A religious row has erupted among Christian leaders, with conservative priests moving to split the worldwide Anglican Communion over liberal attitude towards homosexuals.
The Vatican officially declared its intention to defeat the Church of England on Tuesday - not in a theological re-match nearly 500 years after they split, but on the cricket pitch.
The recent move by the Church of England to allow ordination of women as bishops has caused ripples among traditionalists in the Indian church, especially in Kerala, the seat of Syrian Christianity, with top religious leaders opposing it tooth and nail, asserting that episcopacy was not the job of the fair sex.The historic decision of the Anglican Church, the most influential Protestant congregation, created a vertical split in the Anglican Communion in the world.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday held talks with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama who raised the issue of human rights violation in Tibet and the recent unrest in his Himalayan homeland. Brown met Dalai despite protest from China and discussed many issues pertaining to Tibet. The closed door parleys between the two leaders was held at the Lambeth Palace, the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Anglican church.
The ban is considered ridiculous as the classes simply involve music and movement with no religious content.
Gene Robinson - who has lived with his male partner for 15 years - was formally appointed bishop of New Hampshire in a controversial ceremony on Sunday.
India Amit Panghal (52kg) bowed out of the Olympics boxing after a surprising 1-4 defeat to Rio Games silver-medallist Yuberjen Martinez in the pre-quarter-finals, on Saturday.
Good intentions are best left to political parties, governments and religious establishments, suggests T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, disclosed that he has discovered he is the illegitimate son of Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill's private secretary.
The royal couple chose a modern touch to their marriage ceremony.
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