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By Jo May

HISTORYwas made on Monday when the first female Bishop to sit in the House of Lords was ceremonially inau- gurated and received astanding ovation from peers. The Bishop of Gloucester,the Rt Rev Rachel Treweek, was introduced by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby,and the BishopofLondon the RtRev RichardChartres, as one of the 26 Lords Spiritual. Speaking to The ChurchofEngland Newspaper ahead of her swearing-in, Bishop Treweek said that children and families, housing and education arethe issues ‘close to her heart’ as well as lis- tening to the hopes and needs of people in both urban and rural areas. Bishop Treweek brings her experi- ence from the sprawling and diverse Dio- cese of London, where she has served, most recently as Archdeacon of Hackney beforebeing appointed Bishop of Gloucester in March. the bigger pictureis. I’ll constantly be talking about‘women’ Bishops, as we as the only woman who is aBishop on Speaking about the advantages of asking how we look at everything in a don’t talkabout ‘male’Bishops. “Wejust the Lords Spiritual,Idoslightly feel the being awoman on the bench, Bishop bigger pictureoftransformation,” she talkabout Bishops.” weight of carrying something into here, Treweek said that ‘women can do con- said. “I’m abishop who’s awoman, they are not least because of the expectations that nection verywell,’ whereas men tend to Speaking on whether she feels synony- bishops who aremen. We work together suddenly I’m going to do something real- debate the same issueindifferent areas mous withher male counterparts, given in that. At one level, Isee myself at exact- ly different. without connecting the dots. the long and distinctive path taken by ly the same level as the other Bishops; “But the thing Ikeep returning to is “I hope that Iwill be able to ask how women within the Church ofEngland, we’reall bishops together. that Ineed to be myself. Ican only be things connect together and ask what Bishop Treweek said she doesn’t like “In terms of coming in at the moment, who Iamand who Godhas created me to be. Iknow that God has called me to this role and that my calling is to be faithful to God inthat and to be fully myself and speak out, take risks, be Stamps celebrate Manx PrayerBook courageous, see wherethat takes us.” Bishop Treweek said she believes THE ISLE of Man Post bishops have their placeinthe Lords Office has published a because they areuniquely connected new set of Christmas to people across all sections of life. stamps, celebrating the “The important thing for me is about 250th anniversaryofthe the flourishing and well being ofall first prayer book to be people because at the heartofwho God published in Manx is, wanting to see the flourishing of all Gaelic. people and the transformation is areal- The five stamps, ly important one for me. released last Friday, “Thequestion is how we can work werespecially commissioned by local artist Julia Ashby-Smyth. with people for the transformation of Each of the five stamps featureaManx wordand areligious emblem closely associated with the spiritual aspects of Christmas. lives.” The wordsand images themselves draw upon an extensive historyofthe Manx Prayer Book.

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Wo d Wa I and Wo d Wa I Exh on Bishop Paul Williams confirmed morethan 25 candidates of various ages fromparishes across the deaneryat continue to Novembe 2015 Eagle All Bassetlaw and BawtryDeaneryConfirmation service in St John’s Church Autumn cha t fa K ng Cha les Chu ch Tu We Wa Diocese of Norwich awareness, sleeping in cardboard Diocese of Hereford ck Pa k) n a d of Ba naba Fund and boxes fo ranight in their school Open Doo fo pe secuted Ch st an Eighty people from churches hall to raise money and learn Church voluntarygroups met with Sy a and I aq Stall will include china across Norwich and about the homeless, for their HerefordshireCouncil’s lead officer for gla stat one toy ch ld en new Peterborough raised over £10,000 event ‘The Big Sleep In’. Refugees in The Great Hall at The Palace t to spending anight sleeping rough “Hope into Action does such in Herefordinresponse to the Bishopof hm ov to highlight UK homelessness. good work in our city ,givingreal Hereford’s invitation to Syrian refugees. y Fe val s Ma n B Among thoseraising awareness practical long-ter msupportto Dr Karilyn Collins, World Development no Pe fomed by The Cante bu werechurch le aders, some of themost needy people. I Officer for the Diocese, said the meeting Cho al Soc ett The London Handel congregation members, youth am delighted that the Cathed ral was called because 60 responses came che a Conducted by R cha d Cooke groupsand for mer street and other churches can be from parishes asking for potential help in y C sleepers. involved with them in this,” said the event of Syrian figures arriving. “All Proceeds will go to Hope in the Rt Rev Donald Allister ,the of us must work with the local authority,” 4November Action, acharitythat partners Bishop of Peterborough. she said. with churches to help house the Ed Walker,Executive Director Ewan Archibald, from Herefordshire homeless. of Hope into Action, added: “We Council, told the meeting that the Luncht me o gan ec tal at B adfo During the night, volunteers arenot pretending thatspending Council initially would take 60 refugees A Wo adfo werehanded cardboa rd boxes one night out is close to what over but werenot expecting any immediately. and listened to accounts from 2,200 homelessness people in They werestill waiting for further former street sleepers and former England face each night. This is information from theGovernment. 5November addictsabout their experiences the second year we have runthis “Everyone came because they want to and how they have turned their event and we hope that each year do something –and learnfromeach Pa s 2015 A place fo hope Lo d Deben lives around with th ehelp of Hope it will grow and become an other too. Therewas agood feeling in the ( w n G ) to d s t into Action and their local church. opportunity fo rchurches to room, andIthink those attendingwere Summ t on Cl mat Change De by Cathe Sixty primar ychildren in respond in apractical way to the pleased withwhat thecouncil has Peterborough will also help raise growinghomeless issue. ” planned so far,” said Bishop Richard. 8November Diocese of Manchester Diocese of Portsmouth Diocese of Sheffield memb anc Sunday The Cantamu Manchester Science Festival Thevicar of aFareham church, the Rev The Bishop of Sheffield, the Rt cho unde the ecto Malcolm Wood brought some of the most BruceDeans, is encouraging peopletodonate Rev Stephen Croft, is running a l be ng ng cho al evensong n St popular sci-fi films and series of money to Cancer Research UK andBreast tour of the Houses of Parliament Alban chu ch Cha nste Avenue the21st century back to the Cancer Careasheprepares to runthe Great for 13 young people next month. Bou nemouth gan Dav d Beeby futureagainst the stunning South Run to raise money for cancer charities The visit is being organised FRCO mus c by Dougla Gue All wel medieval backdrop of –ashis wife is being treated for breast cancer. by YMCAWhite Rose, alocal Manchester Cathedral’s Mr Deans, vicar of St John’s, Fareham, youth work charity working medieval quire. tackled the 10-mile course last Sunday (25 across Rotherham, Sheffield 11 November Of this week’s event, the Very October) along with other worshippers from and Wakefield, for which Bishop Rev Rogers Govender,Dean of hischurch. Croftisavice-president. Luncht me o gan ec tal at B adfo Manchester,said: “Manchester “Most people will know about the great He will explain how of Col n A Cathedral is no stranger to the work Cancer Research does. I’ve only got to parliament works, his role world of scientific discovery. knowthe other charity,Breast Cancer Care, within that and how his Back in 1595 Dr JohnDee, one through Caroline’s illness. It is acharitythat Christian faith impacts what he 13 November of the greatest minds in Europe hasprovided us withsome reallyuseful does. in the field of maths and booklets about breast cancer: whatitis, what Bishop Stephen said: “In a A Even ng w th H la y Mantel The science and personal adviser to we canexpect, treatment options, and where year that saw aGeneral Thomas C anme Cent n A lockton Queen Elizabeth 1, was Warden to get support. Ifound the booklet designed Election, Iwelcome this t £ at the church. for children, written in comic book fashion, opportunitytoshow young “Weweredelighted to be particularly helpful for me, Joseph and peoplearound these vital partofthe Manchester Science Daniel,” said Bruce. buildings that play such amajor 18 November Festival for the first time in our Caroline Deans was herselflicensed by the partinthe political shaping of history and looking forwardto BishopofPortsmouth, the Rt Rev Christopher our country. Ihope that it will Luncht me o gan ec tal at B adfo celebrating our science Foster,asaReader –orlicensed lay minister encourage the young people to Cath al Kathe enes ll am heritage next year as –inSeptember.This means she can also lead engage further with the political Manchester becomes services and preach. She attended the process; and inspirethem to European CityofScience cathedral for the service after undergoing playarole in the futureshaping 2016.” surgery. of ourtowns and cities.”

