Cities 'shun church at Christmas'
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Church attendance rockets in rural parishes over Christmas but rises only a "meagre" amount in the cities, according to a study.
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Shoppers in the US are being urged to boycott some of the country&#39;s most famous stores because they do not say &quot;Merry Christmas&quot;.
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If it wasn't for churches and religious charities, a lot of folks would go hungry in the United States this winter. But while most churches believe in helping the poor, they take different views on how to go about it.
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The Church of England has rejected a call for an emergency debate on Prince Charles' wedding.
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Comment is free: Richard Coles: Whether poor in Lincolnshire or rich in London, the true message of Christmas still rings out
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Seven conservative Anglican archbishops refused to take communion with the head of the U.S. branch of the church on Friday, in protest at her pro-gay stance in a row pushing the Church toward schism.
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By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania  Seven conservative Anglican leaders refused Friday to take Holy Communion with the head of the U.S.
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Traditionalists and gay Christians were tonight cautious over a call for unity by the Archbishop of Canterbury amid the row about homosexual clergy.
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Church leaders in England have united to condemn a nativity scene hosted by the Tussaud&#39;s waxwork museum depicting the waxen likeness of David Beckham and Posh Spice as Joseph and the Virgin Mary.
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The Roman Catholic archbishop of St.  Louis has issued an order denying the sacraments to leaders of  a rebellious parish in a dispute over control of the parish and  its millions of dollars in assets.
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Mellow chiming at the bell-towers of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Dormition and Assumption of Virgin Mary, the main Catholic church in Ukraine, announced to the arrival of Christmas to hundreds of ...
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Three out of four British businesses have banned Christmas decorations from the workplace out of fear for offending people of other faiths, according to a report.
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By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY  DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Seven conservative Anglican leaders refused Friday to take Holy Communion with the head of the U.S. branch of the church, who supports ordaining gays and blessing same-sex unions, as the fellowship struggles to avert a split.
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The Anglican Church in Uganda is to stay away from the Lambeth Conference, a meeting of the world's Anglican bishops.
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There is an interesting new twist in the age-old "We poor Christians are being attacked!" movement this year: The "keep Christ in Christmas" movement, attracting wannabe-martyrs from churches including  Catholic to Methodist ; Baptists, strangely enough, seem divided on the issue. Some others are threatening to boycott Macy's if they do not replace "Happy Holidays" signs with "Merry Christmas" ones. No information is available from Macy's website about whether the Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hannukah, or Saturnalia signs will be replaced.
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The following events to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are all open to the public. The earliest services are listed first; some churches offer more than one.
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By April Bethea, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 17--Protestors this morning apparently stayed away from a Gastonia church that had been publicly criticized recently for a blackface performance.