholics after women priests were Under proposals this only means passed largely unno- ished responsibility in ordained in the Church of England but Pro- made by the Human Fertilisation the modification of DNA in the ticed by the press. March 1957. fessor Woodhead puts the number at about and Embryology Authority chromosome. The death penalty In 2011, a call for a 250 clergy in total between 1994 and 2000. (HFEA), it will be legal to replace Lord Winston and a number of was suspended in parliamentary debate She told the Catholic Herald that neither the defective mitochondria in a other leading scientists have told 1965, and went on to on the death penalty Church had accurate figures but that she human embryo with a healthy The Independent that they think be abolished in 1969 topped the govern- had reached this estimate as a result of an mitochondria from a donor egg. the Government is misleading the following an over- ment’s new e-petition analysis of Catholic diocesan ordinations. The resulting child will have the public by redefining genetic mod- whelming vote in the initiative, and polls Since 2000 Catholic ordinations have aver- nuclear DNA of its parents but ification. Lord Winston, an early House of Commons. indicate that over 50 aged around 20 a year of whom Professor with his or her mitochondria com- pioneer of fertility treatment, The decision was per cent of Britons Woodhead estimates four came from the C ing from another woman. said: “The Government seems to greeted by cheers in favour bringing back of E. The Ordinariate does have accurate fig- A defective mitochondria can have come to the right decision the public gallery. capital punishment, ures for its membership, which currently lead to blindness and other but used a bizarre justification Ruth Ellis’s execu- despite the fact that it stands at 83 priests. This gives a total of 389, defects. and this modification is handed tion is credited with has been outlawed in not much below the popular estimate. A Department of Health docu- down the generations. It is totally the turning point for European law. The Roman Catholic Church has 3,000 ment says that one in 6,500 chil- wrong to compare it with a blood the public opinion on In fact, the Church’s active diocesan priests and 1,000 in religious dren are born each year with a transfusion or a transplant and an the penalty. history on the issue is orders, which means former Anglicans serious mitochondria disorder. In honest statement might be more The troubled model criticised by many, amount to almost 10 per cent of the total. some circumstances this can lead sensible.” had been abused with Article 37 of the Professor Woodhead has called for further throughout her life, 39 Articles of the research into clergy movement between the and finally shot her Church of England two Churches ‘in both directions’. Commissioners in property sale partner who regularly (1563) stating that “the “To date there has been too much trum- beat her, once causing Laws of the Realm may peting of figures and too little attention to AT A PRICE OF The estate was first Joseph Canon, her to lose their baby. punish Christian men the people involved and the significance of £381m the sale by bought by William Chief Surveyor of the However, the jury with death, for heinous their move,” she told the Catholic Herald. the Church Commis- Maddox in 1622 for Church Commission- were told to discredit and grievous Factors that Professor Woodhead does not sioners of their 64.2 £1,450. The property ers, said that ‘as this information. offences”. discuss are how many of the former Angli- per cent holding in came into the hands expected’ the ‘depth The hangman, In 1940s Britain, it can clergy are married and their geographi- the Pollen Estate rep- of the Pollen family and calibre of inter- Albert Pierrepoint, was nonconformist cal distribution. Although married clergy resents their largest who built on it. The national interest in recalled that Ruth met Christians that led the cannot in canon law be appointed as ‘parish ever property sale. Commissioners first the estate was her death courageous- campaign for the aboli- priests’ many of them are in effect running The prime Mayfair invested in the estate impressive’ and that ly: “I have seen some tion of the penalty, with parishes as parish administrators. estate has gone to a 50 years ago and a ‘range of buyers’ brave men die, but only one Bishop, Most report a high degree of acceptance partnership between built up their share showed ‘strong inter- nobody braver than George Bell of Chich- of their wives on the part of parishioners. the Crown Estate until it stood at 64.2 est’. her,” he said. ester, voting for the Clergy wives are also making a contribution and Norway’s sover- per cent. He said that the The world’s press change in the Lords. to the Catholic Church. One recently served eign wealth fund. It When the Commis- sale of the Commis- reacted to Ruth’s exe- But by 1969, 19 bish- as Acting Director of Education in the Dio- consists of shops and sioners put their sioners’ majority cution with disgust, ops voted for and one cese of Westminster. offices around Savile stake in the estate up interest in the estate with an American jour- against. Anecdotal evidence suggests that dioce- Row and Cork Street. for sale the brochure would further their nalist writing that no This was seen as ses in the South of England have been more Savile Row is home went out to 900 inter- commitment to ‘sup- other country in the remarkably “counter- ready to welcome converts that dioceses in to some of the most ested parties includ- porting the ministry world would allow cultural” as polls indi- the North where there are fewer immi- exclusive tailors and ing banks, pension of the Church of Eng- someone with her cated that 85 per cent grants and a Catholic Church, often still Cork Street has a funds institutions land, particularly in background and of the public favoured largely Irish in ethos, is facing severe number of art gal- and sovereign wealth areas of need and motives to hang for the retention of hang- decline. leries. funds. opportunity’. this crime. ing in 1969.

