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Church investors join fight over excessive bonuses THE secretary of the Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group said that there was a “systemic problem” of excessive pay for company executives. Sentamu’s words on gay marriage backed by MPs MEMBERS of Parliament have spoken out in support of the Arch­bishop of York, Dr Sentamu, after he voiced his opposition to gay mar­riage. London clergy seek right to choose MORE than 100 clerics in the dio­cese of London have written asking for the right to choose whether or not to officiate at civil-partnership ceremonies in church. Paintings to stay at Auckland Castle in new history display THE future of 12 paintings by the Spanish artist Zurbarán, and their home, Auckland Castle, has been secured after the signing of a Ł15-million deal. New jubilee prayer as the Church commits itself to a year of celebrations A NEW prayer to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee has been composed by the Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral, “at the Queen’s direction”. Visitors to Olympics to have pastors for their spiritual needs THE race is on to find more than 800 “Games Pastors” to “demonstrate the love of Christ” during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London this year. India: expulsion of Christians by sharia court criticised Overseas new in brief Kato; MPs and peers speak out over Camp Ashraf plans; Cockfighting ‘a horrendous abuse’; Indonesian Christians call for reopening of church; Church leaders discuss peace and security in Africa; CEC names new general secretary; Iraq clerics condemn violence against Christians; Aasia Bibi’s accuser said to regret making charges QARI SALAM, the accuser of Aasia Bibi, the Christian woman who has been sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan Image: Showtime Photo from the Republican Presid­ential candidates’ debate Image: Rain street Flooding in Fiji End to cash for scrap welcomed GOVERNMENT plans to outlaw dealers’ paying cash for scrap metal received an enthusiastic welcome from Church House, Westminster, this week. Irish RC bishop’s words provoke ire of humanist A ROMAN CATHOLIC bishop in Ireland faces an investigation by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) under incitement-to-hatred legislation, after a complaint was made by a humanist. Image: Eastern Lights Rare lantern-slides Commons overturn Lords’ amendments on welfare The Government has overturned the Bishops’ victory in the House of Lords over the Welfare Reform Bill Photo: Giving thanks The poet Lemn Sissay MBE, who has been com­missioned to write for the Olympics, speaks at St Nicholas at Wade, in Thanet, Kent Churches urge raising drink price to save lives A COALITION of Churches and Christian groups has urged the Government to introduce a min­imum price for alcohol. Mixed responses to Jesus statue on Primrose Hill CAMDEN Council has been ap­proached about the building of a 30-foot replica of the statue Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. St Paul’s Occupy campers file an appeal AN APPEAL by the protesters outside St Paul’s Cathedral against a High Court ruling that they should leave will reach the Court of Appeal on 13 February. C of E schools top lists THIRTEEN Church of England schools were among the most successful ten per cent of schools at GCSE in 2011. Jailed: Manchester fake-wedding vicar A VICAR has been imprisoned after officiating at more than 20 sham marriages in Manchester diocese. University applications fall in 2011 APPLICATIONS for undergraduate degree places in England this year have dropped by nine per cent, figures released by UCAS last week suggest. Home news in brief Wales sponsors new social responsibility award; Priest wades in to Blackburn Rovers dispute; Retired canon fined for sexual assault January sale Works from a sale of Old Master paintings and sculpture, at Sotheby’s, New York, enjoyed mixed fortunes, last week. They do it their way ‘Most families drew from a wide range of secular or religious music’ Interview: James Stephenson, triathlon gold-medallist ‘No one expected me to win’ Design a poster — win an egg* *actually, six The Church Times invites its readers to create a poster for Easter. Maggie Durran: Review your insurance cover Maggie answers another query EDUCATION: A higher chair WHEN Professor Joy Carter became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Win­chester in 2006, she was renewing a family tie with the institution which goes back more than half a century. EDUCATION: A legal shelter MOST dioceses in England are facing a revolu­tion in the number of church schools switch­ing to academy status, although actual num­bers vary widely. EDUCATION: Blackboard battles Various education titles worth considering EDUCATION: Critical eye turns on primaries ‘How much has the C of E learnt from the aggressive academy chains?’ EDUCATION: The greatest of these is . . . I VERY much hope that my grandchildren will go to church schools. EDUCATION: Poet-priest meets his peers YOUNG poets at Argyle Com­munity Primary School, a stone’s throw from King’s Cross Station in London, shared their work with another writer, the Archbishop of Canter­bury last month. EDUCATION: Thatcher to Gove, yo-yos to iPhones AFTER 40 years of working in schools I finally stepped down a month ago. EDUCATION: The Woodard effect lives on THE bicentenary last year of the founding in 1811 of Joshua Watson’s National Society was rightly celebrated across the country for its massive contribution to education. EDUCATION: New Kid on the Block THE lunch bell sounds at St August­ine’s Academy, Maidstone, one of the newest Woodard schools. EDUCATION: Critical mass AT 5 p.m. on a dark January after­noon, almost 500 teenagers and their teachers are at the weekly sung mass in the chapel at Ardingly Col­lege, Sussex.

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