THE ORIGINAL CHURCH NEWSPAPER. ESTABLISHED IN 1828 Bringing THE hope to Egypt CHU RCHOF p14 ENGLAND Newspaper Is criticising Israel anti-Semitic? p11 NOW AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTAND FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 No: 6243 New BishoTHpE RsEV DRa Torby rthei Dviocese iof nChestegr, will Howarth and the Rev Dr be the first ever Bishop of Jonathan Gibbs were Huddersfield. named as new bishops this Dr Gibbs trained for the week. ministry at Ridley Hall, Dr Howarth, currently Cambridge, while Dr Secretary for Inter Reli - Howarth is a former Vice gious Affairs to the Arch - Principal of Crowther Hall, bishop of Canterbury and the CMS Training College National Inter Religious at Selly Oak. Affairs Adviser for the The new bishops are pic - Church of England will be tured as they were intro - the Bishop of Bradford. duced to the press and Dr Jonathan Gibbs, cur - media at a photo-call held in rently Rector of Heswall in Leeds railway station. n Gibbs Toby Howarth and Jonatha Pictures: Diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales The West and Coventry Also Inside... the Islamic under attack Egypt One Year On State The dramatic We report on how Sat-7 is bringing How should outburst in Christian communities together, p14 we respond?, Auckland, p7 p5 [email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper www.churchnewspaper.com Friday August 29, 2014 News i1 Archbishop calls for BRITAIN should use its membership of the UN Securi - “As a member of the Security Council the Govern - “The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has ty Council to back calls for a safe haven for communi - ment has a voice and a chance to act. It is essential that stated that ISIL are ‘systematically targeting men, ties in Iraq being attacked by Islamic State. they not only take the opportunity to do so but show women and children based on their ethnic, religious or sHe alsoa said thaft the Ceoalition G overhnment shaould levadership bey encournaging othesr nation statesi to dno the s ectariIan arffiliatioan.’ For mqe this is not ethnic cleansing follow the example of France, Germany and Australia same. but human slaughter.” and offer asylum to those being persecuted. He pointed to the example set by John Major when he He also called on the UK Government to name any The latest UN report states that Islamic State execut - was Prime Minister and created safe havens for the nation states that are funding Islamic State, as reports ed 670 people in Mosul (formerly known as Nineveh) Marsh Arabs when Saddam Hussein used chemical and circulate that some are doing so. and most Christians and Yazidis have fled from there to biological weapons against the Kurds. “The UK Government must be resolute in naming the Kurdish semi-autonomous region. The Archbishop also revealed that he had written to such backers and publishing whatever intelligence it Observers say this figure is the worst recorded exam - Prime Minister David Cameron in a private capacity can to support those claims. Those who fund slaughter ple of barbarity by the jihadist fighters. advocating asylum. He acknowledged that this would are as responsible for the killing as they who brandish Dr John Sentamu said: “It is essential that Her not bring an end to the crisis but would be a significant the sword.” Majesty’s Government now take a lead both interna - humanitarian act. He added that he was still waiting for Dr Sentamu, who has been holding a vigil for peace in tionally and domestically to respond to the daily unfold - a response from Downing Street. York Minster said he invited “all people to continue to ing horrors in Iraq. “I raise this not to embarrass the Prime Minister, for pray for peace and our world leaders to become instru - “Internationally the Government must take a lead in whom I pray, but to urge him and his colleagues to act ments of peace.” its role on the UN Security Council to support calls justly and swiftly in the face of suffering. He has already However, he emphasized: “The time for hard hitting from the United Nation’s own committees for the cre - spearheaded the response to those suffering on Mount speeches and condemnation has passed. What is ation of a ‘safe zone’ in Iraq, enforced by UN peace - Sinjar and approved fighters to accompany aid drops. required now is action to protect those at risk from keepers, to protect the country’s minorities. But more still needs to be done. slaughter. Lib Dem plans for sex Miriam Cleans up with her mission idea education in primary schools A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE employing cleaners in the City of London on the living wage is ‘dangerous’, charity warns was the winner of the CMS- PLANS BY the Lib Dems to they go to school.” backed mission entrepreneur ensure sex education in However, the Chris - competition at Greenbelt last schools is provided to children