7 h. ago Church of England considers holy communion options for gluten

The Church previously issued a statement to clarify it was not banning gluten-free bread or non-alcoholic communion wine.

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6 d. ago Woman 'froze' when she was pushed down and raped by 'cult' priest accused of sex offences against 13 female believers, court hears

Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was leader of the Nine O'Clock Service (NOS), part of the Church of England, in Sheffield between 1986 and 1995.

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6 d. ago Woman says she ‘froze’ during alleged rape by former Nine O’Clock Service priest

Christopher Brain, 68, was leader of the Nine O’Clock Service (NOS), part of the Church of England, in Sheffield between 1986 and 1995.

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8 d. ago Former priest led movement with ‘extremely disturbing’ services, court hears

Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was leader of the the Nine O’Clock Service in Sheffield between 1986 and 1995.

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9 d. ago Church of England priest led cult and sexually abused a ‘staggering number of women’, jury told

Christopher Brain surrounded himself with women who he dubbed ‘the Lycra Lovelies’ or ‘the Lycra Nuns’ who would help with duties which sometimes included putting him to bed, the court heard

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1 week ago Church of England 'preparing for war involving UK' with new rules

The church's ruling body is to discuss how it should respond to the threat of serious conflict

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1 week ago Church of England preparing for war involving UK – and will follow WWII leaders' steps

The Church of England's parliament will hear from a senior military figure next month in a rare step as it prepares for how it might respond should "serious conflict" break out

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2 w. ago Church of England preparing for war 'that involves the UK' amid fears over global conflicts

For the first time a serving member of the Armed Forces - who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan - will brief the Church's ruling body on the threats facing Britain when it meets next month.

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2 w. ago Laurence Fox marries conspiracy theorist podcaster in secret ceremony

Laurence Fox has married conspiracy theorist, Elizabeth Barker, telling fans they got hitched in a registry office to 'avoid having to encounter anyone from the Church of England'

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3 w. ago Church of England should rethink automatic secrecy of misconduct hearings, say MPs

Proposed clergy conduct measure hoped to improve existing rules criticised for failing to tackle misconduct allegationsChurch of England proposals for church courts to automatically be held in secret should be reconsidered, a parliamentary committee has said.The clergy conduct measure is intended to replace the existing clergy disciplinary measure, which has been extensively criticised for failing to tackle allegations of serious or sexual misconduct against clergy.In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support for rape and sexual abuse on 0808 802 9999 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading...

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3 w. ago JAMES RAY: Children in this country are desperate for strong paternal role models. I'm on a mission to help men be the best fathers they can be

James Ray, a priest in the Church of England, is the author of Responsibility: Becoming the Authentic Man.

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3 w. ago C of E warned over influence of ‘extreme views’ after cuts to anti

Bishop of Kirkstall says church has people ‘deeply resistant to any funding for racial justice’ after budget halvedThe Church of England is susceptible to the influence of “extreme views from abroad and at home”, a bishop has warned after church officials made a “brutal” cut in funding to tackle racism.There were people in the C of E who were “deeply resistant to any funding for racial justice”, said Arun Arora, the bishop of Kirkstall and joint leader of the church’s racial justice work. Continue reading...

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