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Queen meets Christians and other faith groups at Buckingham Palace
At a reception held at Buckingham Palace, the monarch greeted 160 representatives of different beliefs and faiths from across the UK.
A smaller group of 12 volunteers and community workers had the chance to discuss with her their efforts to bring about positive change in their neighbourhoods.
They said the Queen took time to quiz them on their work in supporting people from a variety of backgrounds and encouraged them to work together in future now they had met each other.
Rachael Cox, from Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham, who develop community engagement projects with refugee communities and asylum seekers, said the Queen seemed “empathetic” during the discussion.
“She was very interested in all of our work with refugees and asylum seekers in particular,” she said.
“She seemed very empathetic to the situation they’re in and the difficulties that they face.”
This evening I will mostly be eating with an elderly sister in Christ who lives in a large house in central London!
— Dai Hankey (@daihankey) June 25, 2019
Pastor Dai Hankey, from Cardiff, called the Queen “genuinely buzzing” to hear the community leaders networking amongst themselves.
Following his conversation with the monarch, he said: “She was very aware. You get the impression that people who live in palaces aren’t aware of the outside world, but she really does know what’s going on in the world and…
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2 Killed, 13 Injured in Fatal Church Charter Bus Crash
Two people were killed and 13 others injured Sunday after a charter bus carrying the group to a national youth conference crashed in Colorado.
According to The Christian Post, the group of 15, five adults and 10 children, was headed to the Steubenville Youth Conference.
Colorado State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Blake White said the bus hit an embankment under a bridge on Interstate on 25 and veered off the highway.
The driver, who has not been identified, may have had a medical issue that could have contributed to the accident, police said. He was ejected from the bus and killed.
The second person killed in the accident has been identified as Jason Paul Marshall.
Police said the 13 other passengers are in hospitals with minor to critical injuries.
“It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that a group from New Mexico, which attended this weekend’s Steubenville of the Rockies Conference, were involved in a tragic and fatal bus accident. We ask you to please pray for everyone involved and their families,” the Steubenville of the Rockies Youth Conference announced in a post on Facebook late Sunday.
The Steubenville of the Rockies Youth Conference is hosted by the Archdiocese of Denver and is an outreach of Franciscan University of Steubenville. The university puts on some 25 conferences for teenagers every summer.
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Pregnant mentally ill woman at centre of overturned abortion case ‘has already named baby’
The woman’s Catholic mother earlier this week won a legal battle after doctors said the pregnancy should be terminated.
A judge on Friday gave specialists permission to terminate the pregnancy.
But Court of Appeal judges on Monday overturned that decision after the woman’s mother mounted a challenge.
Judges have heard that the woman, who is in her twenties and 22 weeks pregnant, has the mental age of a child aged between six and nine.
They were told that she had been diagnosed with a “moderately severe” learning disorder and a mood disorder.
Lawyer Laura Hobey-Hamsher, who represented the woman’s mother, said the woman has already chosen a name.
“There is no question that the questions faced in this case are some of the most difficult faced by judges,” said Ms Hobey-Hamsher, who works for law firm Bindmans.
“Ultimately, the Court of Appeal disagreed with the analysis previously carried out, and the woman at the heart of all of this will now be able to meet the baby, who she has already named.”
She went on: “All of those involved in her care can put the past behind them and turn their attention to where it is needed most: The pregnancy, and the safe delivery of a healthy baby.”
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‘Why Should Families Have to Have a Child with a Severe Disability?’: CNN Host Pushes Back against Discriminatory Abortion Ban
In an on-air interview, a CNN host questioned the Indiana attorney general on why families should not be allowed to abort children with severe disabilities.
“Why, why would you want a family to have to have a child with a severe disability?” Alisyn Camerota, anchor of CNN’s morning show New Day asked attorney general Curtis Hill, according to Life Site News. The interview came in light of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning part of a 2016 Indiana law made by the general assembly that banned abortions based off of race, sex, or disability.
“Well, the issue that the general assembly faced was not with regard to the question you pose,” Hill defended the bill that was overturned. “It’s the question of the rights and consideration of the unborn child in terms of discriminatory actions of eliminating that opportunity at life.”