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While in the Solomons he met with what is wrong.” Violent crime fuelled change to happen. He called on Angli- The Archbishop spoke at a dinner on Archbishop David Vunagi, the Primate. by drug gangs, corruption in govern- cans to take the first step forward and Saturday evening to launch the Anglicare Within his first two years in office, Arch- ment and the police force, and a col- reform society – one person at a time. Foundation. Anglicare works extensively bishop Welby will have visited every with people suffering from HIV/AIDS. Province in the Communion, something After leaving PNG the Archbishop trav- other Archbishops have not achieved dur- Archdeacon’s licence revoked elled to the Solomon Islands where he ing their entire period in office. However dedicated a memorial to the seven his visits have mostly been short and rela- THE DIOCESE of The iour by any minister of the South Australia Supreme Melanesian Brothers killed in the tively informal and the main focus has Murray has revoked the Church, it’s just totally Court held that the disci- Solomon Islands while they were working been on meeting the Primate. licence of its former unacceptable.” plinary canons were a for reconciliation during civil strife in When Archbishop George Carey visit- archdeacon, the Ven In 2004 Coote was “consensual contract” 2002. ed PNG early in his time in office he trav- Peter Coote, for abuse, accused of sexual mis- between clergy and the He and his wife stayed at Tabalia, the elled to a number of remote parts of the following 10 years of liti- conduct. An investiga- Church, and that the headquarters of the Melanesian Brother- country. gation culminating in a tion by the diocese’s Australian Church’s Pro- review of the Anglican Professional Standards fessional Standards Church of Australia’s dis- Committee found the Board had the authority ciplinary canons by the allegations to be credible to investigate and disci- Iraq facing a ‘Christian Holocaust’ Supreme Court of South leading to his suspen- pline clergy. Australia. sion. The ruling was Chief Justice Chris A SPOKESMAN for the being beheaded. Mothers atrocities taking place in In a statement released upheld by the national Kourakis held that hav- Chaldean community has are being raped and killed. Northern Iraq. In an last week, the Rt Rev Church’s Professional ing voluntarily agreed to warned of a “Christian Fathers are being hung. “URGENT HELP SOS” let- John Ford, Bishop of Standards Board, but a submit to the constitu- Holocaust” taking place in Right now, 300,000 Chris- ter released on 7 August The Murray, wrote that second appeal ques- tion and canons of the Iraq. tians are fleeing Iraq and 2014, the patriarch said the matter was now tioned the legality of the Church, Archdeacon In an interview with living in neighbouring “an exodus, a real via closed. “I would like to proceedings. Coote could not seek to CNN’s Jonathan Mann, cities.” cruces,” was underway. assure everyone who has The dispute passed to circumvent the process Mark Arabo, a spokesman In Mosul the IS “actually “Christians are walking been affected by inappro- the civil courts and on 23 through the secular for the “Ending Genocide beheaded children and on foot in Iraq’s searing priate or wicked behav- December 2013 the courts. in Iraq” campaign on 7 put their heads on a stick summer heat towards the August 2014 said that the and have them in the Kurdish cities of Erbil, “world hasn’t seen an evil park,” he reported. “More Duhok and Soulaymiyia, Former Archbishop’s views ‘perplexing’ like this for generations.” children are getting the sick, the elderly, The attacks against beheaded, mothers are infants and pregnant LORD CAREY’S support for a bill involved,” he said. Christians by Sunni getting raped and killed, women among them. before Parliament in support of assist- “I do however believe that if we can extremists of the Islamic and fathers are being They are facing a human ed suicide was “perplexing” and ill- bring ourselves to believe that all life is State (ISIS) were a “Chris- hung.” catastrophe and risk a real informed, the Primate of All-Ireland a gift of God, then the end of an earthly tian genocide… Day by The Chaldean Patriarch genocide. They need said last week. life can truly be more about helping day, it is getting worse and of Babylon Louis Raphael water, food, shelter,” he “A fundamental Christian tenet – that others to live than helping them to die.” worse. 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Evangelical unity Sir, Canon Peter Cook, like the late Time to crack down on The Peace YOUR Doctor Martyn Lloyd Jones will find Sir, The Vatican’s timely letter directing bishops to crack down on boister- evangelical unity illusory and unob- ous and prolonged exchanges of the sign of ‘The Peace’ is to be welcomed. TWEETS tainable. Apart from a common oppo- In spite of all that has been said and done about ‘Safeguarding’ one sees a sition to homosexuality, there are few considerable amount of inappropriate contact in worship - both in ‘The key issues that evangelicals agree on. Peace’ - and in the giving of Holy Communion. Human Rights at Evangelicals within the Church of The directive is about the former - where kissing and embracing are all FCO @FCOHumanRights England are poles apart on most other too common - as is also talking about anything and everything. I remember PM: UK is sending #NHS medics to issues. Indeed it was Anglican evan- someone who had given out a notice about the last few tickets for a church help children & other vulnerable gelicals, including John Stott who event, telling me that they had all gone during ‘The Peace’! And all this can people injured by crisis in #Gaza opened ordination to women. go on for an incredibly long time. Indeed the whole illusion of sola But what is ‘The Peace’ all about? The versicle is ‘The Peace of the Lord ...’ Living Wage4Families scriptura rests full square on flawed Yet it is common practice for those in the congregation to then greet each @LWforfamilies private judgement, and invariably the other with ‘Peace with you’. But it is not ‘Peace’ that we are sharing! The The #LivingWage should be paid in grandchildren of the Reformation Eucharist is about ‘Christ making Peace’ through his death on the Cross. the community sector; to not pay principal have descended further into We should be rejoicing in ‘The Peace of the Lord’ - we should be encourag- conflicts with charitable objectives & rationalism and liberalism. ing each other in ‘The Peace of the Lord’. It should be a ‘Holy Time’! moral ones As an outside observer I can only Regarding touching in Holy Communion – I well remember (later) Bish- say to Canon Cook, unless the Lord op Maurice Wood at Oak Hill College explaining that the palm of the hand Andrew Nunn @deansouthwark build the house the labourer works in was a very sensitive part of the body, and should not be touched. One of the ‘Wait for the Lord.’ Ps 27.17. Lord, vain. I ask all evangelicals to read apparent aims of some clergy today is to make deliberate and we wait on your loving kindness this Luke Chapter 22, where our Lord has prolonged physical contact with communicants’ hands when giving bread day and ask you to bless us. Amen. laid out a perfect plan to stop self- or wafer. #livgod #prayer judgement and the ensuing doctrinal Both aspects of worship need to be addressed. division. Brian M Cave, Chris Mason @ChrisMasonBBC Robert Ian Williams, Nailsea, Somerset The number of foreign criminals Bangor avoiding deportation has risen by nearly a half, according to new Jewish state it may seem like defend- would seem the natural place for figures. ing the indefensible, but a lot of truth refuge and safety? The Arabs, howev- World War 1 memories gets left out in the media reports both er, say ‘No’ and that the Jews are not Catherine Fox @FictionFox Sir, Andrew Carey comments on the in the press and on television. It is entitled to any territory, but prefer to The thing about #supermoons is that work of the censor in World War 1. I said that a picture speaks more than a expand Muslim-dominated states that they put the small independent wonder how many records of the war thousand words, and with the images treat both Christians and Jews as sec- moons out of business. the following story got into... of women and children killed or ond-class citizens or ‘dhimmis.’ Jihad, My father, the son of a Congrega- injured being shown on our TV or ‘holy war,’ has been viewed as an Steve Chalke @SteveCh tional minister in the slums of screens every night, is it any wonder acceptable way to achieve that aspira- alke Merseyside, went into the Royal people are appalled by what they see, tion. Courage is not the absence of fear, Naval Air Reserve and was asked to perceiving it to be Israeli hatred or If we look at the bigger picture with but rather the judgment that put together a ‘Concert Party’. He had aggression? its historical and Biblical ramifications something else is more important a beautiful, trained, singing voice - his Israel, however, does not wish for we must understand why Israel takes than fear. Italian singing master insisted on him civilian casualties, nor does it ever tar- a tough stand in a very tough neigh- continuing, even when he could no get such in any of the campaigns to bourhood. Every rocket lobbed by longer afford the fees. Also, he had rout out Hamas terrorists and those Hamas is a threat to Israel’s existence Elliot Grainger @elliotlgrainger been brought up to participate in the responsible for firing rockets into by the very defiance which teaches its People are amazing. Put a call out for PSAs (Pleasant Sunday Afternoons) Israeli towns in southern Israel. children to hate the Jews and to take donations to help feed #christian when around 200 working men would Hamas, on the other hand, make it up arms in their ‘struggle’ to murder refugees in #Ankawa #iraq and have be in his father’s Mission Chapel – quite clear that any Jew or Israeli is a innocent Israelis on buses, in cafes had nearly £2000 in pledges. and so not in the pub. This was proba- legitimate target and seeks to kill as and in markets all across Israel. This bly excellent training for entertaining many of their Jewish cousins as is pos- is the legacy of Hamas, a very differ- soldiers... sible. The oft-quoted observation that ent outlook to that of the State of Chris @earthbulb70 He and his Concert Party enter- Israel is being disproportionate due to Israel, which is a democratic country. @churchnewspaper How can violent tained those in the camps along the the higher death toll among the Pales- Whatever your views on the current religious fundamentalist extremism south coast, some of which were in a tinian Arabs hides the fact that if conflict, be aware of Hamas’s tactics take such a strong hold in a state of mutiny as the news of what Hamas had its way it would obliterate of using their women and children as supposed enlightened age as ours? was happening across the Channel far more than the 60 Israelis who have ‘human shields’ which makes the job began to filter through. This was why died thus far. It’s charter still calls for of the Israeli Defence Forces Sr father and his Concert Party were the destruction of Israel as a nation. extremely difficult, and their arsenals CatherineWybourne @Digitalnun considered too valuable to send there. The Jews have lived in their Prom- bought with money from humanitari- Praying for all tweeps, esp Poor They were too useful to ‘cheer them ised Land for over 3,000 years and the an aid are hidden in schools and hos- Clares, on this feast of St Clare of up’. Biblical story of the Exodus clearly pitals, explaining the reason why Assisi. May we all learn how to live The Rev Mrs Angela MV Robin- points out that God gave this small Israel has to target near these places generously. #prayer son, piece of land to the Twelve Tribes of at all. Southport Israel, whereas the sons of Ishmael There will always be faults on both settled in the vast territory surround- sides in any conflict, but don’t be too Andrew ing the Land of Canaan. Was God quick to judge Israel for every action Graystone @AndrewGraystone Israel criticism being unfair? With anti-Semitism rais- she takes in a situation we are fortu- Tonight’s @BBCNews at 10 almost Sir, The newspapers are full of criti- ing its ugly head in countries like nate enough never to face here in the entirely delivered by women - and cism of Israel regarding the situation France and Hungary just as it was comfort of Europe. not because of their looks but their in Gaza as you might well imagine. before the Holocaust in Germany, Colin Nevin, authority. Significant progress. For those who love and support the surely the Land of the Hebrew Bible Bangor

[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper www.churchnewspaper.com Friday August 15, 2014 Leader & Comment 7 No to anti-Semitism Across Europe, notably in France and Germany, virulent anti-Semi- tism is on the rise, even chants of ‘death to the Jews’ being report- ed in rallies and Jewish premises torched. And even in England, where we have had hardly any tradition of anti-Semitism since the Reformation, synagogues are being defaced and Jewish people insulted – even when on rallies in favour of the Palestinian cause. Christians The Hamas-Israeli conflict in Gaza has fanned any embers of anti- Semitism against Jewish people in the diaspora and been a useful pre-text for whipping up hatred against them for those already hos- tile. Charles Moore in the Telegraph pointed out that the ‘Trojan Horse’ schools inquiry had found in some schools named and shamed that toilet paper printed with maps of Israel had been placed in children’s toilets as part of school culture – a shocking discovery in the UK. For some time some academics have been doing working to boycott Israeli institutions, with some success and sup- port from the judiciary. Moore pointed to St James, Piccadilly, with its wall of criticism against the Israeli wall to keep out suicide bombers. All this creates a background dog-whistle cultural back- ground, and this has been made audible now in its development into growing abuse of Jewish people in the UK. Why, we may ask, is the state of Israel such a target of criticism for its policies of self-defence? Clearly Mr Netanyahu’s intransigent retaliation against the Hamas rocket attacks has failed to realise the politics? injury caused to the civil population – even when Hamas fully intend this to happan for PR purposes. There is plainly ground for criticism and urging of more restraint on Israel, although political non-retaliation is very difficult, especially against Hamas, an organ- “the Christian vote”, certainly not like they do in isation whose very existence is about abolishing the state of Israel. America. If things do not change that will be the But why has the liberal conscience been so ardent in condemning pattern this election. Israel over the years and ignoring the scores of far worse regimes, But things have changed. Christians, since the from Sudan to Iran to Indonesia to Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, all commercialisation of Sunday, have some aware- oppressive of minorities in severe ways? Alan ness of the way they are ignored. In this Parlia- The answer may well be that Israel itself is a liberal democratic ment the request that the meaning of the word state, sharing our values and so critics can assume a “marriage” should be retained, backed by a debate on common ground. There is no such common Storkey 669,000-signature petition, was ignored by David ground with, say, Sudan or Saudi Arabia, both cultures Cameron in legislation. There must be some with no tradition of tolerance of minorities, no religious sense that it might be better to have a bit more freedom, no democratically respected dissent. spine in the churches’ contribution to elections. Alexis de Tocqueville suggested that revolutions That is already happening in terms of debate. occur when nations embrace liberal values, as was hap- Churches promote election discussion and pening in pre-Revolutionary France, and Israeli society debate and they can provide an even greater role embraces a vast range of opinion and is European in Already the major parties are working out how to in requiring that the truth be told in area after culture, indeed the Jewish community has been a treas- appeal to a variety of interest groups and to throw area of public life and policy. But can the Church ury of thought, culture and science for the world. Israel out goodies that will appeal to these groups at the play an even more decisive role? If it were just not ‘the other’, not a wholly alien culture – as is the election. Labour will make promises to business. exercising that in favour of its own interests, that Islamic world, according to Edward Said’s Orientalism. Conservatives will try to repair the damage done would be demeaning and small-minded. But And wholly different cultures are now held in particu- by the resignation of Baroness Warsi to the Mus- there is another possibility. lar esteem and sympathy in the West as victims of west- lim vote. Nick Clegg will give something nice to Almost all politicians say they are in favour of ern imperialism – a sympathy denied to Israel. students and UKIP will say the Vikings were not peace and multilateral disarmament. Who can be We can criticise Israel, but let such critics be the first so bad after all. There is something a bit unseem- against it? If all states reduce weapons, the threat to defend synagogues and Jewish shops from the anti- ly about this process. Sometimes it is like buying to each state diminishes and we are all safer. But

