Order Discount Viagra Online
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
CHURCH TIMES No. 7736 LONDON 24 JUNE 2011 www.churchtimes.co.uk £1.60 talent-spotting coaching women for the top child protection resisting commercialism PLUS: theology when in pain news AP Into Africa: the Arch - bishop of Canterbury contents (left) was met by the Archbishop of Kenya, senior posts for Dr Eliud Wabukala, on women priests his arrival in Nairobi 20-21 last Saturday. During an eight-day visit to Africa, Dr Williams will also visit the Democratic Re - pub lic of Congo (DRC), where he will meet church and national leaders and former child-soldiers. Before travelling, Dr news feature Williams said that RE under threat, General Synod can girls still be girls? 21-22 Kenya and the DRC preview, fashion for modesty, had both “maintained Evangelicals and discrimination, reviews a faithful witness Sentamu defends overseas aid, books 23-26 through traumatic Palestinian refugees 2-10 arts 27, 30 times, and still need media 28 our prayer and urgent comment gazette 29-30 support”. gay bishops, General Synod Maggie Durran 30 Dr Williams agenda, hope during illness, crossword 39 preached on Sunday Oprah Winfrey, replacement interview, Ronald Blythe 40 to more than 2000 theologies, “post-Catholics” in people at a eucharist Ireland, Dr Williams and to celebrate the 50th Greens, Ernest Hemingway next week anniversary of the 12-14 with Dr Williams in the Congo founding of the dio - cese of Nakuru. On letters 15 Monday, he helped to caption competition 16 our cover lay the foundation real life 17 participants at the women-clergy stone of the first diary, gardening, questions 18 coaching session in Salisbury. Anglican university in faith 19 Photo Ash Mills Kenya, in Kanyuam - bora. On a visit on Wednesday to a project focusing on food security, Dr CHURCH TIMES Williams said that faith was about Editor, Paul Handley; Deputy editors, Rachel Boulding, Glyn Paflin; “making a difference News, Helen Saxbee; Features, Malcolm Doney; Sub, Sue Chisholm; to your lives . [and] Advertising, Stephen Dutton; Production, Brian Minter; to your community” Marketing, Nicola Prince; Web editor, Dave Walker Address: 13-17 Long Lane, advertising; production; accounts; London EC1A 9PN marketing. Telephone: 020 7776 1060 Subscriptions/distribution: Fax: 020 7776 1086 (editorial); 13a Hellesdon Park Road, Norwich, 020 7776 1017 (advertising); Norfolk NR6 5DR. Tel. 01603 785911 ISSN: 0009-658X [email protected] Website: www.churchtimes.co.uk Email: prefix the depart ment name to Published by Hymns Ancient and @churchtimes.co.uk: e.g. news; Modern Ltd. (a registered charity), of features; editor; arts; letters (for 13a Hellesdon Park Road, Norwich, publication); books; gazette; Norfolk NR6 5DR Subscribe today: save 20% and get a free magazine, too! We are holding subscription rates for the present, so you can save 20% if ❑ YES, I wish to subscribe to the you subscribe by post, and direct Church Times for £65 by direct Instruction to your Please complete debit is the easiest way to do it. debit for 1 year. bank or building this form in Originator’s (please complete form on the right) identification Subscribe now and get a FREE society to pay by black ink number 243233 magazine, PLUS: ❑ Alternatively, I wish to pay £70 for a Direct Debit 1 year subscription by: SAVING: 20% off the cover price • ❑ Cheque for £............ made payable to FREE delivery to your door Name(s) of account holder(s): • “Church Times” • FREE full website access to all online Bank/building society account number Sort code content at www.churchtimes.co.uk ❑ Debit my Visa/Mastercard/Maestro with • FREE access to our online digital edition the sum of £......... • FREE membership to the Friends of Airmail rates: Europe £81; Rest of the World £102 Church House Bookshop book club Name and full postal address of your bank or building society: Card no ...................................................... Valid from .......................... (worth £10) Expiry date ................................... Issue no (Maestro only).............. Address: • YOUR FREE MAGAZINE Third Way is a first-rate Christian monthly SCC no (last 3 digits on back of card) .................. Postcode: magazine, dedicated to free thinking on Signature.............................................................. Date............................ Please pay Church Times, a publication of Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd, a culture, politics, society and the arts. direct debit from the account detailed in this instruction subject to the Title ....... First name ....................... Surname ................................... safeguards assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee. ‘Professional, imaginative and unafraid, it makes an irreplaceable contribution.’ Rowan Williams Address .................................................................................................... Signed: Date: visit www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk ..................................................................................................................... The Direct Debit guarantee This guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that take part in the Direct Debit Scheme. ...................................................................... Postcode ............................ The efficiency and security of the scheme is monitored and protected by your own bank or building society. SUBSCRIBE NOW If the amounts to be paid or the payment dates change, you will be told of this in advance by at least 10 days. Contact tel. .............................................................................................. If an error is made by the Church Times, a publication of Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd, or your bank or Send this form to: building society, you are guaranteed a full and immediate refund from your branch of the amount paid. You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by writing to your bank or building society. Please also send a copy of Church Times Subscriptions Email .......................................................................................................... your letter to us. 13a Hellesdon Park Road, Data protection: YOUR DATA. Church Times is an imprint of Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd – a registered CHURCH TIMES Norwich, Norfolk NR6 5DR charity. We will not sell or supply your data to any third party. However, we would like to send you CT1124 information and offers on related products within our Group. If you do not wish to receive this For office use only Tel: 01603 785911 information, please tick here ❑ by mail ❑ by email ❑ by telephone 2 CHURCH TIMES 24 June 2011 news ‘Ostrich’ Michael Gove accused of killing off RE by Margaret Holness Poultry matter: Education Correspondent chicken-handlers from Bishop THE Government was accused this Cornish School, week of unintentionally “killing off” Saltash, with religious education through radical Norman the changes to the schools and exam - turkey. The ination systems. school won The charge comes from an al - rosettes and liance of C of E and Roman Catholic awards for its leaders, the Religious Education chickens, rabbit, Council of England and Wales, and and goose, and the National Association of Teachers was awarded a of RE (NATRE). first and second They warn, moreover, that through for goat- and the rise of academies, where the turkey-handling, place of RE is legally insecure, and in the Royal the omission of the GCSE in reli - Cornwall Show gious studies from the proposed (Education, 17 English Baccalaureate (EBacc), the June) subject “is set to disappear com - pletely from the curriculum of many secondary schools”. This prediction is backed up by evidence last month from a NATRE survey that drew responses from more than half the maintained secondary schools in England. It showed that RS’s exclusion from the EBacc is devastating RE depart - ments. The survey revealed that some RE teachers have been sacked or moved to other duties. RE lesson- time was being given over to history which specialises in RE, Dr John Gay, and geography. In one school, the said. head of history was put in charge of Applications for secondary RE RE while the former head of de - training have fallen by a quarter. This Course raises women priests’ sights partment, and one other specialist, compares with an overall drop of 14 became responsible for teaching the per cent, and a three-per-cent rise for subject to 1200 pupils. trainee history specialists. by a staff reporter agents of change in the Church, and followed the course have had several The NATRE survey showed that In spite of widespread support in agents of change in themselves. It is years’ experience in ministry and are statutory RE was not being provided the country for the inclusion of THE Dean of Salisbury, the Very not 11-plus coaching, but about per - looking to apply for more senior in one quarter of academies and religious studies in the EBacc, in - Revd June Osborne, says that a sonal development. I want to en - appointments. community schools, and that non- cluding all-party backing in both course to help women priests courage women to imagine them - The Church’s national con- compliance was predicted to increase Houses of Parliament, the Secretary gain senior appointments is “not a selves doing ministerial posts that tinuing ministry-development next year. Moreover, GCSE entries in of State, Michael Gove, has so far grand scheme to get women to be they may not have had the con - adviser, Dr Tim Ling, said: “This RS, which had risen continually over been immovable on the issue, in - bishops”.It has run for nearly