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James KeenanHomosexual priests could emerge as the scapegoat for the sex abuse crisis in the United States, a professor of Christian ethics fears. But, he argues, the scandal was brought on not by sex, but by a misuse of power by priests and church authorities. Free
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Creationism and all thatBrian DaviesFierce educational controversy has raged recently in Britain over the teaching of Creationism in schools. To follow the story in the Book of Genesis literally brings Christianity into disrepute, said the Anglican Bishop of Oxford, Richard Harries. God allowed creation to make itself, the priest-scientist John Polkinghorne added. So what does the doctrine of creation entail? A philosopher examines it....
| Lessons from a gangsta zoneStephen LeanAfter the Damilola Taylor murder case, the behaviour of inner-city children has been scrutinised by the national press. In many inner-city schools, truancy is high, teachers are overstressed, parents may not care. Despite all the difficulties, a teacher with three years? experience in an inner-city school testifies to the value of his job (see leading article)....
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An afternoon in KafkalandRichard MajorGoing about his ordinary business on a routine flight, including the preparation of material for The Tablet, our Washington correspondent did not expect to find himself suddenly regarded as a suspicious character. But this was in the United States, which remains stressed in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September....
| New face at New HallPiers McGrandleNew Hall School, Chelmsford, has just elected its first lay head. Katherine Jeffrey, 32, pays tribute to the ethos of a religious school. In this environment, she hopes her pupils will learn that tomorrow?s women can juggle both career and family....
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A lifeline for CallumIsobel BechkaSpecial needs children are highly vulnerable in our society. The best efforts of schools may not be enough to prevent them becoming alienated. The chairman of governors at an infant school in Liverpool sees a special role for the Church to play....
| Genocide in Gandhi?s birthplaceCedric PrakashIn the Indian state of Gujarat, Muslims are being systematically killed and uprooted. The genocidal violence is part of an attempt to create an India for Hindus. The principles for which Gandhi stood are in deadly peril....
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The IRA?s Latin connectionEd MoloneyFor five years the IRA have been pledged to a ceasefire. Then what were IRA members doing amongst Marxist rebels in Colombia? The Northern Ireland correspondent of the Dublin-based Sunday Tribune examines these events....
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Books and arts
The mosque which will rise out of Bosnia’s rubble Free
A Tender Bridge: a journey to another Europe
Peter Pelz and Donald Reeves
“Who do you honestly think will be better off if this mosque is rebuilt?” The mosque that my knowledgeable British friend, deeply involved in the affairs of the former Yugoslavia, was ... |
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Can the Church support abuse victims on its own terms?
Elena Curti
The clear message that emerged from the symposium on child sexual abuse held in Rome from ... Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools?
Christopher Lamb
According to the chairman of governors at the Cardinal Vaughan School, west London, one ... Goodwin the scapegoat
Elena Curti
There was an old Sixties TV series, Branded, about a disgraced soldier that always began ...
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