August 30, 2006 Burmese addiction centre shares its practices

The nature of the global drug trade means that Canadians should be concerned about the political and human rights situation in Burma, especially the Burmese military government’s use of opium to support its economy, said a Canadian working with a program partly funded by the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF).

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August 30, 2006 Ndungane will retire in 2008

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane – a liberal African voice on the subject of homosexuality – announced on May 13 that he will retire as archbishop of Cape Town in 2008.

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August 30, 2006 C of E one step closer to women bishops

The Church of England’s general synod voted that the appointment of women as bishops is theologically justified, but hurdles remain before the measure can be implemented.

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August 30, 2006 Scottish Episcopal Church elects new primus

An electoral synod on May 19 elected Bishop Idris Jones, bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, as primus, or senior bishop, of the Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) Church. The seven bishops of the Scottish church participated in the election, which was chaired by the former primus, Bishop Bruce Cameron.

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