By John MartinThe House of Commons has resoundingly rejected state-approved assisted suicide by a three-to-one vote (330 to 118). Faith groups led the public argument against a “yes” campaign that had vastly more funding, almost daily celebrity pronouncements, and maximum publicity from deaths at the Dignitas suicide clinic in Switzerland.The “no” campaign had the support of … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide Perishes
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C of E Responds to Cameron
Joe Murphy reports in the London Evening Standard:David Cameron will risk a major battle with his party next week by backing gay weddings in churches, the Evening Standard can reveal.He will go further than ever in his modernising drive by saying religious groups should be allowed to host same-sex civil weddings in churches, synagogues and other religious buildings if they … [Read more...] about C of E Responds to Cameron
Deadlock Raises Questions
By John MartinDelay in appointing a successor to the Most Rev. Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury is prompting questions about the viability of the role. Williams joined the debate last weekend, saying it was inevitable that changes would be made to lighten the archbishop’s workload.He told the Compass Rose Society meeting in Canterbury there was clearly too much on his … [Read more...] about Deadlock Raises Questions
A Coup for Cambridge
By John MartinLONDON — The Church of England’s worst-kept secret is out now that Archbishop Rowan Williams, 61, has announced that he will become Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, in January.Speculation has been rife for months, fuelled by rumours that Williams was already in the diary for public events in Cambridge in 2013. The appointment is a coup for Cambridge … [Read more...] about A Coup for Cambridge