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The Economist1mon
The Church of England is dying out and selling up
On January 6th, the former archbishop Justin Welby, who many felt failed in his handling of that scandal, laid his curving staff on the altar ... a church but an established church. England ...
Daily Mail2y
Church in row over plan to show Pride flag on altar over claims it politicises place of worship and will lead to 'moral anarchy'
A test case will now be heard by the Church of England’s consistory court ... The Diocese of Leicester said: ‘All new altar frontals require permission... The application ...
La Brújula Verde7mon
An Enigmatic Roman Altar Found in England Was Dedicated by a Soldier Stationed on the Danube, in a Legion That Was Never in Britain
The church of St. Margaret of Antioch in Marton, England, where the altar was found. Credit: John Sutton / Wikimedia Commons The inscription on the altar is dedicated to Mars, the god of war, and ...
Daily Mail1y
Church is banned from displaying a Pride flag with a cross on its altar 'for trans people' after campaigners complained that it was 'politicising' a place of worship
The petition read: 'On this altar table, in each act of worship ... the wider Living in Love and Faith process in which the Church of England as a whole is engaged. 'The Diocese of Leicester ...
ITV2y
Sandi Toksvig warns Church of England against 'sacrificing LGBTQ+ people on the altar'
The Church of England must not hold itself together "by sacrificing the LGBTQ+ community on the altar," comedian Sandi Toksvig has told ITV's Peston show. The comedian and outspoken defender of ...
National Catholic Register7mon
What Is the Church of England, and Who Are the Anglicans?
Here’s what you need to know about the Church of England, the archbishop of Canterbury, and Anglicanism. Simply put, the Church of England is the United Kingdom’s official church ...