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Two new appointments are likely to have an impact on church life in The days when clergy memoirs actually sold copies have largely disappeared. Few people the UK. The new chief executive of Stonewall, the gay rights lobby could get away with writing Retrospect of an Unimportant Life in several volumes, as Bishop group, is a practising Catholic, Ruth Hunt, who takes over from Ben Herbert Hensley Henson did. But one volume of clergy memoirs to be published in the Summerskill, who has always refused to discuss his own religious autumn does seem likely to sell. The Sunday Times has already devoted a story to beliefs apart from saying religious denominations ‘have been – and – Fathomless, the forthcoming memoirs of the Rev Richard Coles and we can all expect to hear are hugely powerful forces for good’. Ms Hunt criticised Cardinal a lot more about them. Richard Coles is well known as the presenter of Radio 4’s ‘Saturday Nichols for stopping the Soho masses for gay Catholic that were held Live’ and as part of the group the Communards, who got to number one in the charts with in the Assumption, Warwick Street, now the flagship church for the Don’t Leave Me This Way. Coles is an Anglican priest and vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon Ordinariate. She is in a civil partnership and attends mass regularly. In in Northamptonshire, and served as an adviser for TV sitcom Rev. The Rev Adam Smallbone the past Stonewall has named both Cardinal O’Brien and Bishop is most definitely heterosexual but Coles is gay. “I have no concerns that God is cross with Anthony Priddis as ‘bigot of the year’. me for being gay,” he says. The other notable appointment is that of Linda Woodhead as In his memoirs Coles reveals that he was a drug addict for a decade and turned to God President of Modern Church. Professor Woodhead organised the when many of his friends died of Aids. “I had a vigorous and fruity life which I have now Westminster Faith Debates with Charles Clarke and these are moving written about with startling frankness,” he told the Sunday Times. Being dumped by a lover from Westminster to Oxford in the autumn. Research undertaken for nearly destroyed him, but friends, who included novelist Adam Mars-Jones and Sara the Debates showed church leaders out of touch with their members Maitland, a convert to Catholicism, helped him. Coles also felt drawn to Catholicism but it on such issues as sexuality, women in the church and euthanasia. They was the Church of England that ultimately attracted him and he studied theology at the also showed Anglicans to be politically to the right of their bishops. College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, before being ordained in 2005. This year ‘Modern Believing’, the magazine of Modern Church, was relaunched in a new format and it is now published by Liverpool University. Professor Woodhead is a contributor. Troubles Down Under New Light on Bonhoeffer Archbishop Justin Welby is used to visiting Anglican provinces facing problems. But Up to now the main source for the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian when he arrived in Australia this week he didn’t find a Church facing civil strife and and martyr, has been the massive and highly regarded biography by persecution. The problems were rather more familiar: falling attendance, aging Eberhard Bethge. Now a new biography of Bonhoeffer has appeared that clergy and shortage of funds. At their General Synod Anglicans debated a report reveals some facts about Bonhoeffer that Bethge preferred not to discuss. In from the Viability and Structures Task Force chaired by Bishop Andrew Curnow of his new study, Strange Glory, Charles Marsh reveals that Bethge himself Bendigo that says the Church is at a crossroads and calls for urgent action. Six rural was the great object of Bonhoeffer’s love, a love that ‘strained toward the dioceses are close to bankruptcy and some urban dioceses are finding it difficult to achievement of a romantic love, one ever chaste but complete in its adapt to multiculturalism. Church schools have been a source of financial complex aspirations’. The two lived together for a time but Bonhoeffer woes. Bishop Curnow knows this from direct experience. He had to always wanted more than Bethge could give. When Bethge distanced rescue Bendigo from problems caused by a secondary school that was himself from the relationship and became engaged to Bonhoeffer’s not separately incorporated from the diocese. Bathurst is among those niece, Bonhoeffer did the same and became engaged to the 17- dioceses facing bankruptcy because of a failure of church schools. year-old Maria von Wedemeyer but Marsh claims his heart Wangaratta has seen its comfortable endowment eaten away by remained Bethge’s until the end. It was to Bethge that schools. A special General Synod is to be held as soon as possible Bonhoeffer wrote his letters from Tegel prison that were to to discuss the problems. Sydney is not among those that have become so famous. ‘Who is this Jesus Christ, the one who been badly affected although the diocese has faced financial encounters us in the Word of God?’ he asked. Marsh gives constraints but for once it is not the main obstacle to change in us a Bonhoeffer some will find disturbing, one whose the national Church. Other metropolitan sees, notably emotional maturity did not always match his intelligence Melbourne, are nervous about changes in diocesan but he also gives us a human Bonhoeffer, one who will boundaries. It is a leadership challenge for the Archbishop of seem sympathetic to many modern readers. American Melbourne, Philip Freier, as he takes over as Primate. Freier, reviewers have expressed surprise at the amount of who was raised a Roman Catholic, started out as a Bishop in money the young Bonhoeffer spent on clothes. Whispering the Northern Territory where he was a forceful supporter of Sometimes in his letters he was more concerned about The Gallery indigenous communities so he has had plenty of experience of what clothes to wear than about his parish the rural church. responsibilities. Not your average German theologian but all the more appealing for that.

[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper www.churchnewspaper.com Friday August 15, 2014 Comment 9 We must do more than just air strikes to protect against the IS Andrew Carey View from the Pew It is about time that the barbarism being perpetrated in tians (‘Just how far does the concept of Christian solidarity Northern Iraq attracted its rightful share of international extend?’, The Guardian, 8 August, 2014). condemnation and action. Fraser complains: “But where does this leave the Yazidis, A brave American air strikes to protect Kurds are a minimalist who are being equally persecuted in Iraq?” response to the outrage. The fact is that a genocide is being Solidarity, he argues, isn’t based on the narrow kinships perpetrated against minorities by the fanatical IS grouping. of Christian identity, such as the presumably trivial matter Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali describes it in the following per- of belonging to the body of Christ, but on a common priest suasive terms: “A beautiful mosaic of ancient religions, cul- humanity. tures and languages in the Middle East is being This is the purist ideological response to human suffer- systematically destroyed. Until now the world has watched ing rather than a compassionate one. Having a particular Finally is it not right and fitting that Canon mutely (‘The West must face the evil that has revealed itself care for those who belong to our family or even our tribe, Andrew White should appeal on behalf of his in the Iraq genocide’, Telegraph, 10 August, 2014).” community or clan, does not preclude caring about those parishioners for relief and asylum? For years In contrast, he points out that when Muslims were the outside our circle. Jesus made sure his mother was cared now, he has seen Islamists kill and maim the victims of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, the international com- for by John yet still managed to serve the whole world. The Christians who worship with him. In recent munity acted with extraordinary decisiveness to bring an early churches gave generously to the Christians of months things have become far more desper- end to their suffering. Christian leaders condemned the Jerusalem during famine. ate with the advance of the IS. In his fearless violence, and Christians brought relief and aid, as they If we do not stand up for the Christians of Iraq, who will? service and ministry to the people of Iraq have often done in the various crises that Muslim-majority We cannot reply on secularist organisations nor media and the Middle East he is the bravest and countries have experienced. companies like The Guardian to do so. Similarly, the For- most dedicated priest I have ever known. Even now, some clergy and church leaders spend far eign Office will not lift a finger unless they are lobbied and more time worrying and praying about the conflict in Gaza pressured to do so. Christians facing persecution have not and condemning Israeli government actions giving little been among the protected minorities that the Government more than a secondary thought to the mass killings, tor- has expressed a special concern for, with the laudable ture and persecution of the ancient Christian communities exception of Baroness Warsi, who no longer holds any of Nineveh, for example. office. In fact to express any particular kinship through the Archbishop Welby and Andrew White, who have worked worldwide family of churches is to invite criticism from closely together, have both struck the right balance and some Christian leaders. Giles Fraser implicitly criticises tone, in condemning violence against Christian minorities the appeal, of Andrew White, the ‘Vicar of Baghdad’, to the yet having a ministry that emphasises reconciliation more British government to give refuge to fleeing Iraqi Chris- generally. Finding a solution to Paul Richardson the Gaza issue Church and World