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NEWSIN Britain urged to welcome BRIEF Christian refugees THE PRIME MINISTER has been urged important role to play because of the These groups had “destroyed every- New leader for ARocha to includeChristianrefugees from Syria large number of countries in the Middle thing—our economy,our industry, our Prominent eco-campaigner Andy and Iraq in thetotals to be accepted by East that would be readytoaccept Mus- churches.” Atkins has been selected to lead the UK. lim refugees, meaning that Christians LordAlton and Baroness Cox werenot Christian environment charity ARocha The call, from two members of the would be morewelcome here. just concerned with the situation in UK. Aged 55, Andy Atkins most House of Lords, came days after agroup He said: “The Government must Syria: “In parts of Lebanon, thereare recently led environmental charity of 86 bishops wrote an open letter calling realisethat what Christians in the Mid- wholevalleys full of desperate Christian FriendsofThe Earth forsevenyears, on Britain to accept up to 50,000 dle East areexperiencing is genocide, communities who aretherebecause championing naturerestoration and refugees. and nothing less.” they wereunabletostay in thecamps,” bold action on climate change. He In response to that the Archbishop of ButArchbishop Jean-Claude Jeanbart, they said. previously worked with Catholic Aleppo said that the West accepting addressing acharity in London, called on “The Prime Minister is right to target international development charities refugees was not the right answer to the the West to stop“luring Syrians away those most at risk, but he won’t neces- CAFODand Progressio, before crisis. from their home, and instead focus on sarily find them in the camps. If theonly crossing denominational boundaries to David Cameron said last month that findingasolution to theCivil War.” people we arehelping areinthe camps set up Tearfund’s policy and Britain would take 20,000 refugees The Greek Melkite Archbishop wel- then, apartfromunaccompanied chil- campaigns work. He was afounder of between now and 2020, and those it comed the ‘help’ from Russia, and made dren, we won’t be helping themost at the 2005 Make PovertyHistory accepted would come from refugee apleafor the West to give President risk.” campaign. camps in the region rather than those Assad achanceand to help Syria Earlier this week the Barnabas Fund arriving in the UK. “reclaim our freedom and our rights held ameeting in Westminster to high- Pilgrimage winner However,ajoint letter from Lord Alton back from ISIS.” light the crisis. and BaronessCox warned that because He said thatSyria “suffers when peo- The main speaker at thatevent was many Christians had fled the countries ple leave our country.” Canon Andrew White, who revealed that in question because of the threat from He hit out at “the big lie: that forces an approach he made to the so-called ISIS they would thereforebeexcluded opposed to Assad aremoderate and sup- Islamic State resulted in athreat by them from the20,000 figure. porters of freedom. to decapitate him. They have now asked the Prime Minis- “They areinfact fundamentalist jihadis CanonWhite said: “With these kind of ter to “urgently consider” their plight. who want to kill anyone who is not simi- people thereisno way you could work at LordAlton said that the West had an lar to them.” reconciliation.” Christnot important at Christmas, saymost AComRes poll has found that gious foundation, with older Christians, representing no 67 per cent of Britons dis- Britons morelikely to agree, significant difference com- agree that the birth of Jesus (49 per cent of those aged 65+ pared with those of no reli- JadeTill, a26-year-old from Stroud, is the main reason for cele- agree compared to 19 per gious group. has won the Church of England’s brating Christmas. cent of those aged 18-24). Premier CEO, Peter Ker- competition to raise the profile of the Three quartersofBritish Fifty five per cent say the ridge, said the survey shows Paris climate summit in December. adults (74 per cent) say that religious aspect of Christmas an ‘airbrushing’ of Christ at Her prize is an all-expenses-paidtrip to Christmas is moreabout is not important to them with Christmas. the French capital for the COP21 spending time with family the highest percent among “Many people areobviously summit. While thereshe will keep a and friends thancelebrating the 18-24-year-olds (64 per failing to register the fact that video diaryand blogonthe the birth of Jesus. Less than cent), though 44 per cent say Christmas is acelebration of developments at the summit. one in 10 people aged 18-24 celebrating thebirth of Jesus it is. the birth of JesusChrist –a disagreed with this state- through religious services is TwoinfiveBritons(42 per real person,” he says. “The Freedom defended ment, compared to three in an important partofChrist- cent) say they feel alot of real Christmas storyseems Baroness O’Neill has defended 10 of those aged over 65. mas for them. pressureover Christmas to to begettinglost whileJesus freedom of speech in the annual Theos The poll, carried out among Morethan half, 57 per cent, buy presents they cannot is often perceived as merely lecture. “Thereisnoway of securing 2,016 adults in September,is disagreed that Christmas afford, with 47 per cent of another Christmas ‘character’ freedom of expression if we also partofacampaign to help would not meanasmuch to women agreeing, compared –like Santa Claus, snowmen maintainthatthereisaright not to be protect theChristmas story them if it did not have areli- to 38 per cent of men, with and flying reindeer.” offended. 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[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper 4 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday October 30, 2015 NEWS Church leaders War hero Bishop George condemn populist opposition to Bell ‘was a child abuser’ migrants THE PRIMATES and presiding bishops of ACIVIL claim against the former Bish- Sussex police toldthe survivor that, the Porvoo Communion of Churcheshave op of Chichester, the Rt Rev George had he still been alive, Bishop Bell condemned popular opposition to the reset- Bell, hasbeen settled, with the Diocese would have been arrested and inter- tlement ofmigrants from Africa and the of Winchester issuing aformal apology. viewed on suspicion of serious sexual Middle East in Europe. The late bishop(1883-1958) was a offences, followed by release on bail, Following their meeting inEdinburgh, prominentfigure in the inter-war years further enquiries and the subsequent they said the government mustresist pres- and achieved fameduring the Second submission of apolicereporttothe sures to send them home. World Warwhen he helped Jewish CPS. The Communiqué released at the close Christians in Germany.Hesupported Aformal claim for compensation was of the meeting said they were“unanimous theConfessingChurch,which submittedinApril 2014 and was settled in reiterating that we should not stand back denouncedthe Nazi party,and became last month. The settlement followed a and remain silent, but mustboth speak and aclose friend andally of Dietrich Bon- thorough pre-litigation process during act, remembering the words of Jesus; ‘For I hoeffer. which further investigations into the was hungryand you gave me food, Iwas However,his reputation has now been claim tookplace including the commis- thirsty and you gave me something to destroyed after the claim of child abuse. sioning of expertindependent reports. drink, Iwas astranger and you welcomed The news caused shockwaves around None of those reportsfound any rea- me’ (Matt. 25:35).” the Anglican Communion and there son to doubtthe veracityofthe claim. They werealso unanimous intheir con- werequestions about the inclusion of Tracey Emmott, the solicitor for the cernand prayers for Christians and other Bell in the Anglican Calendar. survivor,said: “While myclient isglad minority groups threatened by extinction AChurch spokesman said that this case is over,they remain bitter that in the Middle East. whether the nameshould be formally their 1995 complaint was not properly The primates said: “On adailybasis peo- removed is an issue ‘for another day’ listened to ordealt with until my client ple risk their lives to cross the Mediter- and involves afull synodical process. made contact with Archbishop Justin ranean Sea; people walk long distances to But the present inclusion in the Welby’s office in 2013. crossinto Europe because they do not Church’s calendar requires no one to the safeguarding teamatthe Diocese of “That failuretorespond properly was have any other choice; also in parts of mark the day andinthe light of this Chichester. verydamaging, and combined with the Europe, for example, houses have been set news it will be uptoindividual clergy The allegations against Bell date back abuse thatwas suffered has had apro- alight, so that refugees do not find ahome; and parisheswhether they wishtocon- to the 1940s and 50s, when the com- found effect on my client’s life.” and thereisarising anxiety in some parts tinue to do so. plainant, who has asked for anonymity, In his letter to the survivor Bishop of Europe that democracyisbeingeroded The immediate challenge “is to come was ayoung child. Warner acknowledgesthat the by intimidation towards strangers seeking to terms with the shock of this, feel the The current Bishop, the Rt Rev Dr response fromthe DioceseofChich- refugeand security.” deep shame of it and express profound Martin Warner,today issued aformal ester in 1995, when thesurvivor first They also recognisedthe popular disap- apologies to the survivor,” the apology,adding that “the abuse of chil- came forward, “fell a long way short, proval of current asylum policiesand they spokesman said. dren is acriminal actand adevastating not just of what is expected now,but of called for prayers for political leaders“and The complainant first approached the betrayal of trustthat should never occur what we now appreciate you should for those who resist the destructive calls of then Bishop of Chichester, Eric Kemp, in any situation, particularly the have had aright to expect then.” extremist groups that reject all supportfor in 1995, but apartfromoffering pastoral church.” The Church of England, in associa- the migrant stranger and those seeking support, ignored the complaint. The apology is as much for the lack of tion withthe NSPCC, has aconfidential refuge.” When the survivor made afresh action on thepartofBishop Kemp, who helpline available to anyone affected by The next meeting of the joint Anglican approach to the Archbishop of Canter- did not refer it to anyone else in the the issues reported here on 0800 389 Lutheran group has been scheduled for buryin2013, thecase wasreferredto Church, or to the police. 5344. October 2017 in Portugal. NIreland rector resigns Ashersappeal dateset in rowoverflags

THECHURCH of Ire- On 9Octoberthe Sutton had agreed to a land’s rector of Newry BelfastTelegraph report- voluntary suspension has resignedinthe wake ed thatmembers of the after disobeying his bish- of thecontroversy over congregation had writ- op’s counsel not to act his removalofRoyal ten to the newspaper precipitously. British Legion Standards complaining that their On 22 October the Rt from the parish churches rector wasignoring the Rev Harold Miller,Bishop of St Patrick’s and St will of the congregation of Down and Dromore, Mary’s. by modernising the released astatement say- On 22 October the Rev parish. ingthe incident had Kingsley Sutton offered Mr Suttonwas charged “been verypainful his apology and resigna- with closing the church to indeed”, welcoming the tion for “unwisely and theApprentice Boys —a rector’s apology. forcefully” removingthe loyalist group —and “Therector also flags from the church. adopting amodernist folk offered me his resigna- “In my misguided liturgy. tion andsadly, Ifeel I thinking and zeal,” he In hisparish newsletter must accept it.” wrote, “not only did I Mr Sutton said he was He added thathehad removethe standards, going to replace the RBL been “in touch withthe THE ASHERS Baking Company appeal is set for ahearing on 3February. but Ialso made my deci- flags withwhitebanners Royal British Legion, the The CourtofAppeal in Belfast will begin the two-day hearing after the family of the sion irreversible by with aheart affixed in the Select Vestries and the Christian-run bakerylodged an appeal against the County CourtJudgment that destroying them.” centre.“We must make a Apprentice Boys of ruled they had ‘unlawfully discriminated’ on grounds of sexual orientation, earlier Mr Sutton acknowl- resolute breakfromthe Derry,toarrange to meet this year. edged he had “completely past, lest we be dragged with them as we seek a Ashers BakingCorefused to make acake with apro-gay marriage slogan. Accord- underestimated the depth back,” he wrote. way forward, and would ing to the Christian Institute, the family is expected to appeal on grounds that the of meaning and present On 11 October the Dio- like to thankall con- bakeryhad discriminated on grounds of sexual orientation, religious belief or politi- day value of the Royal cese of Down and Dro- cerned fortheir helpful- cal opinion, and on the decision nottogrant the family belief protection underthe British Legion Standards.” moreannounced thatMr ness and graciousness.” European ConventionofHuman Rights.

