For almost 1,000 years, Lincoln Cathedral has been a sanctuary of peace and spiritual contemplation for the inhabitants of the historic county town. But the tranquility of the medieval streets surrounding the cathedral is being shattered by binge drinking yobs, who shout obscenities and indulge in “vulgar” behaviour on Friday and Saturday nights, according to a senior churchman.
In the News
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November 26th, 2010
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November 26th, 2010
Tony Blair was due to make the most extensive comments of his career on Friday regarding his personal Christian faith in a public debate in Toronto with the atheist writer Christopher Hitchens.
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November 25th, 2010
Two prominent Pakistani Muslim leaders threatened Wednesday to call for nationwide protests if the president pardons a Christian woman sentenced to death for insulting the Muslim prophet Mohammed.
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November 25th, 2010
South Australia's controversial voluntary euthanasia bill has been defeated in the state parliament.
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November 25th, 2010
Park51, labelled the 'Ground Zero mosque' by opponents, reported to be applying for $5m in grants.
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November 25th, 2010
The Bishop of Blackburn has hit out at the Conservative government's calls for a "Big Society".
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November 25th, 2010
On Nov. 17, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière raised the country's terrorism threat level, saying the authorities had "concrete information" about an attack at the end of the month. Since then, there's been intense speculation in the German media about possible targets.
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November 25th, 2010
The Kenyan grandmother of US President Barack Obama who was on hajj pilgrimage to Mecca has said that she prayed for the American leader to convert to Islam, a newspaper has revealed.
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November 25th, 2010
An Islamic trade body has been set up in the UK to promote Islamic finance and to campaign for a sterling-based Sharia bond.
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November 25th, 2010
A teenage girl was arrested on suspicion of inciting religious hatred after allegedly burning an English language version of the Koran, police said today.