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The archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised over a statement issued by Church of England bishops last week which declared that only married
heterosexuals should have sex. The archbishops didn't retract the substance of the guidance, but implied it shouldn't have been issued during a review of C
of E teaching on sexuality and marriage.
The Guardian
Residents in the Hampton Water area have reacted with anger over the decision by Peterborough City Council to approve a Roman Catholic school at the new
development.
A French appeals court on Thursday overturned an earlier ruling against Philippe Barbarin, a Roman Catholic cardinal who was convicted last year of failing
to report sexual abuse charges.
A letter from Neil Barber of Edinburgh Secular Society says the House of Lords is due for reform and the bishops' entitlement to seats is a good place to
start.
Khadija Khan says prioritising repressive religious and cultural norms over women's rights is a travesty of justice to all British women, whether they are
Muslim or not.
An American preacher who described homosexuality as "repulsive" and compared it to incest has been banned from speaking at one of Edinburgh's most
prestigious venues.
A suspected Hindu nationalist went live on Facebook to warn he was taking his "final journey", minutes before opening fire on university students protesting
against India's new citizenship law.
The C of E's position that sex is only for heterosexual married couples is heartless, discriminatory and out of touch with the country it supposedly serves.
Time to cut its ties to the state, says Keith Porteous Wood.
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