Berlin falls for all-conquering Obama as he calls for ‘walls between Christians, Muslims and Jews to come down’
Alan Hall, Mail
The man the German media has dubbed the ‘Black JFK’ stuck to English – but his welcome in Berlin last night stood comparison with the rapturous reception given to John F. Kennedy’s famous 1963 ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ address at the height of the Cold War. Mr Obama opened his speech at the Victory Column in the capital’s Tiergarten park with the words: ‘I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before, although tonight I speak to you…”
Escape – or betrayal?
Nesrine Malik, Guardian CiF
Whenever another honour killing hits the headlines or another Muslim female is vaporised into a forced marriage, the question I get asked more than any other is: “Why don’t these women just leave?” Even though the sense of intimidation and menace these women are subject to may be palpable, the answer to this question is not a simple one. There are many reasons why women who live in non-Muslim societies in the west and have the ability to leave their families…
Brown presses bishops over development goals
Allegra Stratton, Guardian
Gordon Brown issued a warning yesterday that the UN millennium development goals will be missed unless international resolve hardens. Speaking at the international gathering of bishops in Lambeth, south London, Brown sought to enlist their help in meeting the development goals, which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/Aids and providing universal primary education, by 2015.
Gordon Brown hails bishops in march against world poverty (Martin Beckford, Telegraph)
Bishop accuses church of manipulating summit over ‘tolerance guide’ to gay clergy (R Butt, Guardian)
Cardinal Ivan Dias: Anglican Church suffering spiritual Alzheimer’s (Ruth Gledhill, Times)
Lambeth diary: Rival strategies unveiled (Ruth Gledhill)
Grandmother charged with racism after telling off gang (Richard Alleyne, Telegraph)
Runaway girl, 16, reveals plans to marry her RE teacher [Clive], 50… after he divorces his third wife (Daily Mail)
‘It’s crude, it’s rude, and it’s lewd’ but not necessarily offensive (Asian Image)
Former priest jailed over theft (BBC News Online)
Trainee teachers ‘degrees better’ (BBC News Online)
The folly of engagement (Between the Lines)
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