Online at www.churchnewspaper.com: Get all the breakingnews stories as they happen NEWS Friday October 30, 2015 www.churchnewspaper.com 5 Bishop: ‘I am avictim Catholic Synod says divorced of child abuse’ and remarried Christians should be‘welcomed’ THE AUSTRALIAN Bishop of Newcastle By George Conger Thesynod further recom- er,if“fuller participation” has revealed that as a mended that divorced and could mean admission to child he wasavictim THE ROMAN CATHOLIC remarried Catholics not be Communion. of clergysexual Synod has recommended made to feel excommunicat- Section 70 of the document abuse. adopting amorewelcoming ed, and that consideration be addressed the Church’s Speaking to theAus- approachtowardsthe given to the plight of their response to unmarried cou- tralian Broadcasting divorced andremarried and children. ples living together.The Corporation on26 those living together who Section 84 of the statement bishops acknowledged that October,the Rt Rev werenot married, as well as said: “Theyare baptised, some people chosetolive Greg Thompson said: urging local autonomy in they arebrothers and sisters, together for economic rea- “I’m both abishop, but addressing these pastoral and the Holy Spirit pours out sons, because “getting mar- also asurvivor.” concerns. gifts and charisms on them ried is perceived as aluxury” His remarks fol- The Fourteenth Ordinary for thegood of all …taking that theycould not afford, lowed avotebyhis General Assembly of the careofthesepeople is not a while others lived together diocesan synod two Synod of Bishops of the weakness in its own faith and and rejected the “values of days earlier that RomanCatholic Church its witness as to the indissolu- marriage and family.” acknowledged and called by Pope Francis to dis- bility of marriage; indeed, the The synod recommended apologised for its cuss the theme of “the voca- Church expresses its own the Church adopt asofter “shameful” historyof tion and mission of the family charity through this care.” pastoral line, not leading with clergy child sexual in the Churchand inthe con- Section 85 of the docu- condemnation but seeing it abuse. temporaryworld” wrapped ment, adopted by avoteof as an opportunity to point In June Bishop up its work last week without 178 to 80, acknowledged that couples to the“fullness of Thompsonsaid a recommending changes in when addressing cases of marriage and family.” The review of abuse church doctrine, but urging a divorce and remarriage, the paragraph was adopted by a reports indicated up softer line on church disci- parties to adivorce may not vote of 231-47. to 30 clergy molested pline. be equally to blame, distin- The synod rejected any children in the dio- Meeting from 4-25 Octo- guishing between those who change to church practices cese in a40-year span. ber,270 cardinals, archbish- tried to save their marriage concerning same-sex mar- “I know that as adio- ops, and priests from around and those who destroyed riage, holding they werenot cese in the past we the world, joined by lay and their marriage “through a even “remotely analogous” to failed some victims and survivors of sexual abuse. Not only did we not sup- ecumenical observers, debat- grave fault.” traditional marriage by avote portthem when they came forward,but we fostered aculturethat intimi- ed the issue of allowing Section 86 of the docu- of 221 to 37. dated them and kept them silent.” divorced andcivilly remar- ment, adopted by avote of The synodfathersrejected In his diocesan address on Saturday,Bishop Thompson said: “Wehad cul- riedcouples to be allowed to 190 to 64, recommended the Westerngovernment and tures that dissuaded people from speakingoftheir experience…Wehad receive Holy Communion. issue of allowing individual NGO policies thatcondi- cultures that protected abusers.” By avoteof187-72 the divorced and remarried tioned foreign aid in Africa The Synod also heardarecorded interview with two Anglican priests, synod upheld the current dis- Catholics to be addressed by upon the acceptance ofgay who recounted their experiences of being sexually abused as children and cipling that divorced and an “internal forum” of priest marriage. However,they the emotional and spiritual toll it had taken in their lives. remarried Catholics should and penitent thatwould restated the Church’s teach- In his interview with the ABC, Bishop Thompson said he toowas “some- not receive Communion,but exploreways of allowing ing that all persons, irrespec- one who has also faced that journey.I’m working through that personally, asked the Pope to find away “fuller participation in the life tive of sexual orientation, and as someone who is committedtobeing with people, Idothat out of my to include divorced Catholics of theChurch” —the docu- must not be subjected to experience and out of adeep longingfor people to be loved.” into the life of the Church. ment was ambiguous, howev- “unjust discrimination.” Priest facing child Gafcon leader: Januarymeeting will Presiding Bishop lea vesthe abuse chargesdies ‘makeorbreak the Communion’ EpiscopalChurch ‘infine shape’ ARETIRED Australian priest scheduled to THE CANTERBURYprimates’ the biblical principles for which we THE PRESIDING Bishop of the Episcopal appear beforeaprofessional standards board meeting setfor Januarywill make stand.” Church of the USA has written afarewell letter to answer charges of child sexualabusehas or break the Anglican Communion, Sources withinthe Gafcon move- to the Church she has led for the past nine died. the leader of the Gafcon movement, ment tell The Church of England years. On 18 October the body of the Rev Camp- the Most RevEliud Wabukala, Newspaper the conservative pri- The Most Rev Katharine JeffertsSchori, bellBrown (80) was found in his home near Archbishop of Kenya, has declared. mates expect the first item onthe who steps down from officeuponthe installa- Newcastle, New South Wales. Initialreports In apastoral letter released on 24 agenda will be acommunion-wide tion of Presiding Bishop-elect Michael Curry suggest Brown took his own life. October,Archbishop Wabukala response to the actionsofthe Epis- on 1November,wrote thatshe hadleft the In 2013 Brown appearedbeforethe Royal confirmed the conservative pri- copal Church of the USA and the Church in fine shape for her successor. Commission into Institutional Responses to mates will be accepting the invita- Anglican ChurchofCanada over The Episcopal Church had “come along way Child Sexual Abuse in connection with alle- tionofthe Archbishop of their changes in church doctrine in the last 10 years” and was “no longer con- gations he had abused aboy in the1960s at Canterbury. and discipline surrounding homo- sumed by internal conflict over various social the North Coast Children’s Home in Lis- “I believe this will be an historic sexuality. issues.” more. meeting unlike anything that has Should they be frustrated in their The Episcopal Church was “thriving in inter- In astatement announcing his death, the gone before. There is now ashared goal of addressing the American national, immigrant, and multicultural con- Bishop of Grafton, the Rt Rev Sarah Macneil realisation that the time for dia- problem, it is not unlikely the con- texts everywhere, and discovering the wrote: “While many in the Diocese of logue is over and there must be a servatives will walk out of the meet- abundant life that comes in turning outwardto Grafton remember the Rev Brown’sministry decision that will settle the future ing, the source speculated. love the neighbours nearby andfar away,” she and friendship with gratitude, thereare also direction of the Communion and Archbishop Wabukala said the wrote, adding the Church held its “identity as those whose memories of him areverydif- free us from being dragged down Gafcon movement believed the dis- EpiscopalChristians abit moreconfidently, ferent and whohavehad thecourage to by controversy and confusion,” he putes with the leadership of the even in the midst of our diversity.” come forwardand make allegations of abuse said. American and Canadian Churches BishopJefferts Schori said shewas opti- against him.” He added: “Last week it was ajoy werefirst order issues, matters of mistic about the futureand looked “forwardto She added: “The tragedy of abuse cuts into and privilegetoshare in ameeting spiritual “life and death”. seeing how this Churchofthe middleway will our churches and our societybringingdeep of Global South Primates in Cairo The Gafcon movement “stands continue to lead and partner as we travel the emotion and pain on many levels. which enabled the Gafcon Primates together asaglobal family to road home, into God’s fullest dreamofabun- “Wejoin with the Bishop of Newcastle, the to consider how to respond to the restorethe Bible and this gospel of dant life for all.” Rt Rev GregoryThompson, in encouraging Archbishop of Canterbury’s invita- grace to theheartofthe Anglican Under Bishop JeffertsSchori’s tenure five people to be mindful of those who bear great tion. Noting the unique natureof Communion. We areapproaching a dioceses withdrew from the Episcopal struggles of mind and spirit and in emphasis- this proposed meeting,weare critical moment and we all have a Church, and approximately 445 priests were ing how important it is to sharethe burden agreed to go and Iamconfident that parttoplay,” he said. deposed. Attendance fell by approximately 25 with others.” in doing so we will not compromise per cent over the sameperiod.

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appeal to PaulTillich’s, “Accept that you areaccepted” is Questions on Climate Change bizarre (letters, 23 October). By LETTERSTO Sir,Iwould like to make anumber of points in response to their fruits arethey known! Andrew Carey (“A wrong approach to climate change”, 16 Scurrilous as it was, his wife’s October). exposé of his addiction to 1. Quite right, thereare no certainties about Climate Change, pornography,seducing of his THEEDITOR but thereare extraordinarily high probabilities. The women students and their Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reckons it 95 sexual liberated life-style shows per cent certain that damaging climate change is being him up for the hypocriticalfalse caused by human activity.Thisseverely risks damage to the prophet he was. earth,human prosperity and wellbeing. It would be prudent for So long as homosexual us to respond by taking careofthe earth, our common home. practice includes sex, it mustbe Thereisnoplanet B. sex outside biblical marriage 2. Thereisascientific, economic and political consensus and therefore, according to the about the need to keep global temperatureincrease below 2C to Bible: sin. avoid catastrophic damage. The offers currently on the table for AB MacFarlane, Paris will take us to an increase of 2.7-3C. Our inability to act in Stoke-on-Trent keeping with our beliefs would have been recognised by St Paul Over-simplistic (Romans 7:19). Thatiswhy climate change is aspiritual issue. Sir, CanonDrPeter Capon’s attack (letters,23 3. Andrew claims that he accepts that climate change is Loveand sex October) on AndrewCarey’s justified climate ‘potentially dangerous’, yet is strangely dismissive of the Sir,Five years ago Ibroke a scepticism is over-simplisticand misleading. contribution renewables can make to decarbonisation. bone in my foot, and for aweek If youacceptarecentcreation and thataglobal Interestingly,the Chinese arenow theworld’s largest investors Iwas mobile only on one leg. I floodproducedthe fossilfuels - thenonce all this in and producers of renewable energy.They aredoingso am blessed to have wonderful carbon was living vegetation, carbon-dioxide etc., because they recognise that otherwise their own country’s friends who all rallied round to in a balancedGod-given eco-system.Soperhaps a rapid economic advance could be atipping point for the climate carenot only for me, bygetting bit ofglobal warming evaporatingmore water to and thedeterioration of the climate could choke offtheir shopping, changing the bed, fall as more rain mightjust lead to the prophesied country’s economic progress. Germany’s commitment means visiting and preparing meals, blooming of thedeserts. that 30 per cent of its energy production is now renewable. In but in addition taking on the Butback to hard science. Eruptions like Germany,community wind farms arewanted by local people careofmyelderly godmother, Krakatoa fling dust andgases intothe because, unlike the energy that has to bebought and brought for whom Iwas themain carer. atmosphere on a scale that dwarfs man-made fromelsewhere, they make amajor contributiontothe local These same friends, and my pollutants.Nomatterhow littleweburn, thunder- economy. lovely family,recently helped

ondon, SW1P 3RX. storms will leadtoforest fires releasing super- 4. Andrew rightly points out that despair is the result when me to celebrate my 70th industrial quantities of carbon dioxide and peopleare asked to do the impossible. Keeping global birthday.Iamfurther blessed

,L particulates.Should weget rid ofdiesels from temperaturerise to 2C or less is, however,entirely possible. by being amember of aloving our streets, we will find that weare still Technology is improving dramatically everyyear,but we need and supportive churchfamily, producing poisonousnitrogen dioxide viathe greater urgency in implementing it. and play afull partinthe life of nitrogenmonoxide from the industrialquantities 5. Our Christian brothers and sisters who live on Pacific the church. Ihave been both of natural gasburnt in cities to warm buildings, islands and parts the Philippines devastated by morefrequent single and celibatefor my producehot water, cookmeals in homes,hotels and powerful typhoons, and those in Malawi who have whole life. It has not been easy, stminster and restaurants. Thatiswithoutthe masses of experienced floods and drought this year,have asked us to and in my 20s and early 30s it thesame gassesproducedbyfarming andother consider Climate Change from their points of view,and not just was particularly difficult to see We industry. from our own. That is why development agencies have Climate my friends marrying and Most will haveheard of chaostheory, that Change as atop priority and why thereissuch pressureon having children, something I something asinsignificantasabutterfly flapping those gathering for the UN Climate Change summit in Paris longed for myself. its wingsononecontinentcausingatornadoon from 30 November until 11 December.They need our prayers So did I‘stamp on’ these another continent.The theory came from to strengthen them. feelings? In no way! The God computer modelling of theatmosphere - any +Nicholas Sarum whom Iworship has an slightchangeofone minorinput parameter can Bishop of Salisbury unending supply of grace and cause completely unpredictableoutcomes. power,and by his great love he Peter Taylor, oneofthe veteran UN, EU and enabled me not only to come to

eet at @churchnewspaper NGO warmistconsultants reviewed the evidence Certainly,peer reviewed papers “married” for ayear,then both terms with my single andchanged sides.In“Chill,areassessmentof I’ve read tended to be more of them took afancy to another childlessness, but to bless me Tw globalwarming theory”hesuggests that the cautious and balanced thanthe man at agay club, so they with afull and fulfilling life. It satellite data showseachocean has its scaremongering books written divorced in order to have a would be an insult to him, and reat College Street, temperature cycle and we have been living by the same scientists. threesome in their home, and to themany loving friends and through them all peaking together, and now he Alan Bartley, hope to have children using the family he has given me, to say 4G suggestsweare actuallygoing intoanew iceage. Greenford, Middlesex sisters of two of them. As thatIhave lived alife ‘without treet address. NB: Letters may be edited But to review afew scares. Although we have surrogates. love’. What Colin Durham ,1

as been releasingthe greenhouse gascarbon Thereisalso apush for meantbythis, of course, was dioxide by burning fossil fuels since the Straightforward polygamy in Canada: perhaps life without sex. beginning of the industrialrevolution this didnot Sir,ThankGod for the article the Anglican Church therecan Well, alife without sex is not cause a temperature increase.Infact allthesigns “Are gay people grafted in?” (16 find atheology for that also? If it easy,but norisitlived without when Iwas atcollege in the1970s were of a October), with its clear, is left to “the corporate love. Love is muchmorethan cooling earth and acomingice age. straightforwardBiblical discernment of its General sex, as even married folk will Again,back in the1960s wewerealso teaching, in contrast to recent Synod” (Serena Lancaster), it attest, and cannot be confined concerned aboutacid rain.The culpritwas letters which spend much time probably will, for human reason solely to its physical sulphur gases givenout by burningcoaland coal trying to twist the truth to suit is fallen andimperfect, whereas expression, important as that is gas.Atgreat costtoour industrywegave these the secular mores of today. “the Word of the Lordstands in relationships. up only to find that mostacid rain wascausedby Some of the thingsColin forever”. The question of the place of the planktoninthe North Sea. Durham mentioned make me The thing which saddened LBGT people in the church Backinthe 1980swewere concerned about wonder how much he has me was that the writer of the should not really be aquestion. the release of CFC gasses used in fridges, fire studied the difference in aforementioned article had to We areall sinners andweare all extinguishers,etc. It wasdestroying the ozone Scripturebetween the moral keep his identity hidden. Surely equally loved by our God. layer. Theoriginal paper suggesteditwas taking law,whichislasting, and this says something about the Thereisnoexcuse whatsoever decades forthegas to get to the ozone layer and ceremonial law,which was intimidating tactics of the LGBT for not welcoming all equally evenifwestopped theworse wasyet to come. temporary. And to speak of movement, that open who come to seek afellowship Worse still, CFC was acatalyst destroying the “loving, stable, faithful and discussion cannot now take with that same God. Itake no ozone layer withoutbeing used up.Adecade monogamous relationships” in place without someone taking sides in the debate about later, longbeforethegreatestquantityofCFC connection with LGBTsis offence? loving, same-sex relationships, could have gottothe ozonelayer, strangelywe surely euphemistic at best, Mrs SWilson, but Idosay thatour lives are were toldthe scare was over! considering their own activists Tandragee, Co Armagh not bounded by our own Call meacynic, but was the CFC ban admit that such things arevery feelings and emotions, but in orchestrated by those who owned thenew rare, as homosexual desires are obedience to God, as revealed ite to The Church of England Newspaper patents on gassestoreplaceCFCs?Did scientists naturally promiscuous. Biblical marriage orchestrate the warming scaretoget US Just today Ihave read of two Sir,Inthe context of sexual Letters continue on page 12 or you can send an E-mail to [email protected]. If you are sending letters by e-mail, please include Wr politicians to throw research money at them? Canadian men who were delinquency,Serena Lancaster’s