It is hard to see how anyone won in Gaza. Israel lost Hamas undoubtedly provoked Israel, perhaps because Teheran wants a nuclear deal with America. around 60 soldiers and faced a worldwide barrage of because it wanted to stir up another intifada or more Seeking a way forward is not going to be easy given criticism. As The Economist put it, it won the military likely in order to gain the support of world public opin- the level of distrust on all sides. The Israelis want an battle but lost the war. In America less than a quarter of ion. But Israel made a mistake in allowing Hamas to end to rocket attacks and to the digging of tunnels young people under 29 now back Israel, a sea change in provoke it. Hamas has rockets that can kill but as one (chiefly used to hide the rockets). The Palestinians public opinion that is likely to influence American for- CIA monitor told Foreign Affairs, ‘compared to what the want relief from the blockage imposed by Egypt and eign policy in the future. Israelis are using, the Palestinians are firing bottle rock- Israel. Hamas can chalk up some successes. It managed to ets’. As is usually the case in the Middle East it is not easy close Tel Aviv airport but it saw most of its tunnels Most Hamas rockets are unsophisticated types manu- to see the shape of a future agreement - a demilitarised destroyed and over 1,800 of its people killed. factured in workshops in Gaza. They are capable of car- Gaza, an end to blockade and help with rebuilding infra- Drawing up a moral balance sheet is more complicat- rying warheads but have no guidance system and structure - but it is not easy to see the various parties ed than Baroness Warsi and many people think. The contain only modest propulsion units. Hamas’ arsenal is managing to achieve it. deaths of innocent civilians in schools and other places weaker now than it was in 2012 because of the over- Although opposed by Benjamin Netanyahu, the coali- where they had gone for shelter was appalling but there throw of President Morsi in Egypt and the hostility of tion between Hamas and Fatah may make it possible for is little doubt that Hamas has followed the lead set by the Sisi government. In using rocket battalions Hamas them to run a joint government in Gaza that will be Hezbollah and placed its rocket launchers in densely has modelled its strategy on North Vietnam in 1965 and more amenable to a peaceful solution although Hamas’ packed areas. the tactics used by Yasser Arafat in Jenin in 2002. militant wing has signalled it is separate from the politi- New York Times columnist Thomas L Friedman, who One aim was to lure the Israeli army across the bor- cal wing and its fighters remain outside the new gov- visited Gaza, wrote that while Israel did not directly tar- der into built-up areas where the advantage of superior ernment’s control. get civilians it was not deterred by civilian casualties. firepower would be negated by having to fight house-to- Events in Gaza are used by the political right in Israel “Hamas used Gaza’s civilians as war-crimes bait. And house and street-to-street. as justification for not pulling out of the West Bank. This Israel did what was necessary to prove to Hamas, ‘You The other aim was to increase Israel’s international is short-sighted. In the long run Israel’s security will not out crazy us out of this region’. It was all ugly. It isolation and harm its reputation. Unfortunately Israel depends upon the creation of a peaceful Palestinian was not Scandinavia,” he wrote. fell into the trap and lost a number of its soldiers as well state. This will never happen as long as Palestinians on Friedman visited one of the tunnels Hamas had built as finding itself accused of war crimes. In a smart move, the West Bank feel they are living under occupation by and found it lined with concrete and supplied with elec- the Palestinian Authority is considering joining the ‘a capricious control regime’ (to quote Palestinian tricity and rail track. It must have taken years and mil- International Criminal Court where it could make Prime Minister Salam Fayyad) and when Israeli settle- lions of dollars to build, diverting resources from charges against Israeli soldiers and politicians ments continue to expand. building the civilian roads and schools Gaza so desper- (although Hamas would also be vulnerable). Netanyahu came late to a two-state solution and now ately needs. Israel has been encouraged in taking rash action by he is backtracking. Long-term it is the only solution but It’s impossible not to feel sorry for the people of Gaza. divisions in the Arab world and the support it has the chance to achieve it is slipping by. Hamas has hurt They voted against Fatah because of the corruption and received from Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Egypt. Israel but unfortunately Netanyahu and many Israelis in Fatah’s place they have an organisation dedicated to Iran is less keen to back Hamas now that Hamas is tak- do not see it that way. what Friedman terms ‘an apocalyptic jihadist agenda’. ing the side of the Sunni fighters in Syria and also

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By Chris Sugden the need to mean what is said and act on the words. He There were many reasons for seemed to suggest that in the the way people voted on the past this has not been so. Those final vote for the Women conservative evangelicals who Bishops’ Measure at York. are sceptical that the legislation Most who voted against were as passed will actually allow well aware that the vote would them to flourish, their go through. The reason was ordinands to be accepted, their that among the speakers during clergy to be preferred can the debate were those who had adduce sufficient evidence for voted against in November the case. In addition, there is 2012 because in their judgment proper concern that a process the legislation was poor and that has brought resolution in a unfair. They held that the new matter of church order will be measure met their concerns. used to impose a solution of Other speakers, such as the moral compromise on human Bishop of Dorchester, sexuality. generously admitted that the Assessing the degree of risk decision in November 2012 requires us, as the reference to could now be seen to have been human sexuality indicates, to right, and that as a result we consider the wider context in now had a better package. bishop ‘for theological reasons’ through, and I rejoice in that. throughout the debates in which the argument for People voted against the and by an appeal to an But I also rejoice that we are synod – difficulties in securing women’s ministry has measure, both for conscience’ independent ombudsman to promising to seek the recommendation for training, occurred. How does it affect sake as they could not ensure that procedures are flourishing in the church of all difficulties in securing curacies the Church’s primary themselves agree to the correctly followed. Allowance those who disagree. If I did not and incumbencies and the commitment to mission and appointment of women bishops, for ‘theological convictions’ was think that was likely, I could not impossibility of a calling to the evangelism? At present the and also to indicate that this not made in the 2012 measure. support this legislation. You episcopate in the last 20 years. leadership of our Church is view was held by a substantial And an appeal to an don’t chuck out family, or even But he also points out that substantially and publicly minority who could not be independent ombudsman make it difficult for them to be advocates of women in the committed to evangelism, to marginalized. They voted means that all bishops will have at home: you love them and episcopate must not think they proclaiming the name of Jesus, against the principle more than their actions in this realm seek their wellbeing, even will be able to have it all their to enabling and encouraging against the package. subject to potential when you disagree. own way. They too must be growing churches, to Christian Others, such as the Rev investigation. “The House of Bishops prepared to face and overcome engagement for the common Adrian Vincent, were similarly In a speech at the close of the means what we say. If this difficulties in working together good, and to take seriously the unconvinced by the arguments debate Archbishop Justin passes, especially in the light of with those who cannot accept situation of persecuted for women bishops, but voted Welby committed himself and the debate, we are going to women bishops. Christians around the world; in for the package rather than the the House of Bishops in the deliver. But to make these Third, he insists that the other words, looking outwards principle. For them, two of the following ways. Speaking of principles real will require independent ombudsman to the vision of Jesus and his five principles adopted by the genuine theological arguments practical steps of training and process is there to hold all transforming love in our society House of Bishops assured them which differ he said: development, and a long period involved, especially the and the world. that the Church of England was “The five principles at the of culture change so that we Bishops, to the promises that Living and working for part of committed to ensure that they heart of the House of Bishops learn in practice what it means they have made. my ministry in South Asia and and their churches should declaration are fundamental to to love, to struggle for truth, Fourth, he hints at a process Africa exposed me to Christian flourish: how we proceed. It will be hard and to do so in the mists and of training and development to communities that were often in Since those within the work. Progress will be all but sometimes darkness of make the principles real. Again the minority and certainly Church of England who, on impossible to achieve without a disagreement that derive from there is a 360 degree reference among the poorest people of grounds of theological fresh embrace of one another in our fallible humanity.” here – not only to enable those their societies. Last December I conviction, are unable to love that Jesus Christ gives us who cannot accept women took part in a seminar with receive the ministry of women by his spirit. Reimagining and Deliverables bishops to live in such a pastors and lay ministers facing bishops or priests will continue spiritual growth are The Archbishop’s speech is not church, but also the other way the prospect of the election of a to be within the spectrum of inextricably entwined if we are just exhortation. It has some around. This is the principle of government that might wink at teaching and tradition of the to demonstrate the reality of deliverables that he and the reciprocity. the already verified persecution Anglican Communion, the Jesus and serve the common House of Bishops can be called If the case has now been of Christians. Christians of all Church of England will remain good. on to honour. It can be quoted accepted that for women priests denominations attended. committed to enabling them to “Today this legislation allows by ordination candidates, clergy to feel really accepted and to Presentations were made by a flourish within its life and us to move forward together, all and congregations if and when flourish in the Church of Roman Catholic and a Muslim. structures; and Pastoral and of us as faithful Anglican they face difficulties from other England, there must be women In the face of the vision of sacramental provision for the Christians and all of us Church officials. bishops; similarly the case has faithful united witness to their minority within the Church of committed to each other’s First, Archbishop Welby been accepted that those who society and concern to support England will be made without flourishing in the life of the refers to “all of us as faithful take the conservative those being oppressed, specifying a limit of time and in church. We must mean it, not Anglican Christians”. This evangelical ‘headship’ position theological disagreements a way that maintains the just in what we say but in how deliberately echoes the as clergy and congregations important as they are, were not highest possible degree of we now live and work together wording of the resolution of should be able to flourish in the to the fore. communion and contributes to in the months and years ahead. Lambeth 1988, which referred Church of England. An Yes, we need to hold the mutual flourishing across the That is as true of those who to those for and those against indicator of that will be Archbishop and the House of whole Church of England. find this difficult to accept as it women in the episcopate as welcoming the appointment of Bishops to their word. To fail to is for those of us who rejoice in equally faithful Anglicans. It has bishops of such a persuasion. take them at their word at this Trust and Verify it. An independent process to been clear that some advocates Some will find that difficult. point would be a self-fulfilling “Trust and verify” is an oft hold us to account for the of women in the episcopate They will need training and prophecy. Dare we take the risk repeated adage and in this case promises we have made to each have not believed that. The development to embrace a for the sake of the Gospel and such a call for trust is backed other allows us to take the risks Archbishop of Canterbury culture change. the kingdom? Let us give peace up not by legislation, which necessary to build trust. thinks they are wrong so to do. a chance. would rely on judicial “The House of Bishops must Second, he knows the Risk and Prize interpretation, but by act on their words – on our difficulties facing those who Archbishop Justin spoke of arrangements that allow for a words. We do know that. I cannot accept women bishops. dangers and uncertainties. He Chris Sugden is a member of request for an alternative expect and hope the vote to go They have been made plain also emphasised three times General Synod

