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How Luther went viral

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Social media are not unprecedented: rather, they are the continuation of a long tradition. Modern digital networks may be able to do it more quickly, but even 500 years ago the sharing of media could play a supporting role in precipitating a revolution. Today’s social-media systems do not just connect us to each other: they also link us to the past. The Economist

Religion and science

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The Guardian
Sam Harris argues science and faith are completely incompatible, while Robert Winston would like to be more inclusive. Emine Saner adjudicates.

The burqa ban

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Spiked.com
Tolerance is under threat today. This Enlightenment ideal - one of the most important, radical Enlightenment ideals - is being assaulted and undermined around Europe.

Bishop to marry divorcee

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The Daily Telegraph
The announcement that Rev Nicholas Holtam is to become the first clergyman married to a divorcee to be made a bishop raises serious questions for traditionalist Anglicans.

Civil ceremonies

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The Church of England has announced that it will not allow civil partnership ceremonies to take place in its churches unless the full General Synod gives its consent ~ The Guardian

Keep the faith

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Tom Wright in The Spectator: How the Church of England can, and will, endure.

We must not forgive too easily, says Rowan Williams

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The Daily Mail
It may be a key Christian principle but forgiving too easily can be dangerous, the Archbishop of Canterbury has suggested.  He has warned that easy forgiveness can make suffering appear not to matter.

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