[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper LEADER &COMMENT Friday October 30, 2015 www.churchnewspaper.com 7 The need to maintain freedom of speech Is social media making the Social confusion and cultural perplexity deepens into the veryroots Middle East crises worse? of westernvalue, freedom of thought and speech. Governments have decided to invent anew legal concept of ‘extremism’ in order to trap and chill speech that aggressively attacks the beliefs of werewidely circulated on the internet and others and can be taken as promoting hatefor the holders of such JEREMY MOODEY inflamed tensions, leading ultimately to the beliefs. Israeli assault on Gaza,which left over 1,500 The great irony of this governmental invention is that it can turn Palestinian civilians and six Israeli non- those who fiercely rejectreligious extremism into ‘extremists’ as We’reall on social media now.Yet it was combatants dead. they arethen interpreted as attacking areligion that contains philosopher EdwarddeBono whohighlighted Ayear later,and smartphones with high goodies as well as baddies. The other deep area of repression of the fundamental danger of the internet: thatit quality megapixel cameras areeven more speech is of course sexuality,adimension of human life in which encourages intellectual laziness. He famously ubiquitous. Distressing images of the latest government has dictated amoral absolute despite large-scalesocial said of social media: “The notion that atrocity,astabbing attack on aJewish Israeli or disagreement and pluralist attitudes. Basically the homosexual information is enough, that moreand more the extrajudicial execution by Israeli forces of an lobby,like the Muslim lobby in the religious sphere, has been so information is enough, that you don’t haveto alleged Palestinian attacker,are now circulated successful as to get its ideology cemented into law and made what think,you just have to get moreinformation - on the internet within minutes, enraging and used to be legitimate disagreement fringe into liability for hate gets verydangerous.” radicalising viewers on both sides in equal crime, thus chilling free speech. It is adanger that became apparent to me this measure. Twoheavyweight intellectualsonthe cultural scene, one famous week when my Facebook timeline fell prey to The effect on the Palestinian side has been feminist liberal and the other perhaps the major traditionalist what is nowadays known as an ‘internet meme’. especially pronounced: the Palestinian theorist of the right, have weighed in to thisproblem recently Someone commented why they could never population is characterised by its relative youth, expressing grave concernabout the clear chill factornow supportHillaryClinton as the next US withtwo-thirds of the population under 30 years descending on free speech and thought. The conservative President, given her responsibility as Secretary of age, and social media usage is high. philosopher Roger Scruton traces this deep freeze on free speech to of Statefor thesecurity lapses that led to the Iwouldargue thatthe underlying causes of the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers and the bad light thiscast on murder of the US Ambassador in Libya in 2012. Palestinian frustration and radicalisation remain Islam, leading to governmental attempts to stop the criticism The comment was accompanied, gratuitously, thesame as ever –anunresolved military spreading by adopting the new concept of Islamophobia, matching by agruesome pictureofwhat was purported to occupation now entering its49th year,the the construct of ‘homophobia’ developed by Stonewall to smear be thecharredcorpse of the ambassador being seizureofPalestinian land for settlements and critics of their message. Henceforth, said Scruton, critics of Islam abused by his murderers. This image and separation barriers and threatened could be accused of giving offence and breaking the law.Freedom related criticism of Clinton had previously ‘gone encroachments by Israel onto the site of the al- of speech began to be curtailed. The ‘extremism’ concept flows viral’, shared through social media by thousands Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. from that veryreligious phenomenon and its sheer scale as a of Clinton’s conservative opponents. However,onthis occasion, the immediate spur minority culture. The problem with the picturewas that itwas a to apparently spontaneous violence by young Germaine Greer,the radical liberal feminist intellectual, has run complete fabrication. It has now been proved Palestinians (verylittle of which appears to have into the thought police by stating her view that transsexuals cannot beyond doubt that it is apictureofatorture been centrally organised) has been become women, however muchthey undergo surgeryand victimfromArgentina in the 1980s. Not that this inflammatorysocial media feeds, usually hormonetreatment. She refused to be bullied into backing down in inconvenient truth troubled Clinton’s critics. The showing images or videos that have no context the face of aTwitter campaign accusing her of stirring up hate memehad served its purpose. ‘Information’ had or ‘back story’ allowing viewers to think issues against the ‘transsexual community’bystating heropinion. Cardiff been conveyed and received, and prejudices through beforethey respond. University was asked to ban her from speaking as aresult.What an fuelled, and no one was required to do much One video posted on my Twitter feed this irony: the great leader of theearly feminist movement in the UK, actual thinking. The proof, if proof wereneeded, week was purportedly of aPalestinian woman theradical enfant terrible of feminism, has provoked ahuge of DeBono’s maxim. being ‘executed’ by Israeli forces at abus station backlash forarguing her case. Her opinion has been ‘spun’ into an This troublingphenomenon has become even in the northernIsraeli town of Afula. What the act of hate, which it is clearly not.The utter confusion on free morepronounced in the various crises currently posting did not revealwas that the woman was speech in the UKnow could hardly be better illustrated. affecting theMiddle East. The internet and carrying aknife when confronted, and was only Scruton, in his BBC article, quotes John Locke: “Thepeculiar evil social media arenot only being used by the wounded, not killed, when she was arrested. of silencing the expression of an opinion isthat it is robbing the various parties involved in conflict, they arealso Therewas no ‘execution’. human race” present and future of the chance tocorrect errorby beingabused by many of them. It used to be said that one could rely on the free critical argument. True Christianity has embraced free debate Therewerehints of this in the early days of traditional news media to provide proper context and accepted insult just as did Jesus, trusting truth-telling and the so-called Arab Spring in 2011, when social to images of violence. But in the increasingly accepting anunjust violent death as aresult. media platforms, particularly Facebook and febrile Israel/Palestine conflict, even this is no Twitter,werepowerfully used to mobilise people longer true. to demonstrate in the streets against autocratic Last week the Israel Today news website, governments. This was especially true in Egypt, which is related to the popular magazine of the TheChurch of England Newspaper so much so that oneofPresident Mubarak’s same name, illustrated an article about withCelebratemagazine incorporating TheRecordand Christian Week main (but ultimately unsuccessful) defences ‘Palestinian terror’ withapicturethat purported Published by Political and Religious Intelligence Ltd. against the uprising was to switch offthe to show Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers Company Number: 3176742 country’s internet services and 3G network. struggling with Palestinian ‘terrorist’stone- Publisher:Keith Young MBE The Syrian conflict grew in intensity after throwers masked by their ‘keffiyeh’ scarves. But images of the Assad regime’s brutal suppression again the picturewas misleading. of dissent in the southerncity of Dara’a were Aquick glance at AFP footage of the same PublishingDirector &Editor:CMBLAKELY 020 7222 8700 widely circulated on social media. incident near Ramallah showed that in fact the ChiefCorrespondent: TheRev Canon GEORGE CONGER 00 10772 332 2604 Then came the so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, ‘Palestinians’ wereIsraeli agents provocateurs Reporter:JOMAY 020 7222 8700 with its polished and professional use of the who themselves had been throwing stones at the internet and social media, even to the extent of IDF.Therewas just one unarmed Palestinian in Advertising: CHRISTURNER020 7222 2018 producing Hollywood-stylefeaturefilms. It is the melée, and he was being assaulted (in the Advertising &Editorial Assistant: PENNY NAIR PRICE 020 7222 2018 said that thecapturebyISIS of the Iraqi city of same incident aPalestinian stone-thrower was Subscriptions &Finance:DELIA ROBINSON 020 7222 2018 Mosul in June 2014 was as much down to skilful shot by the Israelis even after he was subdued use of social media as brute militaryforce: and arrested). GraphicDesigner: PETER MAY020 7222 8700 defenders wereterrorised by graphic images of My comment to this effect on the website was Theacceptance of advertising does not necessarily indicate what happened to prisoners on Twitter,and ISIS quickly deleted by the Israel Today editors, as endorsement. Photographs and other materialsent forpublication sympathisers inside the city wereencouraged to this too was an inconvenient truth. aresubmitted at theowner’srisk. TheChurchofEnglandNewspaper does catch up on all the news by downloading an ISIS Jesus said in John 8:32 that“the truth willset notacceptresponsibility forany material lost or damaged. smartphone app thatwas available on Google you free”. The absence of truth in how the Play. various crises afflicting the Middle East are Christian Weekly NewspapersTrustees: Robert Leach(020 8224 5696), Much of the radicalisation of UK Muslims who being reported is worrying, and social media is LordCarey of Clifton, TheRtRev Michael Nazir-Ali, TheRtRev Pete Broadbent, have travelled to fight with ISIS in Syria and Iraq making things worse. Dr Elaine Storkey, TheRev CindyKent has occurredvia social media. And now we have atragic upsurge in violence TheChurch of England Newspaper, in Israel and Palestine, described by some as the Jeremy Moodey is Chief Executive of Embrace the Political and Religious Intelligence Ltd ‘internet intifada’ given thekey role played by Middle East, the UK development charity that 14 GreatCollegeStreet,London,SW1P3RX social media feeds. Again therewerehints of partners with Middle East Christians in social Editorial e-mail: [email protected] this in an earlier crisis: news about the murder action. Its current appeal for the relief of Syrian Advertising e-mail: [email protected] of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank and refugees in Lebanon is at Subscriptions e-mail: [email protected] thetit-for-tatkilling of aPalestinian teenager in www.embraceme.org/appeal. East Jerusalem in the summer of 2014 Website: www.churchnewspaper.com [email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper 8 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday October 30, 2015 FEATURE