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ince 2006, I have been based in Guildford with Church SArmy working with children and families in schools and through the local church. Part of my role includes leading Kids Alive 325, a weekly after-school church gathering for families who don’t connect with the church on Sundays. It’s a fast moving, action- packed children’s church programme, full of energy and fun and very much Jesus focused. We use drama, songs, puppets and storytelling to creatively explain the truths of the Bible. Our aim is to build Christian community, make church accessible and provide children and their parents with the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Who comes along to Kids Alive 325? Emma lives with epilepsy and is a very lively and energetic child. She once declared that she wasn’t religious. She is now In the past year children and families at Emmanuel Church in a Kids Alive 325 Guildford have been in a Jungle Adventure with Chip the Giant children need regular and helps on Chipmunk, trained to rescue their friends for Jesus in Rescue to let off steam the welcome desk. Rangers and been Under the Sea looking for deep deep after a day at We have been able to questions with Terry the Turtle. Church Army Evangelist, school. It’s a help tidy her child’s John Marrow, tells us more about the Kids Alive 325 service place to make bedroom and remove that he leads friends. It’s rubbish from her made fun, not home. Her husband like the now attends due to the support they’ve received as a church I went to when I was young - much family. better! We don’t do many church things John and Debbie live on the Shepherd’s Hill Estate because my husband doesn’t believe. We can’t where John manages a fish and chip shop. He brings go to church on a Sunday so Kids Alive 325 is

and the Bible. Kids Alive 325 is an important part of our Christian lives.” his whole family to Kids Alive 325 and recently his my way of going to church for myself and the kids.” youngest daughter was baptised at Emmanuel Church. “Molly and Francesca love coming to Kids Alive 325. What the children say Debbie and the children now come along to church on You are always made to feel welcome and the kids love “Kids Alive is a friendly place where I can learn about a Sunday morning. the puppets and the songs. It’s a fun way to learn about Jesus and God with cool songs and great stories.” Jo lives with disabilities and is mum to nine kids, five God and about stories from the Bible. They also enjoy Alexandra, age six of whom are in care. She regularly attends Kids Alive seeing their friends and really love the prayer time at “Kids Alive is fun. I like the praying and doing the 325 and values the love and support she doesn’t get the end.” actions to the songs. I like answering questions. I like elsewhere in the community. “We’ve been coming for four years now; my children the puppets doing a song.” Daniel, age five. have grown up with John and Kids Alive 325. They What the parents say have such a great time with the songs and the stories. To find out more about Church Army’s work visit “Kids Alive 325 is great, lively, silly and just what the It’s a fantastic way for the children to learn about God www.churcharmy.org.uk

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t’s a TV show watched by millions where “budding entrepreneurs” make their pitches in front of gruff Imulti-millionaires in the hope of securing board- room nous and a whopping injection of cash for their small businesses. But now the ‘Dragon’s Den’ concept is coming to the world of “missional entrepreneurs” – people with bright ideas for sharing a transforming gospel in a way that makes money to help sustain the project. Church Mission Society has teamed up with Green- belt to stage the event at this year’s festival over the August Bank Holiday. CMS collected the entrepreneurial ideas in an online competition. A shortlist of five finalists will pitch to a rather friendlier – but still serious – set of ‘dragons’ at Greenbelt in the hope of winning a place on CMS’s Mis- sional Entrepreneurship Week in November where they will be helped to develop their ideas further. Among the shortlisted ideas are a ‘hope bank’ for council estates in the North of England, antenatal class- es with a spiritual dimension and an ethical cleaning business in London that pays a living wage. Also pitching are the creators of a design hub making products for export and providing recovering addicts with a positive working environment. There is also a proposal to create a reconditioned community centre for health and well-being. The ‘dragons’ they will meet may not be celebrities but they are certainly inspiring characters. They

wonderfully creative ideas to engage afresh in mission. CMS wants to give them the tools to enable this to hap- pen and help them develop funding models that are both realistic and sustainable.” CMS’s Missional Entrepreneurship Week started in 2011 and gives practical advice on writing a mission Mission in the statement, devising strategies for implementing new ideas, setting and evaluating appropriate and manage- able objectives and helps participants secure funding. Last year Liane Kensett attended the Missional Entre- preneurship week, having heard about it at Greenbelt. She has since set up ‘Orts’ in Hull. This is an old-fash- ioned word meaning left over scraps. The idea was born out of a six-week placement with Lighthouse in Hull, working alongside and supporting women in the sex Dragon’s Den industry. Liane explains: “The blending of the two things has stuck with me and developed. The week on the course helped move these thoughts into a potential business include Becca Stevens of Thistle Farms in Nashville, leader of the CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Train- plan. Upcycling left over scraps into beautiful items we Tennessee. This social enterprise run by the women of ing Course, will offer “an invitation to see differently” can sell, with the emphasis being the process and help- the Magdalene community founded by Becca – all sur- on Friday evening. Andrea Campanale, a PR profession- ing all involved to discover the beautiful value that they vivors of prostitution, trafficking and addiction. al and CMS mission partner reaching out to spiritual have.” Also on the panel is Graduate of the Year Caleb seekers, takes a session on communicating vision on Long-time Hull-based CMS mission partner Anna Meakins, who took on the challenge of 40 days of rejec- Saturday night. Hembury is also involved with Orts. tion to highlight how failure need not be the barrier to Lastly, Shannon Hopkins will be helping people spot a Late August is a significant time for the CMS Pioneer pursuing one’s dreams. good idea on Sunday. programme ahead of the new academic year. In addi- Joining them are Shannon Hopkins, who has set up CMS’s Jonny Baker is excited about the competition: tion to a flurry of activity at Greenbelt, a new book is to social enterprises Sweet Notions and the Transforma- “We’ve had a fantastic response to our request for ideas be published by Canterbury Press. The Pioneer Gift: tional Index on both sides of the Atlantic, and Steve that are both transformative and have the potential to Explorations in Mission gathers the pick of research Baker, a property developer, who with his wife and two be financially self sustaining. into pioneering mission initiatives. Edited by Dr Cathy friends turned Pickwell Manor in Devon into a money- “I am really looking forward to our successful Ross, who leads the MA programme at CMS, and Jonny making business that also gives back to the local com- entrants pitching their idea to our very own dragons! Baker, The Pioneer Gift asks questions like “How do munity. Together they lead CMS’s Missional My hope is it will inspire others to become more cre- people experience transformation?” and asks “Can dis- Entrepreneurship Week. ative as they seek to positively influence their commu- sent be a form of leadership?” In the lead up to the Dragon’s Den, CMS will be run- nity.” CMS hope the book will be part of the Pioneer gift to ning a number of preparatory sessions at 9pm each So why does CMS put so much effort into celebrating the wider church. evening in Greenbelt’s Living Room venue to give the and supporting this kind of mission activity? finalists and others useful ideas and tools to help them. Jonny explains: “Through our work with pioneers, we For more about pioneering with CMS see Jonny Baker, CMS mission education director and are convinced there are lots of Christians who have http://pioneer.cms-uk.org