“Making a decision based solely on race or disability certainly is a discriminatory practice,” he continued. “And no decision in terms of whether or not to have a child should be based on that solely. And that’s what the general assembly chose to do in its ban.”
The host rebutted, saying that many abortions currently occur because of “severe abnormalities of a fetus.” She questioned why anyone would want to take that choice away from a family.
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Christians join thousands of climate change demonstrators to march on parliament to demand action
The protesters at ‘The Time is Now Rally’ set off their alarm clocks as a message to MPs.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Rowan Williams said his faith underpins his environmental concerns.
“We’re told to see our material environment as part of the way God communicates with us,” he said.
“As Christians we believe in a God who actually works in flesh and blood – in the life of Jesus. So all of those things for me make it a real theological imperative.”
#TheTimeIsNow students from St Mary’s @dioceseHN @CAFOD on their way to London Mass Lobby pic.twitter.com/FzF8y5tSKo
— CAFOD in Hexham & Newcastle (@CAFODHN) June 26, 2019
The mass protest has been organised by the Climate Coalition and Greener UK, whose members include Catholic international development charity CAFOD.
CAFOD Director Christine Allen told attendees of an interfaith event at Church House on Wednesday: “This is our opportunity as people of faith to come together before we meet later with our MPs at this amazing gathering.
“We come as people united in faith, united in our relationships and united with our world.
Our alarms are set, are yours? ?
We want to create a noise that cannot be ignored! At 2pm today we are going to set off as many alarm clocks as possible. #TheTimeIsNow pic.twitter.com/U6QSXepsSv
— CAFOD (@CAFOD) June 26, 2019
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Tyler Perry at the BET Awards: “God Will Prepare a Table for Me in the Presence of My Enemies”
Over the weekend, entertainer and producer Tyler Perry was awarded the “Ultimate Icon Award” at the BET Awards and gave credit to God for his success.
The comedian started his speech recalling childhood memories with his mom and her friends. When those women were abused by the men in their lives, Perry found power in humor lifting their spirits. “My first ten movies were all about [my mom] subconsciously, wanting her to know, wanting black women to know ‘you’re worthy, you’re special, you’re powerful, you’re amazing,’” he said.
He also shared the impact of helping an elderly man cross the street as a child. The man sold candy at his school as his living and needed help walking across the six-lane intersection, but no one would help him. Perry later reflected how this experience deeply impacted him when he hired actors such as Taraji P. Henson, Viola Davis, and Idris Elba. “They couldn’t get jobs in this town but God blessed me to be in a position to be able to hire them,” he said. “I was trying to help somebody cross.”
Perry hopes his career is an inspiration for a younger black generation. “When I built my studio, I built it in a neighborhood that is one of the poorest black neighborhoods in Atlanta so that young black kids could see that a black man did that, and they can do it too,” he shared.
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Anglican Communion 27 June 2019 – Prayer for Victory
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Former priest sentenced for funeral fraud
Dr. Andrew Hawthorne stole tens of thousands of pounds in fees from grieving family members, after failing to declare a number of ceremonies he officiated.
An investigation found that the former assistant curate at St. George’s Church, Dorset retained £49,059 between 2009 and 2013, which should have been paid to the Diocese of Winchester.
Andrew Robinson, Chief Executive of the Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance, said:”Andrew Hawthorne’s conduct in personally retaining funeral fees constituted a serious breach of the trust placed in clergy by churches, communities and families seeking the ministry of the Church at times of great sadness and vulnerability.
“The Diocese suspended him in 2012 after we uncovered financial irregularities. In 2015, a clergy discipline tribunal ruled that he had been dishonest in retaining a very significant sum in fees he was not entitled to keep.
“After that tribunal concluded we passed all of the evidence to the police, and we have been working closely with Hampshire Constabulary’s Economic Crime Unit on this case since then.
“We are grateful for their thorough investigation of such a complex fraud case, which has resulted in his conviction for a very serious crime.”
Winchester crown court found Mr. Hawthorne guilty of two counts of fraud and gave him a two – year suspended sentence.
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