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y father is a farmer. I never showed much aptitude or Minterest for agriculture as a child, preferring to hit a ball, strum a guitar or read a book than drive a tractor or dig a row of potatoes. But in recent years, much to my family’s amusement, I have been showing signs of my roots – the hidden “man of the land” is showing through as I hog the privilege of mowing the lawn, and in the pleasure I take in making a crumble with apples from our own tree, or a fritter from our carefully nurtured courgette plant. WWhhhether or not we have gardening tendencies, many of us will have attended, or even been involved in leading Harvest Services in our churches over the past couple of weeks. Preparing these can be great fun: selecting a mixture of old and new, the familiar rousing hymns with perhaps a new song or ttwwwo; what Bible passages to choose, what points to make in the talk? If it’s a family service, there’ll be a need for visual a ds, perhaps some sort of phys cal work fromwhichthey earn us aresent fromhhheaven rettturntttosome kind offf group activity,and of course the theirliving, arenow few in our above”,though that is true, romanticised ruralidyll. collecting of donated produce forthe population. But many of us do some andleads to thanksgiving The Bible storybegins in a local foodbank. gardening; all of us eat. andgenerosity.Italso garden, and ends in a Thereare often initial doubts about Thereisastrong unbreakable reminds us of the heavenly city.God loves how to make the Harvest theme connection between us and the land. astonishing skill of the cities because that’s where relevant to predominantly urban Miraculously,year after year,plants creator,which is so most people live now,and a audiences who have lost touch with yield their edible nutrition to sustain obvious that as Paul says in version of ‘urban’ is where the land –should we spiritualise, and our bodies. The complex life formof Romans 1, those who those who know him now talk about mission and evangelism our living flesh, created by God, is cannot or refuse to see it areheaded. But the danger (church planting and growth; “the sustained daily by the energy- Harvest can only replace worship of of all cities, since Babel harvest is plentiful…”)? Or should producing fruit of plants that comes reminds us the Creator with idolatry and Sodom, is human we make the focus all about feeding fromthe earth. and ultimately a hubris. the world’s hungrypeople? But each The amazing ecosystem of seed in of the narcissistic focus on self. We lose touch with what year we find that we needn’t have the ground, growth and harvest But also, the celebration Harvestteaches about the worried. according to seasons, ensures the astonishing of the harvest cycle, of our natureofthe physical Even if most of the people present surviving and thriving of an even skill of the dependence on the ancient, world andour utter have little consciousness of farming, moreextraordinarycreation, the unchanging, divinely dependence on God; we aSunday harvest celebration just human being, living in community, creator ordained system for food, elevate ourselves, we lose seems to always be ajoyful occasion. maleand female self-replicating health and reproduction, touch with true humanity Why is this? Could it be that it taps through the generations. reminds us especially in a and create in our minds into something ancient, something If as Jesus taught, we combine the context of environmental what we think is abetter, that reinforces and celebrates who eating of bread with the feeding on and moral breakdown, that alternative one. we areashuman beings, like a and putting into practice the word of we ignoreorattempt to The result is judgement, child’s baptism, or awedding? 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nMarch 2013, rebels from the north east of the Central African Republic Icommitted acoup d’état and started areign of terror. Nine months later, groups of men stood up to defend Beacons of light in themselves and their families. These werethe anti-Balaka militias (“Christian” and animist), who initiated atime of even greater violence and counter-terror. Thisresulted in anear total breakdown of civic life. In the midst of all this, in the capital Bangui, is aschooloftheology. turbulent times On arecent teaching visit, CMS mission partner Berdine van den Toren- Lekkerkerker discovered how the Across Africa, school had transformed itself during the crisis to actively contribute to peace, theology schools reconciliation and reconstruction. The compound of the Faculté de are settingpeople Théologie Evangélique de Bangui, or FATEB,still houses refugees. At the free to liveout their heightofthe conflict there were2,000 refugees, mostly living in tents provided calling, the Church by theUnited Nations; each tent housing 10 families. Mission Society “FATEB was one of the veryfew sites whereboth Muslims and Christians wereliving together, reports often sharing the same tent, playing sports together,eating together “The amazing thing was that we education planted in South Sudan and and seeing each other only had 11 students and were Ethiopia. pray,”says Berdine, who hoping to startthe faculty of For years, Bishop Allison Theological previously lived and theology in aconverted old College was acollege in exile from Yei taughttherewith her cathedral –with three lecture in South Sudan. Since Februaryithas husband Bennofor rooms, alibrary, two offices and a been back whereitbelongs, serving the several years. worship area. Apartfromagrant urgent need in the Episcopal Church of “And now,when the from CMS to convertthe South Sudan and Sudan, wheremost situation has somewhat building, we had no financial pastors have had little or no training calmed and many NGOs backing.” because of years of war. areworking hardtobring Then in May,just beforea Inthe past BATC graduates have the different groups crucial meeting on financial gone on to jobs in government as well together for conversation sponsorship for the university, as church. “Their training at BATC was and reconciliation, civil chaos broke out in seen as of ahigh standard,” says Derek FATEB is theonly place Bujumbura. Therewere Waller,aCMS mission partner teaching in the city that offers a roadblocks and shootings. The at the college along with Jane, his wife. space for such activities, government shut down all “It’s hardbeing creative and patient whereMuslims feel safe universities for two months, everyday.And the semester is long. to meet Christians and concerned about students But we arekept going by the warmth work with them.” organising inopposition to the and enthusiasm of the students.” Beforethe conflict, FATEB was an president. Meanwhile in the Gambella region of international school for French- Against all odds, Bujumbura Ethiopia, which borders South Sudan, speaking Africa and people would come Christian University wasset to another new college has been set up. from many different countries; it is now open for anew academic year An Anglican theological school named anational school with only aBA last week. Like FATEB, it will after the first (fourth century) programme and aBible school be training futureleaders of Ethiopian bishop, St Frumentius. programme for women. church and state and needs our It is thepoorest region of one ofthe But there arepositive changes, prayers. “God wants people’s poorest countries, but an influx of South Berdine explains. “The leadership team thinking to be transformed by Sudanese refugees has brought new life decided that since the school has the gospel,” says Canon to the Anglican churchhere. Thereare become anational one, it should serve Werner. just16clergy and agrowing number of its countryduring this difficult time. “Christ loves everyone congregations, currentlyaround 85, “So in October 2014, anew course irrespective of their political overseen by Bishop Grant was launched with classes held in shareofviolence and heartachethis beliefs. This isthe only long-term LeMarquand. afternoons –making it easier for year,with an attempted coup and answer to the crisis Bujumbura is in at “Most of our 16 clergy have hadlittle professionals to study theology.In controversialelections causing amass the moment.” theological training,” heexplains. They Bangui, people work atropical rhythm exodus from the country. 2015 has also seen new shoots of say,‘We canlead people to Christ and from early morning until early But heretoo, anew spark we can plant churches, but we afternoon, so after work people can of Christian education is don’t know how to make disciples.’ attend classes at FATEB.Many are being fanned into flame. Addressing this issue is asmall leaders in society and arehelping Bujumbura Christian team, ledbyaNamibian principal reconstruct it.” University opened its doors and missionpartners, including The team at FATEB havefound anew for the first time in October Chris and Suzy Wilson from CMS, lease of life in the mostdifficult of 2014. It aims to promote who hope to join the college in circumstances. The women’s Bible inter-tribalharmony across 2016. school has thrown open its doors to any the nationbyteaching All of this is brightevidence of woman who would like to study: “The students to thinkfor the energy and hope of faith in the curriculum focuses on living as a themselves and see what toughest circumstances, bringing Christian within society and offers God has to say about peace, freedom and transformation. practicalskills, including income justice and reconciliation. As another CMS mission generation. It has 25 new students.” “It is quite miraculous partner and theology teacher, But itisnot just in CAR that theology how the university ever got Dick Seed, says: “The theological schools areinspiring students. They are offthe ground,” says the student is not aprofessional to be becoming beacons oflight in many Rev Canon Donald Werner, polished, but amissionarytobe turbulent situations. the vice chancellor and a set free to live out their calling.” Burundi has seen morethan its fair CMS missionassociate.

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The eight levers for Oliver had agreat action dealt with reducing suggestion as to wherethe and rebalancing price money raised could go: to promotions, and reducing supportdoctors and Janey Lee Grace opportunities to market preventative strategies in high sugar foods to the NHS and to support children across media primaryschools. platforms. Also they It’s not about taxing the Live Healthy! Live Happy! proposed setting clear poor who, let’s face it, don’t definitions for monitoring need higher taxes, it is the reduction of sugar, about offering everyone increasing prices through healthy choices. It is a Bring on that sugar tax! the use of atax, and ridiculous scenario when raising awareness to the crisps, pizzas, soft drinks, How much sugar is consumed in your house daily? recognised that it’s not all our fault: the food industry food industryand health sugar-laden tinned goods, Highly likely it is twice as muchasitshould be. You certainlyplays its part. professionals. sweets and‘treats’ costs will have seen the furorearound howJamie Oliver The studypointed out thatsweet manufacturers Of all the suggestions less due to promotions and welcomed the proposed sugar tax compared to David use cartoon charactersintheir branding of sugary the one that will make the discounts than ashopping Cameron, who allegedly dismissed it without cereals, sweets and chocolates that areobviously mostimpact is the idea of basket containing afresh considering the findings. going to appeal to young children. The reportcalls the sugar tax. Idon’t think chicken or fish, potatoes The whole issue is far from sweet. Public Health theirtactics to market sugar-laden products to monitoringwilldomuch and some fruit and England found that adults consume twice as much childrenas‘insidious’ while supermarkets arenot good, and shaving offafew vegetables. sugar as we should each day; the average teenager thrownclear either: it is notedthat theyhold many per cent of sugar intake All power to your elbow three times, and the burden on the NHS is huge. It’s promotionsand discounts for sugaryfoods and treats won’t help much. Ideally, Jamie, and bring on the thought the NHS could save £14billion across 25 rather than focusing on healthyfoods. seriously high prices sugar tax… my own kids years if people reduced their sugar intake. I’m guessing the mark-up will be higher and sugar should be levied on full- arescreaming in the So what is it with our nation of sweet-toothed is addictive, consumers will continue to come back to sugar sweets, soft drinks background: this will be individuals? Areweall just so daft that we keep on get their ‘fix’ whereas Idon’tknow of anyone who or anything containing painful but necessaryfor eating stuffand can’t use willpower?Finally it’s has an out-of-controladdiction to broccoli or bananas! artificial sweeteners. Jamie us all.