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THE 2014 BIBLE CHALLENGE ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER The Rev Allan Harvey Townsend, Bishop’s Permission to Officiate, Diocese of Lichfield, to have Bishop’s Permission to Officiate, Diocese of Day 227: Isaiah 31-33, Psalm 36, 1 Timothy 5 Friday 15 August. The Assumption of Mary. Birmingham. Day 228: Isaiah 34-36, Psalm 37: 1-18, 1 Timothy 6 Psalm 52, Gen 24:1-9. Fianarantsoa - (Indian Ocean): Day 229: Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in The Rt Rev Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo church Saturday 16 August. Psalm 53, Gen 24:10-27. RETIREMENTS & RESIGNATIONS Day 230: Isaiah 37-39, Psalm 37: 19-42, 2 Timothy 1 Florida - (IV, The Episcopal Church): The Rt Rev Day 231: Isaiah 40-42, Psalm 38, 2 Timothy 2 John Howard; Assisting Bishop of Florida - (IV, The Day 232: Isaiah 43-45, Psalm 39, 2 Timothy 3 Episcopal Church): The Rt Rev Charles Keyser The Rev Percil Lavine Cadogan, Day 233: Isaiah 46-48, Psalm 40, 2 Timothy 4 Sunday 17 August. Pentecost 10. Psalm 54, Gen SSM Priest-in-Charge (Bordesley, St Benedict), 24:28-33. PRAY for The Church of South India (Birmingham) to retire from 31 August 2014 (United): The Most Rev Gnanasigamony The Rev Margaret Fletcher, APPOINTMENTS Devakadasham, Moderator CSI and Bishop of Incumbent of Thornton le Moors St James the Great Kanyakumari with Ince and Elton, in the deanery of Frodsham Monday 18 August. Psalm 55:1-8,16-22, Acts 11:1- (Chester), to retire with effect from 30 November The Rev Lorraine Georgina Apps-Huggins, 18. Fond du Lac - (V, The Episcopal Church): The Rt 2014. Associate Priest of The Benefice of Downsfoot, to be Rev Russell Jacobus The Rev Stuart Foster, Vicar of The Benefice of Downsfoot (Canterbury). Tuesday 19 August. Psalm 56, Acts 11:19-30. Fort Chaplain to Their Graces, The Duke and Duchess of The Rev Verena Breed, Worth - (VII, The Episcopal Church): The Rt Rev C Rutland to retire on 16 December 2014 at the annual Currently Vicar of Bosley St Mary and North Rode St Ohl Belvoir Carol Service (Leicester). Michael with St Michael and Wildboarclough St Wednesday 20 August. Psalm 57, Acts 12:1-11. The Rev Canon Robin Gill Saviour, in the deanery of Macclesfield, and Rural dean Fredericton - (Canada, Canada): The Most Rev resigns as Assistant Curate of Hollingbourne and of Macclesfield (Chester), to be Team Rector of Claude Weston Miller Hucking with Leeds and Broomfield with effect from Bicester with Bucknell, Caversfield and Launton Team Thursday 21 August. Psalm 61, Gen 24:34-49. 19 July 2014, when he will have Permission to Officiate Ministry, (Oxford) with effect from 25 September Freetown (Sierra Leone) - (West Africa): The Rt Rev in the Diocese of Canterbury for three years with 2014. Julius Lynch effect from 19 July 2014. The Rev Nigel Gordon Byard, The Rev Keith Ernest Hine, at present Team Vicar in the Benefice of Penrith with Incumbent of Tarporley St Helen and Rural Dean in Newton Reigny and Plumpton Wall Team Ministry the deanery of Malpas, to retire with effect from 31 (Carlisle), has been appointed Team Rector Oswald, Sheffield and Bishop’s Adviser in Pastoral August 2014 (correction). (Designate) of the Benefice of Droitwich Spa and Care and Reconciliation (Sheffield), to be Canon for The Rev Raymond John Samuels, Salwarpe & Hindlip with Martin Hussingtree Reconciliation Ministry, Coventry Cathedral Currently Diocesan Director of Ordinands for Chester, (Worcester). (Coventry). to retire with effect from 05 September 2014. The Rev Roger Edward Chamberlain, The Rev Christopher William Humphries, The Rev Anne Elizabeth Samuels, Priest in Charge, St Nicholas Baddesley Ensor with All Currently Vicar of Whitegate St Mary and Little Incumbent of Higher Bebington Christ Church, in the Saints Grendon, (Birmingham), to be Vicar, St Budworth St Peter in the deanery of Middlewich, to deanery of Wirral North (Chester), to retire with Nicholas Baddesley Ensor with All Saints Grendon, also be Honorary Canon of the Cathedral Church of effect from 05 September 2014. (Birmingham). Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary at Chester with The Rev Jonathan David Sharples, The Rev Canon Sarah Clark, effect from 27 November 2014. Incumbent of Astbury St Mary with Somerford All Team Rector in Clifton, to be Archdeacon of The Rev Panshak Panbish, Saints and Smallwood St John, in the deanery of Nottingham (Southwell and Nottingham). Assistant Curate, Oughtibridge, The Ascension Congleton (Chester), to retire with effect from 30 The Rev Ian Arthan Davenport, (Sheffield), moving to the Diocese of Jos, Nigeria. November 2014. Currently Incumbent of Malpas St Oswald and The Rev Dan Pattimore, The Rev Lydia Terry, Threapwood St John, and Bickerton Holy Trinity, in Priest-in-Charge of Heanor and Priest-in-Charge of retires as Assistant Curate of The Benefice of the deanery of Malpas, to also be Rural Dean of the Langley Mill, (Derby), has been appointed House for Brookland, Fairfield, Brenzett with Snargate and Lydd deanery of Malpas with effect from 01 September Duty Pioneer Priest in Kirkby Thore, (Carlisle). (Canterbury) with effect from 1 September 2014. 2014, for a term expiring on 31 August 2019 (Chester). The Rev Kristy Pattimore, The Rev Joanna Helen Davis, Associate Priest of Heanor, (Derby), has been LAY & OTHER APPOINTMENTS at present Assistant Curate in the Benefice of The appointed non-stipendiary Pioneer Minister in Kirkby Inglewood Group of Churches (Carlisle), has been Thore, and Network Youth Church Minister for the appointed School Chaplain of Milton Abbey School Appleby Deanery, (Carlisle). (Salisbury). The Rev Dr Mark Pickles, The Rev James Poole, The Rev Sandy Dutton, Vicar of Duffield and Little Eaton, (Derby), has been currently on the staff of St Andrew the Great church in Rector of the benefice of Hartshill, Penkhull and Trent appointed Director of Anglican Training at Oak Hill Cambridge, where he is Associate Vicar for Vale (Lichfield), to be Half-Time Priest-in-Charge of College, (London). Internationals to be the next Executive Director of the Rackheath benefice (Norwich). The Rev Dr Gareth Stuart Aidan Powell Wycliffe Bible Translators in the UK. The Rev Patrick Leon Shane Ellisdon, Assistant Curate, Solihull Parish, (Birmingham) to be will be instituted and admitted as Vicar of Margate, St Priest Missioner at St Margaret the Queen in South Paul, Cliftonville on 21 September 2014 (Canterbury). Lambeth Deanery, (Southwark). DEATHS The Rev Jonathan Robert Gibbs, The Rev Ralph Dover Powell, Currently Rector of Heswall St Peter, in the deanery of Currently Vicar of Crewe St Barnabas, in the deanery Wirral North, to also be Honorary Canon of the of Nantwich, to also be Honorary Canon of the The Rev Stanley Beckett, Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Retired Priest died 23 December 2013. Formerly Mary at Chester with effect from 27 November 2014 Mary at Chester with effect from 27 November 2014 Incumbent of Daresbury and Honorary Curate of (Chester). (Chester). Grappenhall in Chester Diocese, Mr Beckett retired The Rev Canon Timothy David Herbert, The Rev Julian Raffay, with PTO in Lincoln Diocese. at present Principal of the Lancashire & Cumbria formerly Chaplaincy Team Leader Sheffield Health The Rev Ian Phelps, Theological Partnership (LCTP) and Assistant Priest and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (Sheffield), to Died on Wednesday, 30 July 2014. Ian was ordained in in the Benefice of Scotby and Cotehill with be Specialist Chaplain (Research, Education and 1956 in the Diocese of Southwark. His ministry in Cumwhinton, has been appointed Priest-in-Charge of Development) Mersey Care NHS Trust (Liverpool). Leicester diocese included: Rector of Gaddesby with the benefice of Aspatria with Hayton and Gilcrux The Rev Tom Rout, South Croxton and Rector of Beeby 1959-1967, (Carlisle). Curate in the Benefice of Rothley (Leicester), has been Assistant Diocesan Youth Chaplain and Rural Youth The Rev Philip William Highton, appointed as Rector and Chaplain – Ipswich Waterfront Adviser 1965-1967, Chaplain to the Forces (TA) 1960- Formerly Vicar of Cheadle All Hallows, in the deanery Churches, Chaplaincy of University Campus Suffolk 1967, Chaplain to the Forces (R of O) 1967-1984, Youth of Cheadle, to become SSM Curate (known as and Suffolk New College (St Edmundsbury and Chaplain 1967-1985, Diocesan Adult Education Officer Assistant Minister) of Hartford St John, in the deanery Ipswich). 1985-1991, Pastoral Assistant to Bishop and of Middlewich, with effect from 20 October 2014 The Rev Canon Dr Paul Shackerley, Archdeacon of Leicester 1991-1994, Priest in Charge St (Chester). Vicar of Doncaster Minster and Honorary Canon of Margaret’s, Leicester 1992-1994. 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And the epistle a travesty of the situation in England. But those of Intent issued at the end of the conference we inspires love. leaders do not follow an obscurantist, fundamen- read: “We acknowledge that our handling of Isaiah urges the people to “look to the rock from which you talist use of Scripture. inspired and authorative Scripture has often been were hewn!” He goes onto explain that by this he means look to For over a century evangelicals in England have clumsy and our interpretation of it shoddy, and we Abraham and Sarah, the old and childless couple who trusted been divided and thereby handicapped by a total resolve to seek a more disciplined understanding God’s promise and walked in its light. When Abraham was called inerrancy approach to Scripture fed by two Ameri- of God’s holy word”. he was but one man, and yet God blessed him and his family cans: Warfield and Hodge. It was strongly Some evangelicals took fright and attempted to grew. In the same way, Isaiah intimates, God will comfort his peo- opposed by two eminent evangelical theologians take over some societies, notably the Church Soci- ple when it seems all that’s left is waste places and wildernesses. here: James Orr and James Denney. One of the ety. It had been publishing a theological journal, The desert will become like Eden, and the people will shout for greatest theologians Britain has produced, PT but the new council of the Society tried to impose joy. Forsyth, could not follow the Warfield-Hodge line. a more fundamentalist policy in its articles. As a If you doubt that such a turnaround can happen, look to the Mark A Knoll, an evangelical historian in his book, result most of those previously involved left and rock, the faithful man of old, and see what God can make from The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, said that line began a new journal, Anvil, which is still widely unpromising raw materials. His teaching will be broadcast had been around for a long time but had never acclaimed. around the world, as a light to the nations, salvation and justice. assumed a central role for any Christian move- As the 20th century came to a close more rigid Heaven and earth will pass away, and people will perish like ment. evangelicals formed Reform, with a strong opposi- gnats, but those who are saved and delivered from the wrath to I myself was much helped by a lecture John tion to ordained women. In response Fulcrum, an come, will endure for ever in a re-newed and re-beautified cre- Wenham, to whom I was a Curate in Durham, open evangelical group was formed. ation. gave in 1952. It was entitled “Total Inerrancy or For all evangelicals I could strongly recommend Just as Abraham was assured when he was called, all the Essential Infallibility?” At the first National Evan- a recent book on the Bible by an American evan- nations of the earth will be blessed through him. So look to the gelical Anglican Conference (Keele, 1967) the sec- gelical Anglican professor, Kenton Sparks, entitled rock, and the promise made to him. And however bleak life may tion on “The Church and its Message” Sacred Word, Broken Word. He clearly demon- appear today, seek the Lord, and wait hopefully for the life to deliberately avoided accepting the Warfield- strates that a total inerrancy view of the Bible is come. Hodge line. I know this because as chairman of untenable. In a turning point moment in the Gospel story, Jesus gathers his disciples to ask them a crucial question. “Who do people say I am?” — it’s a question with many different answers, even today, answers that reveal more about the questioned than the question- Third, Fourth and Fifth Agers er. Jesus expects a varied response, but he then confronts his clos- By Peter Brierley times called the SWELL genera- turn out to be correct. est followers with the question that demands an immediate, per- tion – Seniors With Energetic The background knowledge of sonal engagement: “Who do YOU say that I am?” Simon Peter The oldest group of churchgo- and Lively Lifestyles! Christianity seen in these older replied with clarity and conviction: you are the Messiah, God’s ers is usually simply sum- Numbers of churchgoers aged people will change over these son. Jesus does not congratulate (or reward) him for working it marised as ‘65 and over’. But 75 to 84 increase slightly (16 per years. In 2005, 43 per cent of out. He says Peter is fortunate to have been given such clarity by this group may be divided into cent) between 2000 and 2020 but those between 65 and 74 had God. “Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father the ‘Third Age’, a title given by then increase quite substantially attended Sunday school when in heaven.” the government for those aged between 2020 and 2025, assum- they were children or teenagers, Just as with Abraham (the one whom God called), Peter (the between 65 and 74, and what ing that churchgoers follow the as had 48 per cent of those one to whom God revealed his Son) is blessed by addition. His might be called ‘Fourth Agers’, general population where the between 75 and 84 and 54 per name, Peter, means “rock”, and on the solidity of his divinely gift- those between 75 and 84, and Fourth Age also expands signifi- cent of those 85 and over. By ed confession, Christ the cornerstone will build his undying ‘Fifth Agers’, those who are 85 cantly during this period. 2025, only 30 per cent of those church. On the foundation of the apostles and prophets, the and over. These three groups Numbers of churchgoers in aged between 65 and 74 will church is constructed (Ephesians 2:20), though we note of are not only different in years their Fifth Age, 85 and over, have attended Sunday school in course that the text here says nothing about Peter’s successors, but also in outlook, abilities, increase almost four-fold in this their youth, and only 43 per cent infallibility, or exclusive authority! energy, health, resources, etc. period, again following the gen- of those 85 and over. Many years Just as the house built on a rock would survive the wind and Numbers of churchgoers in eral population, but also taking of churchgoing will probably waves in Jesus’ memorable ending to the Sermon on the Mount, these different older age groups into account the general finding have addressed the balance in so the church that begins with one man seeing Christ as the were first requested in the Eng- on older churchgoers that they terms of knowledge, but the per- divine Messiah will endure beyond the gates of Hades, and multi- lish Church Census for 2005, continue with their lifetime habit centages show just how much ply. As Don Carson says: “This claim is ridiculous if Jesus is noth- and while the total number of of regular church attendance involvement with the church has ing but an overconfident popular preacher in an unimportant those 65 and over is known from even in their old age. Some may altered across the generations. vassal state of first-century Rome.” But who do you think he is? earlier studies and has been esti- well need transport or other Many of these older people Paul’s appeal in Romans 12 is that we build on the foundation of mated for later years, the subdi- help in getting there, however. will be grandparents, even great- God’s mercy and grace with lives that are wholly given over to vision into these age grandparents, and their pleasing him. Those who will live on beyond the tottering doors groups is less com- influence on their grand- of death must be transformed in this world, and not conformed to mon. The propor- children is known to be its fatal patterns of self-worship and self-love. That renewing of tions in each can be quite profound in terms of our minds that comes with the paradigm shift of faith causes us to taken as similar to transmitting the faith see ourselves in a humbler light. It also causes us to see ourselves those in the general from one generation to as part of a body, a people, a church. Abraham was one when he population, which is another, an area where was called. Peter was one when he confessed. We are now many. known precisely perhaps the church could And that multiplication of blessing continues despite suffering, from the Population be more proactive. Is persecution, and death, as we build one another up in love. Censuses, and from there a place for teaching forecasts for future on ‘being a grandparent’? Dr Lee Gatiss is editor of the NIV Proclamation Bible and Director years given by the Some churches are of Church Society (www.churchsociety.org) Office for National appointing ministers for Statistics. A calcula- older people as their rela- tion of these is tive proportion in a shown in the table. As these numbers increase church family increases. (and the average age of those 65 In general, relatively little HYMN SUGGESTIONS It may be seen that there is lit- and over moves from 74 in 2000 changes over the next five years tle change across these 25 years to 77 by 2025), the proportion but much greater demographic in the number of churchgoers they are of total church atten- change occurs in the five years Bind us together Lord aged 65 to 74, mostly because dance also increases, from 25 after that, and this but provides Holy Spirit, come, confirm us there are good numbers of per cent in 2000 to 42 per cent by an early warning. Jesus where’er thy people meet churchgoers in earlier years 2025. The proportion of those in Tell out, my soul who continue to come to church, their Third Age (65 to 74) drops Dr Peter Brierley may be The God of Abraham praise being healthy and active enough from 62 per cent in 2000 to 48 contacted on Thou art the Christ, O Lord to do so. 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[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper www.churchnewspaper.com Friday August 15, 2014 Reviews 15 Real lives raise questions in two new movies Two new films deal with real ising the futility of fighting comes – but a German geneti- Auschwitz seems barely credi- characters: one pretends it isn’t against a tsunami of troubles. cist, who keeps a notebook of ble, and none of it is true. The but is clearly based on real Strauss-Kahn is suing the various experiments and still truth seems more shocking: events, while the other makes filmmakers; although he paid an uses his Hitler Youth knife, Mengele, having fled to South up a story about a real war crim- undisclosed amount to the brings “Mengele” to mind even America under a false name, inal. In different ways, each maid, her testimony was judged before the name is seen is a had applied for and got a West ends up with an exploitative unreliable by prosecutors and newspaper headline. German passport under his own feel. case against “DSK” was Adapted by Lucía Puenzo name and was running various Welcome to New York (dir. dropped. If he has been from her own novel, it’s very businesses (and by some Abel Fe rera, cert. 18) is seem- defamed, it is probably on the well done, as Enzo (Diego accounts visited Europe). ingly based on Dominique grounds that his body is not as Peretti) and Eva (Natalia A sideline is Enzo’s designing Strauss-Kahn and his ar rest for repulsive as Depardieu’s, who Oreiro) and their children come a doll with a mechanical heart. molesting a hotel maid (Pamela really is obese. under his spell. Lilith (Florencia The doctor arranges for a facto- Afesi). It stars Gérard Depar- Even the press party at the Bado) is a small but mature 12- ry to produce them in bulk - and dieu as international financier Cannes Film Festival seems to year-old, born premature and the finished product has a dis- “George Devereux”, a womanis- have been a sleazy affair. From bullied at school as a “dwarf”, tinctly Aryan look. er – sometimes paying, some- with his daughter (Marie quasi-porn visuals to quasi- and when the doctor offers to Mengele’s detailed and artis- times assaulting women. Moute) includes an awkward moral relativist dialogue (“I’m treat her with growth hormone tic notebook, and the Patagonia The opening credits feature a sexual conversation with her lucky - I’m not a Christian; no Eva agrees, against Enzo’s will scenery are cleverly shot to add lugubrious version of America fiancé, and lengthy exchanges one wants to be saved”) is quite and knowledge. to the drama. It makes for a the Beautiful before a series of with his wife Simone (Jacque- a journey, and despite Depar- Meanwhile, in the large Ger- strong story but, when it turns sleazy sex scenes show Dev- line Bisset), some at shouting dieu’s baring body and soul – man community in Argentina out that Eva is expecting twins, ereux’s proclivities, mostly with match volume. including a prologue about the after WW2, photographer Nora plausibility is stretched. prostitutes in hotel rooms, cul- Part of these are in English, role – it just seems very tacky. (Elena Roger) has her lens on When a snowstorm prevents minating in the maid’s arrival part in French with subtitles – the doctor, suspecting his real the family seeking a real doctor and Devereux attacking her. It’s there seems no obvious reason Wakolda (cert. 12A, Spanish and identity. The tension is palpable, for the newborn twins, the hotel probably not quite “gratuitous” except to avoid too many subti- German with English subtitles), with children’s lives at risk from almost takes on the feel of The and might even have been erot- tles for both language markets. in some places billed as The his treatment, and anybody’s Shining (1980). There are ic but for Devereux’s grunting. A monologue voiceover (in German Doctor, is a fictional life at risk from a network of precedents, notably The Boys The rest of the film largely fol- French) intends to reveal some story of a Patagonian family in Nazi sympathisers. from Brazil (1978), but the pro- lows the Strauss-Kahn experi- sort of rationale for his behav- 1960 running a hotel whose first That a war criminal hunted by priety of a fictional portrayal of a ence: removed from a plane, iour – from his “first God” of ide- guest is a medical researcher the Israeli secret police would real war criminal is a lingering arrested, charged, denied bail, alism to the “World Bank” (Àlex Brendemühl). Some trail- be openly practising the trade question. allowed bail. His relationship (rather than the IMF) and real- ers try to avoid spoilers – here it that he’d worked at in Steve Parish