tian Institute warned weekend. as young as seven have been that making sex educa - The idea, based on the popu - denounced as ‘dangerous’ by tion compulsory would lar BBC show Dragons’ Den , the Christian Institute. lead to greater sexuali - invited people to come up with The Coalition party sation of children. innovative ideas for mission announced the plans this week The Christian Insti - that were financially sustain - and said they would feature in tute’s Director, Colin able. its Manifesto for next year’s Hart, commented: At Greenbelt the shortlisted General Election. “Under the Lib Dems’ candidates promoted their The controversial measure dangerous plans, sex ideas to a group of experts and is part of their ‘Curriculum for education would be Miriam Goodacre from London had fantastic ideas for positive - Life’ proposal that would centralised and put in was announced the winner of ly transforming the lives of peo - include citizenship, financial the hands of groups the Missional Entrepreneur - ple in their communities and literacy and age-appropriate David Laws that promote the use of ship competition. gave good, strong and engag - sex and relationship educa - resources which are Her idea was for ‘Clean Liv - ing pitches. However, we tion. wholly unsuitable for ing’, a social enterprise employ - thought Miriam made the Currently the Personal, Social and Health Edu - young children. ing cleaners in the City of clearest case for the potential cation (PSHE) course is a requirement for sec - “Schools are already being recommended London for the London Living of a financially viable business ondary schools, but the Lib Dems want to make these resources, and if the Lib Dems get their Wage of £8.80 per hour. Profits out of her idea. this compulsory in all state schools. way, our concern is that schools would be expect - secured by the business will “I hope we will be able to Liberal Democrat Schools Minister David Laws ed to use them. then be re-invested in personal work with all of them though said: “We have long made the case, both inside “Extending sex education to primary schools development for those and see each of the innovative and outside Government, for updated sex and will undermine parents as they face the difficult employed. This could include initiatives that were presented relationship education to be taught in all schools, job of bringing up their children. English language classes and get up and running.” including academies and free schools, but it is not “Too often in this area, schools can undermine the teaching of basic literacy As part of her prize, Ms something the Conservatives are open to. the positive values of the home and sideline par - and numeracy skills. Goodacre will get a free place “We believe that by educating children about ents. Miriam said of her win: “I’m on the Missional Entrepreneur - sex and relationships in an appropriate way we “Groups that have a track record of promoting delighted that the dragons ship Week at Pickwell Manor can help them to make informed choices in their gratuitously explicit and inappropriate materials liked my idea and I’m looking in Devon in November, to coin - personal lives and ensure that they have the best want to force these lessons on schools when forward to learning some of cide with Global Entrepreneur - opportunity to succeed in life. there is simply no need, and in a way which does the business skills that will be ship Week. “Currently academies and free schools have no more harm than good.” essential in seeing my vision Participants will learn how to requirement to teach sex and relationship educa - Earlier this year, Peers rejected an amendment become reality.” write a business plan, commu - tion, depriving children of important life lessons. that would have made sex education compulsory Dragon and co-leader of the nicate to different audiences Liberal Democrats are committed to ensuring across all state-funded primary schools in Eng - Missional Entrepreneurship and monitor and evaluate effec - that children have access to age-appropriate sex land. The House of Lords voted down Labour’s Week, Shannon Hopkins, tiveness with other budding and relationship education regardless of where proposals by 209 to 142. responded: “All of the finalists missional entrepreneurs. [email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper i2 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday August 29, 2014 News Bishop’s call for criminal action in As STRuONGp CALLp for tohe UNr tot refe r o‘must fbe b othr stopeped alndi pugnisheid’.o udox, wsho w eref kidrnapeped ine Apridl last owerem justified in Iraq so long as it was by atrocities and violations of religious free - Iraq is not a state party to the ICC, year in Aleppo. Nothing has been heard widespread agreement and not the dom to the International Criminal Court which is why the faith leaders want the of them for over a year.