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Religious illiteracy Mixed review Presidential Fan Michael Meacher RIP Michael Cur When Caroline Wyatt went from ry waselected the Episcopal Marilynne Robinson’s new collection of Once it was the Tory partythat BBC Defence Correspondent to Church’s first black Presiding Bishop by essays The Givenness of Things is was described as the ‘stupid alandslide but reporting on religion she received aprofile in the Living attracting widespread attention. Robinson party’ (by JS Mill) and as the comments fromcolleagues that Church highlights his weaknesses as well is aChristian in the Calvinist tradition ‘nasty party’ (by too many to speak volumes about the attitude of as his strengths. An article by and many of her essays deal with mentionbut recently by MacDonald describes how Cur GJeffrey themedia elite. ‘You aregoing from ry gr theological issues. One of them has been BishopPeter Broadbent). With up in an Anglo-Catholic parish i ew th covering wars to covering the people nwhich reprinted in the New York Review of erise of Jerem yCorbyn and who cause them,’ one editor his father was the priest. He has a Books and last week another was the har dleft, many are informed her.Ayoungreporter took reputation as apreacher and under his published in the Financial Times.One of thinking these two adifferent view.‘Youwon’t get much leadership the Diocese Robinson’s biggest fans is President descriptions now apply to the was one of just four i of No rthCarolina coverage of religion with all the nthe Barack Obama and the latest issue of the Labour Party .Michael Churc Episcopal attention being paid to ISIS and htoincrease its membership New York Review of Books prints the first Meacher was aman of the left between 2003 and 2013. Th Boko Haram,’ he warned. Wyatt was of atwo-part interview Obama conducted but with afirst in Greats pledge jumped from $1,700 i eaverage at speaking at the launch of the n2000to with Robinson on avisit to Iowa. Ifthey Oxfordnoone could call him Churchill Leadership Programme’s $2,800 in 2014. But not everyone in the bother to read it, the interview might stupid and with friends o diocese is happy nboth reportonFaith and Religion. The .The Rev TedMalone confound the 20 per cent of Americans sides of the House no one reporthighlights the problem of used to edit the diocesan newspaper and who continue to believe their president is could say he was nasty. clergy newsletter but he religious illiteracy among many has resigned aMuslim. Theinterview shows Obama’s Meacher’s mother was a after adifferenc working in politics, publicservice or ewith Cur ry.Aseditor close knowledge of the work of a devout Anglo-Catholic who themedia. MaryMcAleese, former Malone felt he had to publish letters from Christian novelist. The President hoped her son would becom everybody in t ea President of Ireland and now he dioc ese, including confesses he doesn’t often get the priest. F romNew College, Professor of Irish Studies at St conservatives. The bishop did not agree. opportunity to have aconversation with Oxford, he went to St According to Malone he to Mary’s University,Twickenham, ld him: “Ted, someone he is interested inand Stephen’s House. He didn’t what Iwant was thekeynote speaker.She is apublicist not ajournalist.” describes Robinson’snovel Gilead as a stay but remained friends with reported Madeleine Albright had Curry denies ever using tha wonderful book. He reports that he has at least one fellow student who words but h tformof told her that the Iranian Revolution emakes no apology for his begun to read her latest collection of went on to become an communications philosophy of wanting to had come as ashock tothe State essays in which he sees Robinson Archdeacon. Meacher had highlight Department. USdiplomats had the positive and give no space looking at American politics and something of the air of a ignoredasubterranean stream of oopposition. Cur ry stresses community democracy ‘through the prism of the clergyman and this led Neil outreac religion until it becameatsunami hand social j usti Protestant traditions that helped shape Kinnock to describe him early 2000s he made wavesce by and in the as sweeping away all in its path. supporting us’. Both Obama and Robinson deplore ‘Tony Benn’s vicar on earth’. McAleese warned that one of the he ordination of non-celibate gays and the spread of conspiracy theories that the He lived in Southfields and dangers of excluding religion from esbians. According to Malone, President puts down to the stress of attended the Anglo-Catholic public debatewas that the followers conservative candidates found it more globalisation and rapid change. Of the churchofStBarnabas. After difficult t of aparticular religion talk only to obeapprovedfor ordination. two, it is Obama who is the more his death Giles Fraser tweeted themselves and extremists arenever Although Cur ry supported Gene optimistic. When Obama asks her how that the two had enjoyed challenged. She claimed it wasa Robinson he appear stoh she reconciles her own faith with the fact theological discussions. Some successful in minimising fall-outave been in significant step forwardwhen the that in America people of faith areoften of Meacher’s strong views on Vatican signed the 1990 Convention North Carolina, aconservative state, the most suspicious of people who are the environment and his of the Child. The Catholic Church is with just one parish leaving the diocese. not like them, Robinson denies that such thoughts on religion were now bound by the Convention and Curry says this is because he tries hard people really aretaking their faith expressed in his book hastotake note ofthe view that obuild relationships and stay in seriously.Obama confesses that what he Destination of the Species: The contact with those who disagree and corporal punishment is aviolation of loves about Robinson’s characters is that Riddle of Human Existence. It is conservative parishes say aw the rights of the child. he ha sshown it’s not easy for them to be good ork the obituarists ignored. hem respect. Christians.

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proper justice and due process. “We areall diminished by what we arebeing told,” said the modernBishop of Chichester.Hegoes on to explain: “Our Andrew Carey startingpoint is response to the survivor.Weremain committed to listening to all allegations of abuse with an open mind. Inthis case, the scrutiny of the allegation has been thorough, objective and undertaken by people who command the respect of all parties. View from the Pew “Weface with shame astoryofabuse of achild; we also know that the burden of not being heardhas made the experience so much worse. We apologise for the failures of the past.” And heremuchofthe problem lies. Thestarting point must be justice, not just aconcernfor the ‘survivor’, because that is to jump to conclusions. The Bishop, and the independent assessors, have missed out avital partofthe process of justice that is that the The rule of the accused is presumed innocent and has the right to defend themselves. The indecent haste to describe Bishop George Bell as an abuser is afailureofnerve on the partofthe Church of England. The diocese of Chichester may have failed to respond properly when lynchmob theallegation of abuse was first reported in 1995, and although the accuser was offered pastoral support, this should not lead to any sortofadmission of guilt on behalf of George Bell. Thereishysteria and alynch-mob mentality surrounding some of the cases of historic abuse. We have seen this in the false allegations of murder,rape and ritual abuse made against politicians such as TedHeath, Leon Brittan and Harvey Proctor. The Church is now as much apartofthis overreaction as any other partofsociety. Of course thereare historic cases of abuse, and therewas along period of time when child protection procedures wereunknown and reports of abuse weredealt with poorly.Therewerecover-ups and failures to believe the victims of abuse. But we’ve had at least two decades of improving things, legislating and regulating to make surethat protections arebetter,and that children are properly listened to and dealt with. These improvements should have lessened the sense of hysteria and panic surrounding these cases. Abusers such as Jimmy Savile could never have thrived in today’s climateofsafeguarding. Yet the case of George Bell proves that we areliving in astate of perpetual and rising fears over allegations of child abuse and we in the ChurchofEngland have no answerstothesefears. In fact, we arecomplicit in the lynch mob. Remember the ritual abuse controversy of the 1980s and 1990s in which social workers and police wereconvinced that Satanists Well let’s get it out of the way.All childabuse is made in1995 and was not reportedtothe police. wereinvolved in the masskilling and abuse of children. Andthere wrong and horrible. All claims of child abuse The case was reopened in 2013 and now an was no evidence at all in the end. should be investigated properly and the unknown sum of money hasbeen handed over. Remember also the mobthat surrounded the home of a offenders, if found to be guilty in acourtoflaw, But why on earth is the Church of England paediatrician. The witch-hunt is back and no prominent person is should be flung into prison for avery, verylong traducing the reputation of one of its greatest safe from being named –alive or dead. And if named their time. wartime spiritual leaders on the basis of recent reputation is trashed. So now we’ve done the formalities. Thereis allegations about theevents of 65 yearsago? We This is the veryopposite of the Christian faith that decries fear much discontent with the Church of England’s talk about cases of historicabuse in reference to and says ‘judge not, lest ye be judged’. behaviour over the way it has handled abuse Jimmy Savile crimes during the60s, 70s and George Bell, with his reputation for bravery, and his leadership allegations against one of its greatest sons, 80s, but this case is truly prehistoric. in bringing the victims of Nazism to safety,opposing carpet- George Bell –agreat ecumenist, liturgist, Bishop Belldied in 1958 and the crimes of bombing of German cities and supporting the martyrs of the wartime leader and friend to Dietrich abuse he is alleged to have committed against a Confessing Church, is the type of church leader who would have Bonhoeffer and theConfessing Church. young child date fromthe late 40s and early 50s confronted this lynch mobwith calm courage. Itwas announced last week that alegal civil when theBishop himself was in his late 60s and Theremay be astain on his reputation for ashorttime but his claim hasbeen settled by the Diocese of early 70s. memorywill be cherished again in futureespecially when we look Chichester regarding sexual abuse claims He is effectively being tried and convicted by back at this time of witch-hunting with aproper sense of against Bishop Bell. The allegation was first the ChurchofEngland with little thought for perspective.

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Hast thou no scar?/ No hidden scar on foot, or side, or She wrote that: “Sometimes, it is as if another Hand claim that it somehow renders us more holy to suffer. hand?/ Ihear thee sung as mighty in the land,/ Ihear wereturning over the pages of my Bible and finding At the same time, we should not be surprised when them hail thy bright ascendant star,/ Hast thou no scar? the places forme.” suffering comes, nor imagine that we areimmune from She knew something of suffering and borethe scars it. Jesus died in order that we might live; he was We have been looking at questions asked by Jesus and in her body,though neither her love for God norher wounded for our transgressions. recorded in the Gospels. The verse above comes from encouragement of othersever wavered.She must have Thesecond verse talks about wounds –whereare apoem by Amy Carmichael and imagines Jesus posing pondered long her own situation and reflected deeply they? Jesus says in the poem, ‘Yet Iwas wounded by aquestion toafollower. on theconnection with the sufferings of the Lordshe the archers, spent,/ Leaned me against atreetodie’. Amy Carmichael was aKeswick missionaryinIndia loved so much. The poem quoted hereimagines Jesus Thereisnothing sentimental about pain and suffering in the 20th centuryand founded the Dohnavur addressing someone applauded as mighty,aChristian and no aspect of suffering in this world that God does Fellowship, which gave ahome tochildren needing leaderperhaps, feted and well-known. But whereare not care about. Amy Carmichael cared, even in the protectionand care. She arrived in Indiain1895 and the true marks of discipleship according to Jesus? middle of her own suffering and perhaps that is what stayed until her deathin1951. Amy herself spent the ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny the poem is getting at.Far from glorifying suffering, last 10 years of her life confined tobed following an themselves and takeuptheir cross daily and follow her life and work challenge our natural desiretostay accident but continued towrite and give counsel and me,’(Luke 9:23). Jesus asks the question in the poem safe and pain-free by pointing us back to Jesus. comforttomany people who came to see her. gently but persistently,almost wonderingly: ‘Hast thou The poem ends: ‘No wound? No scar? Yet, as the She wassomething of amystic, one wholistened noscar?’ How can it be that this person remains Master shall the servant be, /and pierced arethe feet deeply to God and tried to express intimacywith him unmarked by the cross? that follow me;/ But thine arewhole: canhehave in verse and prose. It is neverright to go looking for suffering or to followed far/ Who has no wound nor scar?’