Evangelicalism and has traced its roots to the alienation many Americans tive line than CMS. Fundamentalism in the United felt after World War I when the values of middle class Essays in this volume show fundamentalism at work Kingdom in the 20th Century Protestantism no longer seemed dominant. He claims in Methodism, among Baptists and the Brethren and David Bebbington and David their experience was like immigrants finding them- in Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Some formidable char- Ceri Jones (eds) selves in a new and strange environment. acters are brought back to life, among them the Rev OUP, hb, £76.00 Prohibition was another expression of this sense of James Mountain of Tunbridge Wells and WP Nichol- alienation. Although it is not explored in this volume, son of Northern Ireland. Andrew Atherstone Defining evangelicalism and fun- fundamentalism was strong in the South where whites describes the situation in the inter-war Church of Eng- damentalism and tracing the links continued to feel bitter about the civil war and recon- land. between them is a complex matter. struction. A chapter on John Stott concludes he held a view of James Barr and Harriet Harries have British evangelicals never felt the same sense of scripture that was close to fundamentalism but ‘with- both tried to maintain that the funda- alienation. Many were members of the Church of out vitriol’. Unlike the fundamentalists Stott had a mentalist mentality is widespread England, which remained the established church. As major concern for the social witness of the churches. among evangelicals. In his contribution John Maiden reminds us, the 20th Century saw a His reasonable tone made it difficult to pin the label of to this volume looking at the thinking of decline in nonconformist opposition to establishment. anti-intellectualism on him. Ian Randall offers an John Stott, Alister Chapman quotes a A factor not explored in this book is the role radio important interpretation of the work of Billy Graham, correspondence between Stott and Professor John played in the expansion of American fundamentalism. stressing his irenic and inclusive approach, which Burnaby in which Burnaby argued the same point. In Britain evangelists could not find time on the air- contrasted with that of the fundamentalists, and the The contributors to this important and illuminating waves unless they turned to Transworld Radio in importance of his influence in Britain. People who ini- volume are not in total agreement. Andrew Ather- Monte Carlo, which had a tiny audience. American tially opposed him were often won over by his gra- stone argues that W Griffith Thomas, the Anglican country singers like Roy Acuff, who had a hit with cious approach. evangelical, ‘certainly became a fundamentalist’ while ‘Great Speckled Bird’, were also important agents for The American sociologist Christian Smith wrote an John Maiden claims that together with TC Hammond, spreading fundamentalist attitudes. important study of American evangelicalism in which and GT Manley he fell short of asserting the inerran- Although Marsden was right to argue fundamental- he said that the secret of its success was its readiness cy of scripture but there is perhaps not so much a con- ism was always ‘a sub species of the larger revivalist to engage with secular culture. It did not withdraw tradiction here as a different balancing of evidence. movement’ it also needs to be seen as a fruit of the into a fortress like fundamentalism. This is a crucial By and large the contributors agree that fundamen- Enlightenment and as an application of what Weber distinction. Evangelicals, like the new churches in talism was present in churches in the United King- called ‘technical reason’ to the Bible. Rather than a York described by David Goodhew, may be opposed dom but that it was never as strong or as strident as in quasi-sacramental means of encounter with God the to the liberalism of other churches or to the advance the US. While some evangelicals did incline towards Bible became a source of propositions and data out of of secularism but they have an interest in theology fundamentalism there was a spectrum of views. The which faith could be infallibly constructed. Although and are ready to engage in social outreach. two were not the same although they did have much this is debated, many scholars maintain it actually rep- Many evangelicals have remained in mainstream in common. In recent years the difference between resented a new development in Christian theology, an denominations and continued to play an important evangelicals and fundamentalists has grown much approach unknown for many years of church history. role in their life. wider. In the likes of NT Wright or Anthony Thiselton But even if it assumed a less combative form than in This book is a major contribution to the study of evangelicalism has produced biblical scholars who in the US fundamentalism was certainly present in 20th Century church history and it also provides plen- no way can be described as fundamentalist. British churches. In Anglicanism a dispute about ty of material for reflection for anyone interested in George Marsden has described fundamentalism as scripture led to the creation of the Bible Churchmen’s the wider mission of the church. evangelicalism with something to be angry about. He Missionary Society, which adopted a more conserva- Paul Richardson

