Al Webb
Police ordered out of St. Paul's as protesters allowed in
LONDON (RNS) Scores of anti-corporate demonstrators invaded London's
historic St. Paul's Cathedral on Sunday (Oct. 16), but police who tried
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Christians outraged as BBC drops B.C./A.D. dating method
LONDON (RNS) British Christians are incensed after the state-funded BBC
decided to jettison the terms B.C. and A.D. in favor of B.C.E. and C.E.
in historical date references.
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Atheists press to ban creationism from U.K. schools
LONDON (RNS) A group of 30 leading scientists, including a Nobel
laureate and a prominent atheist professor, are pressing the British
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Jesus cell phone ad ruled `disrespectful'
LONDON (RNS) A newspaper ad that showed a winking Jesus giving a
thumbs-up sign to a line of cell phones has been given a thumbs-down by
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Bats in its belfry cause British church to close
A beleaguered 11th-century church in England is losing its worshipers
and has been forced to suspend services indefinitely because of bats in
its belfry.
Panel says judges have been too hard on U.K. Christians
LONDON (RNS) A government-funded watchdog panel said British judges have
erred in supporting employers who try to fire Christian workers for
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Church of England to allow gay bishops -- sort of
LONDON (RNS) The Church of England has issued a set of "legal
guidelines" that pave the way for openly gay clergy to become bishops --
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Hawking says heaven is for `people afraid of the dark'
LONDON (RNS) Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most eminent
scientists, says the concept of heaven is "a fairy story for people
afraid of the dark."
Scholar challenges Thursday date of Last Supper
LONDON (RNS) A top British scientist claims his biblical, historical and
astronomical research shows Christians have been observing Jesus' Last
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Study: Longer life spans mean less need for church
LONDON (RNS) Researchers at two of Britain's top universities claim that
church attendance in many Western nations is falling because people are
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Anglicans tighten rules to prevent sham marriages
LONDON (RNS) Couples suspected of using their wedding vows as a ruse to
skirt immigration laws will be required to meet strict identity checks
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Top U.K. Druid charged with money fraud
LONDON (RNS) One of the prominent figures in the revived ancient
priesthood of Druidism in Britain has been charged with defrauding the
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Christians banned from foster care over gay views
LONDON (RNS) Two senior judges have banned a Christian couple from any
further foster care because they oppose homosexuality, a stance that the
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`Thoroughly radicalized' student sentenced to five years
LONDON (RNS) A Muslim student described by a judge as "thoroughly
radicalized" has been sentenced to five years in prison in Britain for
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Update: Fla. pastor formally banned from U.K.
LONDON (RNS) A Florida pastor who sparked fury when he threatened to
burn a pile of Qurans on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has been
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British study links spread of faith to `believer gene'
LONDON (RNS) A British university study suggests that people of
strong faith can spread religion through a "believers' gene" that is
part of their DNA.
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YWCA drops Christian affiliation from name
LONDON (RNS) The British branch of the YWCA has dropped "Christian"
from its official name because it "no longer stood for what we are or
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Update: British group withdraws invite to Fla. pastor
LONDON (RNS) A right-wing political group that had asked a
controversial Florida pastor to appear at an anti-Islam demonstration
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Church of England gives OK to Anglican covenant
The Church of England, defying opposition from its traditionalist wing, has given its support to a global covenant aimed at keeping the Anglican Communion intact in the face of disputes over h...
London warns British Muslims on Shariah in schools
LONDON (RNS) The British government has warned a network of Islamic
schools in the wake of a BBC investigation that claims extremist Shariah
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