PUBLISHED: 05:42 10 November 2018 Jane Hunt Sultan Mohammed appeard via video link at Ipswich Crown Court Picture: ARCHANT A man who attacked a woman in a church in Hadleigh has been jailed for 20 months. Leon Woods went to the Hadleigh Baptist Church on September 18 and grabbed the woman, who was known to him, by the throat and threw her to the floor causing her to cut her cheek on a wooden board, Ipswich Crown Court heard.He returned less than an hour later and again grabbed the woman by her throat with both hands stopping her from breathing for a short time, said Peter Gair, prosecuting.He said a church minister had entered the building and saw Woods on top of the woman who had visible injuries.Woods, 31, of no fixed address, admitted disclosing private sexual photographs, assault by beating and breaching a suspended sentence order.The court heard that Woods had sent sexual pictures of a woman he knew to a man on Facebook Messenger.Hugh Vass, for … [Read more...] about Attacker grabbed woman by the throat and threw her to floor in church
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Justin Welby under fire as Church of England zero-hour contracts revealed
News / UK and world by Press Association September 14, 2018, 3:17 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter The Archbishop of Canterbury has come under fire after it emerged the Church of England uses zero-hour contracts and invests in Amazon – despite his attacks on both during a speech earlier this week. Speaking at the TUC Congress in Manchester, Justin Welby criticised firms like Amazon for paying “almost nothing” in taxes, and described the so-called gig economy and zero-hours contracts as “the reincarnation of an ancient evil”. It has now been revealed that at least two Church of England cathedrals are advertising zero-hours contract jobs, while the Church has confirmed retailer Amazon is one of its 20 biggest investments worldwide. Gloucester Cathedral is currently advertising for a porter on a zero-hours contract, with its website describing the role as mostly evening and weekend work with a wage … [Read more...] about Justin Welby under fire as Church of England zero-hour contracts revealed
Church Minister Turns ‘God Bless The USA’ Into ‘God Forgive The USA’
POLITICS 07/05/2018 04:00 am ET Church's minister of music is inspired to do a different take on a patriotic song. By Carla Baranauckas An altered version of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” that was sung last Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Burlington, Vermont, is drawing praise and criticism on social media. The Greenwood song, originally released in 1984, gained renewed popularity during the Gulf War in 1991 and after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It is sung in some churches, especially around the Fourth of July. But on Sunday morning in Burlington, First United Methodist’s minister of music and media, Adam Hall, said he was “inspired by a power greater than myself, so I scrapped the anthem I had planned and created this new version.” The result is “God Forgive The USA.” “It takes the original song’s bravado and bluster and turns it into humility and reflection,” he … [Read more...] about Church Minister Turns ‘God Bless The USA’ Into ‘God Forgive The USA’
Defence minister’s son caught with cannabis
Ueli Maurer: another embarrassing revelation for the right-wing politician. Photo: Federal Chancellery The youngest son of Swiss Defence Minister Ueli Maurer faces charges of possessing pot and attempting to evade a police check, according to media reports on Tuesday. The teen was was with a group, in front of a youth club at the Hinwil protestant church, who were questioned by police last Wednesday about recent property damage in the Zurich Oberland village, 20 Minuten reported online. However, Maurer’s son tried to run away, the daily said. Officers quickly tracked him down and found a small amount of cannabis in his possession. Zurich cantonal police confirmed the arrest of Maurer, the youngest of six children of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party politician. He was arrested because he “defied a (police) check,” spokesman Stefan Oberlin told 20 Minuten. Normally, he would have been fined for possession of marijuana for personal use but the … [Read more...] about Defence minister’s son caught with cannabis
Work underway for new church and houses in Lillington
Lillington Free church has now been demolished to make way for housing and a new place of worship for its congregation. The old church building and the church room were deemed to be too big for the congregation and were becoming an issue to maintain.The site is now being cleared and a new, but smaller, church building will be built there along with 25 affordable homes which include three one-bedroom apartments, three two-bedroom apartments, 12 two-bedroom houses, and seven three-bedroom houses.These properties would be available as shared ownership. Parking on the site will cover 59 spaces, including 19 spaces specifically for the new church.Members of the congregation had an input into designing the new church building which will include a worship area, church hall and space for a kitchen, creche, toilets, a committee room and a vestry.All rooms are also planned to be accessible to those in wheelchairs. The members of the church have also had an input designing the new building.At the … [Read more...] about Work underway for new church and houses in Lillington