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Al Webb
Al Webb writes for Religion News Service.
Queen Elizabeth favored as Church of England head
Nearly three-quarters of people in England believe that Queen Elizabeth II should retain her position as titular head of the Church of England, according to an opinion poll....
'Covenant' to bind Anglicans appears dead
c. 2012 Religion News Service
LONDON (RNS) With the Anglican Covenant aimed at ensuring its unity now
apparently in ashes and the archbishop of Canterbury who backed it on his way...
As Rowan Williams retires, guesses on successor rise
When Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams announced suddenly in
mid-March that he will step down at the end of 2012, a short list of...
Atheists likely to outnumber Christians in England in 20 years
c. 2012 Religion News Service
LONDON (RNS) Christianity is waning in England and could be outnumbered by
nonbelievers within 20 years, according to a new study....
Belief in witchcraft fostering abuse of children
British police say they have investigated more than 80
witchcraft-based child abuse cases in the last decade and warned that...
After months of wrangling, occupiers evicted from St. Paul's Cathedral
c. 2012 Religion News Service...
Richard Dawkins says he's not entirely sure God doesn't exist
c. 2012 Religion News Service
LONDON (RNS) A controversial Oxford University professor billed by many as...
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In London, court says occupiers must leave St. Paul's Cathedral
London, January 18 (ENInews)--Britain's High Court on 18 January ordered
anti-corporate protesters evicted from a camp they have occupied for three...
U.K. Christians lose ground as unbelief grows
c. 2012 Religion News Service
LONDON (RNS) Christians in England and Wales are losing ground about as fast as nonbelievers are gaining it, according to a new government-sponsored poll....
Shifting course, St. Paul’s orders protesters out
LONDON (RNS) More than a week after welcoming anti-corporate protesters onto its grounds, London’s historic St....