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BIBLE CHALLENGE ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER Vicar of Stockton on Tees St The Rev JohnQuigley, Peter and Priest in Charge of Priest-in-Charge: Lyminster Elton (Durham), to resign from (Chichester), is retiring. Friday 30 October. Psalm135:1-7,15-21,1Kgs 8:12-21. 30 November. The Rev James Radcliffe, Day 304 –Hosea 3-4, Psalm Trichy-Tanjore -(SouthIndia):TheRtRev Dr GnanamuthuPaul The Rev Christopher John Incumbent: Lavant 99, Matthew 1 Vasanthakumar Hamilton Blockley, (Chichester), has resigned and Day 305 –Hosea 5-6, Psalm Saturday 31 October. All HallowsEve. Psalm136:1-9, 23-26, Chaplain of Gloucester is movingtoLincoln Diocese. 100, Matthew 2 Mt 11:25-30. Trinidad & Tobago-(West Indies): The RtRev Academy,toresign from 9 TheRev Ian Thompson, Day 306 –Enjoy hearing the Claude Berkley October 2015. is toretireasIncumbent ofSt Scriptures read aloud inchurch Sunday1November. AllSaints Day.Psalm 32:4-9, Jn4:4-42. The Rev Denis Illtyd Antho- Margaret Burnage Day 307 –Hosea 7-8, Psalm Truro - (Canterbury, England):TheRtRevTimothyThornton; ny Brazell, (Manchester) with effect from 101, Matthew 3 Truro - St Germans-(Canterbury, England): The Rt Rev Lead Chaplain, St Andrew’s 31 March2016. Day 308–Hosea 9-10, Psalm ChristopherDavid Goldsmith Healthcare, (Birmingham), to TheVen Sheila Anne Watson 102, Matthew 4 Monday2November. All Souls Day.Psalm 33:13-22,Jn4:46- retirefrom6January, 2016. resigns as Archdeacon of Day 309 –Hosea 11-12, Psalm 54. Tuam, Killala & Achonry - (Armagh, Ireland): The Rt Rev The Rev Tony Butterworth, Canterburywith effect from 6 103, Matthew 5 Patrick William Rooke Tuesday3November.Psalm34:1-10, Isa is to retireasIncumbent of January2016. Day 310 –Hosea 13-14, Psalm 42:5-12. Ughelli-(Bendel, Nigeria):TheRtRevCyrilOdutemu; Christ Church Pennington 104, Matthew 6 Udi -(Enugu, Nigeria): TheRtRev Chjioke Augustine Aneke (Manchester) with effect from Wednesday4November. Psalm 34:11-22, Isa42:14-17. 31 March 2016. LAYAND OTHER APPOINTMENTS Ukhahlamba-(SouthernAfrica): The RtRev MazwiTisani The Rev Deryk Charnock, APPOINTMENTS Thursday5November. Psalm 36:5-9,Isa 43:1-7. Ukwa-(Aba, Incumbent: Hollington, St Nigeria): TheRtRevSamuel Kelechi Eze Leonard(Chichester) is The Rev HerbertAparanga, retiring. Carol Betts, Assistant Curate of Blackheath, The Rev Carole Glenda Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) St John the Evangelist to be To be Honorary Assistant TM (Chelmsford). Christensen, ChristChurch Barnet part-time Priest-in-Charge of Bishop (Southwark). The Rev David John Russell, Self Supporting Minister (London). Plumstead (Shooters Hill) All The Rev JohnKronenberg, Rector of the Benefice of (Assistant Priest) Blackheath, Mrs Maureen Cole, Saints and also Part-time presently Hinchley Wood, St Charfield and Kingswood, St Paul, (Birmingham), to retire Diocesan Secretary, to be Chaplaintothe Greenwich and Christopher (Guildford) to be Wickwar,Rangeworthy and from 4October. HonoraryCanon, Derby Bexley Hospice(Southwark). Vicar of Redhill, St John the Hillesley,tobealso Area Dean The Rev Chris Collison, Cathedral. The Rev Jonathan Giles Evangelist (Southwark). of Wotton (Gloucester). Priest in Charge of Hartlepool Mr Jack Cooper, Clark, The Rev ElizabethLogan, The Rev James Russell, St Hilda and Port Chaplain for Diocesan Treasurer,tobe StipendiaryAssistant Curate in Curate (NSM): Copthorne, to Priest-in-Charge: North Mission to Seafarers (Durham), HonoraryCanon, Derby Stroud Team Ministrytobe be Assistant Curate (NSM): Mundham with Merston & retired from 30 September. Cathedral. StipendiaryAssistant Curate in Crawley Down(Chichester). Hunston to be also Rural Dean The Rev Sheila Janet Fisher, MerylDavies, the South Cotswolds Team The Rev Janet Lyssejko, of Chichester (Chichester). Self-Supporting Associate Licensed Lay Minister Ministry(Gloucester). OLM Curate inthe benefice of The Rev David Talks, Priest in the Benefice of (Reader), Holy Trinity The Rev Simon Cook, Walmersley Road, Buryhas Priest-in-Charge: Lynchmere& Thornburyand Oldbury-on- Wealdstone (London). has been appointed as the next been appointed NSMAssistant Camelsdale to be Assistant SevernwithShepperdine .Jim Harris, Area Dean of Bury Curate (to be known as Curate (NSM): Lynchmere& (Gloucester), retired on 31 July Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) (Manchester). He will stand Associate Priest) in the Camelsdale with special 2015. St Olave HartStreet (London). down as Borough Dean of Bury Benefice of BuryRoch Valley responsibility for Camelsdale The Rev Garrie Griffiths, The Rev Duncan John Studd once asuccessor has been (Manchester). (Chichester). Vicar of Youlgreave and Munro, appointed tothat role. The Rev MargaretMaude The Rev Lee Taylor, Middleton, Stanton-in-Peak and Permission to Officiate, to be The Rev Mandy Cuthbert- Ludlow, Assistant Curate of Leigh, St Birchover,(Derby), will retire Licensed Public Preacher son, StipendiaryVicar of the Clement (Chelmsford), to be with effect from 31 March, (Gloucester). has been appointed honorary Benefice of The Stanleys and Associate Vicar of Croydon, St 2016. TomSmith, Canon of Peterborough Selsley; and Priest in Chargeof John theBaptist (Southwark). The Very Rev Jeffrey Gunn, Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) Cathedral from 1October 2015. Rodborough (Gloucester), to The Rev Martin Thomas, Incumbent: Eastbourne, St Holy Cross St Pancras This is in addition to her be Priest in ChargeofToodyay- Team Rector,Plaistow,St Saviour and St Peter (London). current roles and Goomalling and Gingin- Martin, (St Mary, St Philip and (Chichester) is retiring. Margaret Wakeham, responsibilities. Chittering in the Diocese of St James) and North Canning The Rev Christine Haddon- Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) The Rev Elizabeth Davies, Perth, Australia. Town (Chelmsford) to be Team Reece, St John the Apostle Whetstone currently Priest-in-Charge of St The Rev Simon McMurtary, Rector of Catford(Southend) Vicarofthe Benefice of Middle (London). Chad Ladybarn,has been Curate of Four Marks (Good and Downham Team Ministry Esk Moor (York),will retire Andrea Warner, appointed asVicar ofSt Shepherd) (Winchester), to be (Southwark). with effect from 31 December Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) Weonard’s (Hereford). Chaplain to Durham School The Rev Luke Tillett, 2015. Old St Pancras (London). The Rev Trevor Day, (Durham). Domestic Chaplain to the The Rev Stephen Huggins, To be Assistant Curate(to be The Rev Dr Jane Mainwar- Bishop of Beverley,has been Team Vicar: Bexhill, St Peter ORDINATIONS known as Associate Minister) ing, appointed as Vicar of the (Chichester) is retiring. in the West Swindon and Team Vicar, Hitchin Team Benefice of Acomb Moor The Rev David William LydiardTregoze Church Ministry[withspecial (York). James, Mark Gareth Thomas Partnership, in the Benefice of responsibilityfor St Mark] (St The Rev Alan Watson, Vicar of StMaryMagdalene, was ordained to the diaconate West Swindon and the Albans), to be also Rural Dean Permission to Officiate Sutton-in-Ashfield(Southwell by the Bishop of Southwark on Lydiards, (Bristol). of Hitchin(St Albans). (formerly vicar of Dunscroft St and Nottingham) is to retire 4th October to serve as Asst The Rev Andrew Dovey, The Rev Frank Mercurio, Edwin), (Sheffield), to be with effect from1January Curate in the parish of Battersea Assistant Priest without stipend Priest-in-Charge of Alfreton and HonoraryAssistant Curate, 2016. Rise, St Mark (parish paid). of Shirley,StGeorge and also of Ironville and Riddings, to be Sheffield St Matthew The Rev Dr Brian Peter The Rev Mark Peter Ham Shirley, St John is to be also HonoraryCanon, Derby (Sheffield). Ludlow, will be ordained Priest on 6 Assistant Chaplain to Croydon Cathedral. The Rev Derek Welsman, Self-Supporting Associate December 2015 at 11am at St University Hospital The Rev DarrenMoore, Incumbent: Easebourne, Priest in the BeneficeofThe MaryNewington (Canterbury) (Southwark). Priest in ChargeofHalton St Lodsworth &Selham to be also Stanleysand Selsley; and The Rev Craig JohnHuxley The Rev Dr Alan Gregory Wilfrid (York), tobeChaplain Priest-in-Charge of Lynchmere Associate Priest in the Benefice will be ordained Priest on 29 previously holderofthe Bishop to BarnardCastle School &Camelsdale (Chichester). of Rodborough (Gloucester), to November 2015 at 6.30pm at of Southwark’s Permission to (Durham). The Rev RonWatkinson, resign from 21 November 2015. Benenden School Chapel Officiatewas licensed under The Rev JonathanMoores, Priest in Charge of St Paul’s, The Rev Allan Mitchell, (Canterbury). Public Preacher Licence Assistant Curate in the benefice Peterborough, has been Vicar of Dalton-in-Furness and (Southwark). of St James Carlisle, hasbeen appointed Vicar of the same Ireleth-with-Askham (Carlisle), TheRev JulianHartley, appointed Team Vicar in the parish. is to retireon25October 2015. SOUTHWARK READERS has been appointed as the next Atherton Hindsfordand Howe The Rev LeonardYoung, The Rev SusanDianne Mor- Area Dean of Leigh Bridge Team Ministry Rector of Manchester Clayton gan, Carol Holmes: The Benefice (Manchester). (Manchester). St Cross with St Paul, resigns from the post of NSM of Croydon including St The Rev Dr Susan Jones, The Rev Velma Oxley, (Manchester), has been curate in the Benefice of George, Waddon St Peter, DirectorofMission and has been appointed asAssistant appointed Priest-in-Charge of Langley (Manchester)with Norbiton Ministry, to be Canon Curate (to be known as Derby St Bartholomew and of effect from31October 2015. Kathleen Knight:StSaviour, Residentiary, Derby Cathedral. Associate Minister) in the Derby St Luke, (Derby). The Rev Martin Morgan, Brockley Hill The Rev Canon JohnKiddle, Woodbridge Benefice (Bristol). Incumbent: Rottingdean Rebecca MaryMills:Christ DirectorofMission and a The Rev Daniel Pierce, (Chichester)isretiring. Church andStJohn, New ResidentiaryCanon of St Curate of Stockton on Tees St RETIREMENTS & TheRev Jonathan Perry, Malden and Coombe Albans Cathedral (St Albans) to Johnwith Stockton on Tees St RESIGNATIONS Chaplain to Gateshead SandraMaryValerie Osoba: be Archdeacon of Wandsworth James (Hardwick) (Durham), Hospitals NHS Foundation St MaryMagdalen, (Southwark). to be Pioneer Team Vicar of Trust (Durham), retired from Bermondsey with St Olave, St The Rt Rev Graham Kings, Billericay and LittleBurstead The Rev Peter Ashdown, 28 August. John &StLuke 14 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday October 30, 2015 BOOKS /SUNDAY An Archbishop and other theologians SUNDAYSERVICE

