16 October 2012
Good Morning from the Church of England Communications
Office
Daily Briefing for Tuesday 16th October 2012
Church of England website:
http://www.churchofengland.org
Issued at 08.40 by NC
Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer, bishops, martyrs, 1555
Tomorrow: Ignatius, bishop, martyr, c.107
1.
Fertilisation and embryology services at risk: CofE responds to
Department of Health consultation
Proposals to absorb the services of two specialist health
watchdogs into the Care Quality Commission to save half a million
pounds per year have been criticised by the Mission and Public
Affairs (MPA) Council. For further information, see end of briefing
or go to:
2.
Emergency pastoral ministry essentials in one pocket-size
companion
Clergy perform thousands of emergency pastoral services in the
community every year, prompting Church House Publishing to compile
the essentials for pastoral ministry in a portable, easy-reference
volume. For further information, see end of briefing or go to:
3. Today's press coverage
Guard p29 (letters)
Letter from the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, the Very Revd David
Ison, under the headline "St Paul's is moving on - and we hope that
Occupy will too".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/15/st-pauls-moving-on-occupy
Even Stand p15
Actor Simon Callow writes under the headline,
"Marriage is a promise of love unending. It's my right".
Exp p13
Comment from Virginia Ironside; Women who have late abortions are
not monsters.
No online link
Exp p13
Comment from Virginia Ironside; The man who died and went to
heaven, based on reports of neurosurgeon, Eben Alexander.
No on line link
Letters
Times p25 Rt Revd Michael Nazir-Ali, Most Revd Kevin McDonald, Tom
Blackburn, Adam Walker, Revd William Taylor
You can't ignore opponents by putting them in the 'God slot'.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article3568996.ece
Tel p23 Nigel Price
Afterlife argument
Ends