Serves 6 750g rabbit meat, cubed 60g butter 2 tbsp sunflower oil Salt and pepper 300ml game or chicken stock 2 tbsp flour 2 tbsp curry powder 1⁄2 tsp turmeric Pinch of ground cardamon 3cm piece of peeled and grated ginger 2 shallots, finely chopped 3 tbsp tomato puree 15g sultanas, soaked in hot water [...]
In response to alleged discriminatory actions, the Christian Concern charity has launched an initiative to be heard – or seen, in this case. On Wednesday, December 1, Christians are encouraged to wear bracelets or pins branded with the tagline ‘Not Ashamed,’ or a simple cross to spread word about defending the faith in a potentially [...]
The membership of the Ecclesiastical Committee in Parliament has been announced. The membership is made up of the following: Tony Baldry (Conservative), Stuart Bell (Labour), Lord Bilston (Labour/Co-operative), Peter Bottomley (Conservative), Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw (Labour), Baroness Butler-Sloss (Crossbench), Lord Davies of Coity (Labour), Lord Elton (Conservative), Rt Hon Frank Field (Labour), Lord Glenarthur (Conservative), [...]
After recent films about lesbian mothers and a Mexican cannibal family, it’s good to get back to familiar territory – if Death Eaters, dementors and deluminators are familiar (plus a snake as a familiar). We’re nearly at the end of JK Rowling’s Hogwarts stories, with the final novel split into two films. Harry Potter and [...]
I seem to have taken my eye off the liturgical ball. It was not until the chancellor began to intone the collect ‘Stir up O Lord, the hearts of thy faithful people’ last Sunday that I remembered I’d forgotten all about my Christmas cake. As it turned out, I would not have had the energy [...]
The enthusiasm of the Church for the Government’s plans for a big society will depend on what measures are in place to prevent a postcode lottery, the Bishop of Leicester has said. Bishop Tim Stevens, although welcoming the potential of a stronger society, raised fears that Government plans could lead to a “more uneven distribution [...]
The Barnabas Fund, an interdenominational Christian aid organization, is calling on Western government officials to intercede for an Afghan convert who has been tortured in prison for his faith. Afghan forces arrested Said Musa, a 45-year-old physiotherapist, in late May in conjunction with intensified persecution of Afghan converts to Christianity. Mr Musa was due to [...]
AS GOVERNMENT cuts begin to bite and charities struggle, everyone has a responsibility to help those most in need, according to the wife of the Archbishop of York. And it will be people who are already trapped in poverty who will suffer most, fears Margaret Sentamu. Businesswoman and charity worker Mrs Sentamu said: “With the [...]
RUPERT MURDOCH’S proposed takeover of satellite broadcast company BSkyB has come under fire from the Church of England. The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, slammed the £12bn bid in a submission to media regulator Ofcom. The regulator had invited comments and will decide whether the proposed News Corp takeover goes against the [...]
Lady Grace Sheppard, widow of the former Bishop of Liverpool, David Sheppard, has died after fighting cancer. The 75-year-old author lived during retirement in West Kirby, Wirral, in Chester diocese, and was a member of St Bridget’s Church there. The Bishops of Chester and Birkenhead have led tributes to her. Grace passed away at St [...]
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