Archbishop Howley,1828-848, would be readytodie amartyr but wished he had RemembranceSunday Sunday8November 2015 James Garrard moreofthe boldness of the ‘old Catholic prelates’. Ashgate, hb, £60 Garrard does not really modify the picturethat Jonah3:1-5, 10 has been generally accepted ofHowley’s reaction Hebrews 9:24-28 The Anglican Imagination, to theOxfordMovement,although he fills in Mark 1:14-20 RobertBoak Slocum details of the high church background. However, Ashgate, hb, £60 he does make agood case forseeing Howley as The third Sunday before AdventisalsoRemembrance Sunday. moreofchurch reformer than has been the case And thisyear we havebeen remembering significant anniver- William Howley was akey figureatacrucial up to now. He brings himout from under the sariesofAgincourt (1215), Waterloo (1815),and Gallipoli period in the historyofthe Church of England. shadow ofhis successor as Bishop of London, (1915), as wellasbeing in the midst of manyFirstWorld War His time as Archbishop of Canterburysaw the Charles James Bloomfield. commemorations for the next few years. Thepassagesset for passage of Catholic Emancipationand the Reform Howley was always cautious and minutes of this Sundayremind us ofthe one thing we must always keep Bill of 1832, the creationofthe Ecclesiastical meetings do not show him as chairman taking a before us—thenecessityofrepentance and faith. Commission and other measures to reformthe lead in debatebut he was assiduous in attending We begin with the bald assertion in Hebrews 9that “it is Church, and the startofthe OxfordMovement. meetings and Bloomfield’s appointment as Bishop appointedformortals to die once, and afterthat the judgement.” Shown in aportraitwearing awig, Howley has of London gave him great satisfaction. In theBible there is no conceptofan intermediate purgatory, often been regardedasthe last Archbishop of the One reason why Howley had anegativeimage whichtheThirty-nineArticles tell usis“a fond thingvainly ‘long 18th century’ but he was alsoacautious but in his own timeand subsequently wasbecause of invented,and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture,but committed advocate of change and reform. his opposition to the 1832 ReformBill, although ratherrepugnant to the Word of God” (Article 22). There is Uptonow therehas been no biography of Garrardsays it is amyth thatadead cat was flung death,then judgement; after thatthere is heaven or hellbutter- Howley.James Garrard, who completed a at his chaplain. Howley had lived through the tium penitus ignoramus, as Augustine said,“ofathirdplace, we doctorate on him at Oxford, has written an French Revolutionand theidea of popular areutterly ignorant, neither isitfound inthesacred Scriptures.” extremely valuable study for the Ashgate series democracy did not appeal while mob rule We do not, therefore, look to the dead (whether glorious or on Archbishops of Canterbury. He devotes just frightened him. otherwise) withany thought ofhelping or being helpedby over 100 pages to the Archbishop’s life and career RobertBoak Slocum is anAmerican them.Yettheir death remindsusofourown mortality andthe and prints anumber of his charges and speeches Episcopalian theologian who has published an impending judgementthat faceseach one ofus. Hebrews 9 in the Lords. This is not afull biography.Little is interesting study of Austin Farrer’s theology, gives us the hope that justaswe dieonce and then face judge- said about Howley’s wife or his familylife, for Light in aBurningGlass, that deserves to be ment, Christwas offered once-and-for-alltobear the sinsof example. But it is an excellent study of Howley’s wider knowninBritain thanitis. Farrerisone of many,andwill return again to save those whoare waitingfor contribution to the life of the ChurchofEngland. the modernAnglican theologians discussed in him.The decisiveness of ourdeath is mirrored by the defini- As Garrard makes clear,hestood in the old Slocum’s new book. While his previous work tiveness ofhis redemptive,substitutionary offering. high church tradition, happy to call himself a attempted asystematic presentation of Farrer’s Inthe lightofthis, theremembrance of death calls usto Protestant and suspicious of Rome but afirm theology,inthe essay in the new book he repentandturn to Christ.After afaltering start, Jonah obeyed defender of the apostolic succession and the concentrates on Farrer’s treatment of the problem the Lord and proclaimed thismessage to his enemies in Nin- claims of the Church of England. Peter Nockles of evil, the role of images in revelation and hope eveh. He warnedthem of seriousjudgement tocome,and they has written at length about the high church in the face of death. Slocumrarely criticises but believed God’s wordtothem through the prophet. Great and tradition beforethe Oxford Movement, which was he does offer averyclear exposition. small, theyrepentedinsackcloth andfastedinhope of forgive- associated withthe ‘Hackney Phalanx’, the Other chapters in the new book deal with the ness. Seeing themturn fromtheirevil ways,itseemedthat God National Society and SPCK and SPG. The rise of work ofWPDuBose, William Stringfellow,Phillip turned from his threat of calamity; though as weknow“thereis theOxfordMovement was not welcomed by all Brooks, Jackson Kemper,Marilyn McCord no shadow of turning” with him. who werehigh church and Howley was to find Adams, John Polkinghorne, Charles Goreand Hepurposedtosave them from his judgementall along;itjust himself caught between evangelicals and Anglo- John Macquarrie. The chapters areofvarying tookhis servant Jonah awhiletocome to termswith such out- Catholics. length. As with Farrer, the approach is expository rageousgrace, whichflowstous in repentance. An ableclassicist and aformer Regius rather than critical and Slocum usually focusses The announcement ofGod’ssovereignrule,when he would Professsor of Divinity at Oxford, Howley was on certain aspects ofatheologian’s work rather put allthingsright, was the greatindicativeofJesus’ own respected by the Tractarians even if, as in the than offer an appreciation of the work as awhole. preaching.Once his cousin Johnwas arrested, thegreatest affair of the Jerusalem bishopric, they were For British readers thisbook will be chiefly prophetoftheOld Testament era,thetime for the newera had sometimes disappointed by him. Pusey referred valuable inintroducing American writers rarely finally arrived.The inevitable corollary was acall to repentance to him withwhat Garrardcalls a‘certain amount read in thiscountry. 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Paper Planes (cert.PG) is an Australian kids’ movie –alimited release for half-termcompeting with new Bond movie Spectre.Itcombines abit of schmaltz with the principles of aerodynamics. Australian film Actually,there’s not much technicality,even if young Dylan Webber (Ed Oxenbould) does enlist his ex-pilot grandfather (Terry Norris) to helphim in trying to win the world junior paper plane contest. That’s needed as Dylan’s dad Jack (Sam Worthington) is depressed after the death of his wife and Dylan’s mum (Nicole Trunfio). Their home –even allowing for the lack of care since she died –isabit of adump, and Jack spends takes flight alot of time watching sportonTV, instead of “moving on”. Grandpa is in aretirement home, but still active –possibly in ways that Dylan doesn’t want said her favourite birdisthe emu, to know about –and not above nicking an prompting Dylan to trytofly a ambulance to take Dylan to break into an old aircraft sortof“love letter” into her hotel museum. room, bearing the message, “Do Thatleads to an effective if slightly creepy emus dream of flying?” but it ends interlude as they climb into acockpit and imagine in Jason’s room instead. themselves in adogfight, using archive film. The touristy stuffinTokyo Whether Grandpa had actually been in such covers koi carp, kendo and situations (maybe with American forces in Vietnam) seaweed, and there’s another is not pressed. obvious set-up scene. Dylan’s At school he makes friends with Kevin (Julian already asked if he needs Dennison) but his main supportisfromhis teacher, injections to go to Japan as he Mr Hickenlooper (Peter Rowsthorn), showing doesn’t like needles; when he encouragement and patience when it seems the sprains his flinging wrist, to speed plane that Dylan made fly along way was afluke. up healing the doctor When he gets to the local contest, his main rival and recommends acupuncture–but it antagonist is Jason (Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke), a is the day beforethe finals. bit of abrat. Wishing Jason areally bad Hisfather Patrick (David Wenham), afamous paper cut is Kimi’s niceness sports star,seems bemused by the monster he’s dropping for amoment, but the produced. There’s aconstant question of whether competition tension is handled Jason will get his comeuppance or find redemption, well. Director RobertConnolly or at least abit of grace. says it’s achallenge to know how He looks contemptuous when contest host much anger and tension and light Maureen (Deborah Mailman), aformer junior and shade you can put in akids champion, shows her winning design –asimple film, and it’s agood balance. circle of paper. He doesn’t look pleased when she It almost sounds dull to want “a demonstrates its worth. safe place for little kids, not Dylan finds an ally and afriend in Kimi (Ena pushing the boundaries too much, Imai), aJapanese girl brought overtoAustralia to but an emotional journey”. Alush foster the international aspect of the contest, with scorebyNigel Westlake, and the finals in Tokyo. One of the problems is that even excellent photography by Tristan if Dylan wins the Australian contest, how can he Milani, help raise it well beyond affordtogotothe world finals? dull safety –asMrHickenlooper Thanks to amoment of emotional sacrifice by his tellsDylan, you could makea father,and cake-baking by Grandpa’s women career out of this. friends, he does get there–asdoes Jason. Kimi has Steve Parish CD CHOICE WINE OF THE WEEK

Neal Morse Band classic, but sarcas- Tesco finest The Grand Experiment tic, “Supper’s PinotGrigio2014 (Radiant records) Ready” asitbuilds Tesco, £6 to an ecstatic, God- Morse’s kudos is such that, despite centred climax. Italycopes with an immigrant flood. Around a albums about Martin Luther,God’s Calling the centuryago, therewas another migrant, which gloryand his own conversion bizarre privilege of settled well, and nowispopular,not only in Italy, (which came after he gained suc- life, “a grand exper- butworldwide: the Pinot Gris grape. Originating cess with his breakthrough band iment... Thereit probably from Alsace, it assimilated particularly Spock’s Beard) secular music fans comes, now there well in the Trentino, far to Italy’s north-east, bor- still enthuse about his music on it went” on the title dering the Alps. forums. track, he also This Pinot Grigio from thereisanenjoyable Thisrelease –arguably one of the imbues the News- bargain. In the glass, see-through clear,with best Christian discs of the last few boys-meets-Toto the merest hintofgold:onthe noseflowers, years –should improve his reputa- AOR of “Agenda” white, and recalling spring-scented air.Onthe tionfurther.Having now discovered with the same pur- palatefresh temperate orchardfruit hints shorter songs and new musical poseful tongue-in- marry with citrus notes, giving agrand bal- colours, this will widen his audience cheek humour. ance between arefreshing drycrispness and past prog fans to those who love the Full of passion, awelcome subtle hint of sweetness. The fin- whole range of rock, because these hooks, melodies, ish was subtle and rather restrained. fivetracks cover much of it. harmonies, great musicianship and dazzling solos, Enjoyable as an aperitif, it perfectly accom- He even places abrass section, àcapellavocals, this release counts filler in seconds, rather than paniedaChinese meal cooked by two guests chamber strings and ajazzy clarinet among the minutes, and leaves you hungryfor more, rather from that country(no, not the President and riffy stompers, shredding guitars, atmospheric than less. his wife). Alcohol by Vol. 12.5%. Versatile,it Mellotrons and Wakemanesque synths. And this is all beforethe extra material on the would also go well with lightly sauced pasta The Genesis influence is strong. The blissfully Deluxe edition (which includes acover of or fish dishes. serene “Waterfall” is remarkably like their “Entan- MacArthur Park)… Utterly recommended. Graham Gendall Norton gled;” while the inevitable 26-minute epic “Alive Derek Walker Again” could be ariposte to Genesis’

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The United Nations was established on 24 October 1945 following the Second World War, to prevent another such conflict. Therehave been enormous successes and the United Nations mustclaim some credit for the not insignificant fact that therehas been The UN at 70 no World WarThree. Theusefulness of such daughter organisations as UNHCR(United Nations High Commissioner for things will be after the returnofChrist. Refugees, responsible for at least 13 millionrefugees), If you put together verses in Isaiah (2:2-5; 9:2-7; 11:6- UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) and UNDP 9and chapters 56–66) along with the book of (United Nations Development Programme) should Revelation (7:15-17 and chapters 21–22) we get some also be applauded. remarkable statements of what the final destiny of the Therehave, however,been some disappointments. universe willbe. Thereweare told that the world will So, for example, as aGreek Cypriot, Iamall too be ahealed place of justice, free from suffering and familiar with the UN’s role in intervening between the where‘the nations’ areatpeace with each other. Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. The UN sent However,the road between hereand thereisgoing troops to Cyprus in 1964 and, sad to say,half acentury to be pretty rough at times. Nevertheless, the sortof later they arestill there! There, as inmany other areas, things that God intends for the universe in the future the UN may have prevented war but hasn’t yet brought arewell worth working for now.Sothe peace, justice peace. and harmony between nations that arethe goalsofthe Most of us recognise that the world is amess and we United Nations arethings to supportnow. welcome those who areprepared to act as policemen We should be under no illusions that any formof in some veryunpleasant places. The fact that well over United Nations, present or future, will completely 3,000 UN peacekeepers have been killed in the line of deliver these things, but we know what God wants and duty should give us pause for thought. what, in his own time, he will bring about. Serious criticism of the UN is normallyreserved for The UN isinconstant need of supervision and thoseoccasions when, like the referee at afootball reform. Butwealso recognise that, in aworld where match, it doesn’t deliver the verdict that we want. It’s evil people and nations have extraordinarypower, worth remembering that in 2003 the UN Security to three things: what we were; what we aretodonow; something like the United Nations is always going to Council refused to back the demands of the US and and what we will be. be necessarytoprotect the weak. Britain that force be used to disarmIraq. It was What we wererefers to the first chapters of Genesis In fact, when Ithink of the UN Iamhelped by taking ignored, but the tragic and appalling messthat has of humanity beforeour rebellion against God. What we those two letters as areminder of the wordUNTIL. It’s followed in Iraq since then suggests that the UN had a aretodorefers to those laws and rules in the Old and that wordthat gives us the correct perspective. Until point. the New Testament, especially the Ten Christ returns we will need the United Nations. But, Inassessing the workofthe United Nations Iam Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount. What thank God, we will have no need of it afterwards. helped by reminding myself that the Bible gives we will be is often overlooked but is conveyed by those guidance concerning how we should live by reference numerous verses in the Bible of what the state of www.canonjjohn.com

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