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Blowback begins over Synod vote on Palestine — Eastern Daily Press holds Bishop of Norwich up to ridicule

Norfolk bishop supports 'shameful' vote condemned by Chief Rabbi A Norfolk bishop who warned antisemitism was "virulent" voted for the Church of England to "engage with" a document describing Israel as a "colonial enterprise based on racism" and accusing it of "genocide". Rt Rev Graham Usher,...

Synod debates the Church Commissioners approach to land use and nature

In a debate on Tuesday morning, General Synod debated a private member’s motion regarding nature recovery and land use across the Church Commissioners for England’s estate.Church of England/Sam Atkins The motion was proposed by Rev Valerie Plumb and called on the Church Commissioners to commit...
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Blowback begins over Synod vote on Palestine — Eastern Daily Press holds Bishop of Norwich up to ridicule

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