Archbishop raises question of sharia law
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In a speech last night, the Archbishop of Canterbury supported a discussion about whether introducing Muslim sharia law to Britain would help social cohesion
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The author of a new book talks about recent battles in court over church and state
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ISTANBUL -- Turkey's top Islamic cleric asked Pope Benedict XVI yesterday to take back recent remarks he made about Islam and unleashed a string of counteraccusations against Christianity, raising tensions before the pontiff's November visit -- his first to a Muslim country.
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In Iraq, a senior Muslim cleric told AFP that a US-led raid had disrupted the process of their release, but that he had issued a fatwa, or a religious ruling, calling for their immediate freedom.
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Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is the head of the Jemaah Islamiyah terror group, and once told its members that shedding the blood of non-Muslims is allowed under Islamic law, a key witness told a court today.
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The head of the Anglican church said the adoption of parts of sharia law in Britain looked "unavoidable", calling for "constructive accommodation" over issues like resolving marriage disputes.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said on Friday the Anglican Communion he heads cannot agree if the United States Episcopal Church has stepped back from its liberal stands on gay bishops and scriptural authority.
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A minister orders an inquiry into an Islamic school which is accused of promoting religious intolerance.
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Hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza faces yet more questions today after police were given more time to hold him on suspicion of being involved in terrorist offences.
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The head of the world's Anglican church   stepped in to defend Pope Benedict on Monday in the face of   fury from some Islamic groups about the Roman Catholic leader's   use of a medieval quotation on Islam and violence.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury says the future British monarch should not become defender of all faiths. Send us your views.
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Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was set to learn Thursday whether he would be charged under Britain's anti-terrorism law, thus delaying his possible extradition to the United States to face terrorism-related charges.
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Radical cleric Abu Hamza, already facing US terror allegations, is questioned under UK anti-terror laws.
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The archbishop of Canterbury strongly suggested yesterday that apologies from the US Episcopal Church for creating a controversy by ordaining an openly gay priest as a bishop had not gone far enough to heal a breach in the worldwide Anglican Communion. He called on the American church to repent.
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The head of the Anglican Church says the adoption of some Sharia laws "seems unavoidable" in the UK.
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The top Vatican official for Islam has praised a novel Muslim call for dialogue but said real theological debate with them was difficult as they saw the Koran as the literal word of God and would not discuss it in depth.