‘No giving up’ urged – The Archbishop of Canterbury; Age of mystery for Archbishop of York; Positive developments at Auckland Castle; Problem families ‘have too many children’; Child support ‘loss for 100,000’ ; Funding to tackle domestic abuse in Scotland
‘No giving up’ urged
Church Times – The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged Anglicans not to give up on each other despite “deeply painful conflicts”.Preaching to guests from around the Communion at a eucharist at Lambeth Palace on Thursday of last week, Dr Williams spoke of “the alarming hint that if God can’t give us up, we can’t give each other up – as Anglicans and Anglicans together, but as Christians and Christians together, too.
“How very nice it would be if we could simply say: we’re giving up now on fellowship: that’s enough peace; that’s enough attempts to be together. . . And in those moments – which are frequent enough, God knows – we ought to hear God saying: ‘But I’m God. I’m not you. You can give up on each other, but I can’t.’ And maybe with that before us, we can think of what it is that God goes on asking of us, in terms of making and keeping peace.
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2012/20-july/news/uk/no-giving-up-urged
Age of mystery for Archbishop of York
Telegraph – Official documents signed by the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu suggest he is two years older than his officially recorded age. Just days before the latest run of its medieval mystery plays, York is host to another mystery — the age of its archbishop.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9417236/Age-of-mystery-for-Archbishop-of-York.html
Positive developments at Auckland Castle
The key to unlock the transformation of Auckland Castle has been turned, with the ownership of Auckland Castle and the Zurbaran Paintings being transferred from the Church Commissioners to new trusts.
http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2012/07/positive-developments-at-auckland-castle.aspx
Problem families ‘have too many children’
Mothers in large problem families should be “ashamed” of the damage they are doing to society and stop having children, a senior government adviser has warned. Louise Casey, the head of the Government’s troubled families unit, says the state should “interfere” and tell women it is irresponsible to keep having children when they are already struggling to cope. She told The Daily Telegraph that the Government must not be a “soft touch” but instead be prepared to “get stuck in”, challenge taboos and change lives. Britain’s 120,000 problem families cost taxpayers an estimated £9 billion in benefits, crime, anti-social behaviour and health care. A fifth of them have more than five children. Miss Casey is leading a scheme to turn their lives around after they were blamed for last year’s riots.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9416535/Problem-families-have-too-many-children.html
http://news.sky.com/story/963120/families-tsar-blames-mums-for-broken-britain
Child support ‘loss for 100,000’
BBC – Government analysis suggests 100,000 families will lose child support in a planned shake-up of the system.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18924166
Funding to tackle domestic abuse in Scotland
BBC – Services tackling violence against women and children in Scotland are to receive more than £34m in funding over the next three years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18937984