[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper There is something about summer that makes all of us at College Street go mad for new music. With this in mind, we were delighted to be introduced to COLLEGE STREET Speak, Brother. Vulnerable, honest, ethereal: this is the sound of the trio’s music, which has earned comparisons with Mumford & Sons and Athlete. SW1 Based in Rugby, they have appeared across the UK from coffee shops to the city-wide Birmingham Artsfest and Coventry Godiva Festival. Following CITY OF WESTMINSTER the launch of the soaring Celtic single Dry Bones in May 2014, Speak, Brother are busy with a world tour. We were lucky enough to catch up with James Herring, the singer of the band. Are you into Speak, Broth- with Amaris Cole er, or have you found another new artist you think we would like? Contact me on @AmarisColeCEN.

You launched your debut single ships, be it father to daughter, child to and encourage conversation. Which is through our music and building rela- last month, how does it feel to see grandparents, or even God to his I guess part of where the name tionships up with people who would your hard work paying off? beloved creation - us. Therefore as ‘Speak, Brother’ comes from. never of heard truth in Pubs, Clubs As a debut single and video, brewing every human was built to need rela- You’ve been compared to some and Cafes. We do also love working from over half a year of preparation, it tionships, especially with God, they pretty big acts, like Mumford and with like-minded church leaders who was an immensely proud feeling. Not are aimed at both people who know Sons. But do you find these com- set up gigs in places outside of a in ourselves really, but in the whole and don’t yet know God. parisons useful or do they hold church building to facilitate this. We finished product. A little like a dad Is it difficult to make sure your you back? have played at churches before and would feel watching his son step out music connects with the audience Ah, the old ‘M’ word... Yes we have feel that can be a part of what we do, onto the school team’s football pitch with these two different groups been compared to Mumford many but not the main thing. for the first time.. You wonder how he listening? times. It is easy to pigeon-hole us into Where would be your dream gig? will mix in with the real world. But No, we try not to write to please any- that category musically as Mumford Not sure about the rest of the guys, whatever happens you wouldn’t one, but aim our music to be an hon- have been the first massive main- but I’ve always wanted to play on a change him for anything. est look-in to our lives. People can do stream folk artist in recent times. beach! I could be biased towards the You cross from the secular world what they want with it. Needless to say, we are influenced by beach at the moment as it feels like I to the Christian one, but when How important is your faith to them, but also so many other artists. haven’t seen one for a long time being you’re writing your songs, who are your music? What audiences do you prefer based in the Midlands. they aimed at? All of our songs are God-inspired. playing to – Christian or secular? When writing, I don’t really think of Many of them invoke the act of wor- Our main mission is to share our sto- people living in the secular world any ship in me when singing them and ries with people who need to hear Speak Brother are currently on a UK different to the Christian one. The explaining their stories. We want our them. Ultimately, we want to be shar- tour: Full dates available at speak- songs are about people and relation- songs to provoke thoughts, stir souls ing the truth and the love of God brother.co.uk/tour

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