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Friction over LGBTQ issues worsens in global Anglican church

Friction has been simmering within the global Anglican Communion for many years over its 42 provinces’ sharp differences on whether to recognize same-sex marriage and ordain LGBTQ clergy

The Independent UK

The decline and fall of the established church

Letters: Dr Douglas Board, Rev Dr Lisa Curtice, Rt Rev Gregory K Cameron and Jackie Robertson on implications of the census showing that less than half of people in England and Wales now identify themselves as Christians

The Guardian - UK

The census is proof that the privileges enjoyed by the Church of England are unfair, unethical and unsustainable

The enormous non-religious population faces everyday discrimination - Humanists UK

Daily Mirror

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Archbishop of Canterbury praises Ukrainian people in Kyiv visit

Justin Welby will meet church leaders during his trip.

The Independent UK

According to the census, we’re now a land of many faiths. There is no place for an established church

The king and Anglican leaders should take note that if the country is changing, so should its institutions, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Calls grow to disestablish Church of England as Christians become minority

Role of church in parliament and schools questioned as census shows 5.5m fewer holders of faith in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Why is the Christian population of England and Wales declining?

The most recent census data on religion is significant as the Church of England enjoys considerable privilege

The Guardian - UK

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Census: Christians a minority in England; non-religious grow

The latest U.K. census has found that less than half of people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian

The Independent UK

England and Wales now minority Christian countries, census reveals

Data shows Leicester and Birmingham have become UK’s first ‘minority majority’ cities in new age of ‘super-diversity’

The Guardian - UK

Avoid carol services on World Cup final day, Church of England vicars told

Church issues guidance saying it ‘may be best’ to avoid planning Christmas services on Sunday 18 December

The Guardian - UK

How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth's pilgrims

President Abraham Lincoln instituted the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863 after the Union victory at the battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War. It was not a new idea – in 1789, President George Washington had proposed a yearly presidential proclamation of each annual Thanksgiving…

The Conversation

Bishop and Brexiteer peers enter spat over London's toppled stock market

A PROMINENT Brexiteer has berated a senior church leader who tackled the Government over analysis that showed Paris had overtaken London as the…

The National (Scotland)

King's coronation must not be 'woke-fest celebration of so-called modern Britain', says Tory MP

Former minister Sir Edward Leigh told the Commons that the link between the Church of England and the King needed to be maintained when the coronation takes place next year

Wales Online

Frothing Tory MP: King's coronation must NOT be 'dumbed-down woke-fest'

The King's coronation must not reflect 'so-called modern Britain', a Tory MP has seethed

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The Independent UK

King’s coronation must not be a ‘dumbed down woke-fest’, Tory MP says

Former minister Sir Edward Leigh told the Commons that the link between the Church of England and the King needed to be maintained.

The Guardian - UK

Where is discrimination against women still allowed in the UK? The church

It’s 30 years since women were allowed to be priests, so why are we still fighting for equality, asks vicar Martine Oborne

The Guardian - UK

Female clergy face ‘institutionalised discrimination’, campaigners claim

Church of England is ‘still discriminating against women’ 30 years after allowing them to become priests

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on LGBT+ Anglicans: finally grounds for hope?

Editorial: A significant intervention by the bishop of Oxford points the way to overdue reform in the Church of England

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The Guardian - UK

Five more Anglican bishops back same-sex marriages in church

Church of England bishops say clergy should be able to act according to conscience on issue that has divided Christianity

Wales Online

Bishop of Oxford calls for Church of England to allow same-sex marriage

Top clergyman says Church has been slow to change

The Independent UK

Church of England should allow same-sex marriage, says Bishop of Oxford

The clergyman said he wanted to acknowledge the pain and distress of gay people in the life of the Church.

Liverpool Echo

Ancient Toxteth chapel's disturbing link to 'deadly' witch trials

Many people pass by the historic chapel and its cemetery every day but most say they have never seen inside

Manchester Evening News

Move May bank holiday for King Charles III’s coronation, say MPs

A number of MPs have called for the May 1 bank holiday to be pushed back until Monday May 8

Wales Online

Calls to move May Day bank holiday to mark King Charles III’s coronation

A number of MPs have reportedly called for the May 1 bank holiday to be pushed back until Monday May 8 to give the country a long weekend

The Independent UK

King’s coronation date sparks calls for a change to the May bank holiday

The deeply religious affair will be held on Saturday May 6 next year.

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