Bishop critical of Christmas lights
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Christmas decoration displays are labelled "minor ecological disaster zones" by the Bishop of Norwich..
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An Anglican bishop in British Columbia who regrets contributing to an international rift in the church by permitting same-sex blessings says he won&#39;t go along with a proposed moratorium on blessing gay unions.
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A senior Anglican Church commission Monday urged U.S. church leaders to apologize for consecrating a gay priest as bishop and called for a moratorium on the blessing of same-sex marriages.
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The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales urged people in Britain to be more welcoming towards immigrants in his Christmas address Tuesday.
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Ireland's top Catholic bishop used the 10th anniversary of a landmark ceasefire in Northern Ireland to urge both sides of the British province's sectarian divide to "take risks" in preserving peace.
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The spiritual leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans reminded his bishops of the need for humility on Sunday in a veiled rebuke to those whose wrangling over gay clergy threatens to tear the church apart.
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Cuba has demanded that the United States take down Christmas lights in front of its mission in Havana's busy sea-side drive because they include a reference to jailed dissidents, the top U.S. diplomat in the country said on Tuesday.
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LONDON - An Anglican church commission on Monday sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the church to apologize and refrain from promoting any other clergy living in a same-sex union...
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Church leaders united Wednesday to  condemn a Christmas nativity tableau depicting soccer star  David Beckham as Joseph and his pop singer wife Victoria as the  Virgin Mary.
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The Anglican Church's spiritual leader on Wednesday defended the presence of a pro-gay U.S. bishop at a summit to prevent schism over homosexuality, despite pressure from conservatives to have her banned.
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WHETHER it's bright flashing lights or a garden grotto Ipswich householders have gone to town this year with a cornucopia of Christmas displays.
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An Anglican church panel studying the consecration of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire sharply criticized the US Episcopal Church church Monday and called on its leaders to apologize for the turmoil their actions have caused.
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Parents are urged to ensure their children keep their Christmas gadgets out of class.
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Some clergy have criticized what they regarded as the churchâs leftward drift, including the consecration of an openly gay bishop.
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EASTLAKE, Ohio - Don't blame the Grinch or Ebenezer Scrooge if this northeast Ohio city isn't quite as jolly and bright for Christmases to come.  City officials say money - or a lack of it - is causing them to put costly holiday decorations up for sale.
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CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich turned on the humor after the lights on the city's giant holiday tree failed to turn on.
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By Tyrone Richardson, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 10--The annual tradition at 6428 Deep Calm -- where the Colby family illuminated their corner property in Owen Brown with thousands of Christmas lights and eye-catching decorations -- has ceased.