Irans missiles can't reach the UK and the need for arms reduction with Russia as a way of showing china and North Korea nd Iran that co-operation through the IAEA on civilian fuel is better than wasting money on missiles (the theory of MUtually Assured destruction) when you don't know what the other country is planning exactly, needed prior to teh internet and 24 Hour TV after the cuban missile crisis.

now MAD or regional derrivatives are an economic waste of resources that could go on space exploration and renewable energy

Modernising church state relations for the 21st Century: A Rome - Canterbury comparison with reference to the United Kingdom.




James A Ware



As both the Pontiff and Archbishop of Canterbury change in quick succession, a question has to be asked what the new relationship is for church state relations now that there is the United Nations and within the United Kingdom, Anglicanism is the minority church such that the 2011 census records simply Christian.



Firstly the Vatican is both a church ‘of Rome’ and the remaining state within Rome of the pre nineteenth century Papal states. As such it is a state and intergovernmental organisation at the United Nations. One of their more ancient orders of chivalry is the FD or defender of the faith, a title granted for scholasticism to Henry VIII of England for his work as a young student prior to ascending the throne. As such the relationship for UK Catholics of both churches is deep and binding.



There are thus three main Episcopal churches in the United Kingdom (including the Orthodox Church of Thyrateria and Great Britain). Canterbury is the established church of England with disestablished provinces of all Ireland, Wales and in Scotland a minority church to the Calvinist Kirk of Scotland. This is according to the Act of Union 1801. It in turn has been amended by subsequent devolved legislation that established the bi provincial General Synod and devolved canon law of the ‘provinces’ of York and Canterbury as the body devolved from the Westminster parliament to legislate for the Church of England



As the ‘gay marriage quadruple lock’ shows, Wales has a similar structure of its nine sees that is distinct and independent of state, but is still linked through the monarchy and UK Privy Council for matters that used to be common to both when Wales was divided between the provinces of York and Canterbury. Its post 1920s Primate Archbishop liaises through the Lambeth conference of Archbishops. He also does so through the Archbishops council since its ‘disestablishment’ at Westminster in the 1920s.



The Modern Irish churches of all Ireland have Cathedral shrine churches for both Roman Catholic and Anglican churches which have been discreetly lobbying for the peace process and prior to the Good Friday Agreement aided negotiations for Loyalist and Republican ceasefires. The challenge for the modern UK churches is for the equivalents of the Diocese of London and Archdiocese of Westminster in Derry and Belfast to generate employment and activities away from riots, especially as:

1) the police service of Northern Ireland is now non sectarian

2) the UK state has apologised for Bloody Sunday

3) The Island is demilitarising

4) Both the north and republic have democratic assemblies that represent their peoples according to:

a. The Irish Free State Treaty Act of 1921,

b. Statute of Westminster act 1931,

c. Irish Republic enabling legislation in Dail Eirnan as ratified by referendum in the 1940s in the 26 counties,

d. The Anglo Irish agreement of 1986 that recognised the seceded Irish Republic as a ‘peace partner’,

e. And the Good Friday Agreement that created pluralistic devolution for the remaining six counties agreed by cross community referendum.



In Scotland the tripartite churches of Roman Catholic, Anglican Episcopal and Church of Scotland show that coexistence under law and devolved democracy has reduced and prevented sectarianism.



So what can the Vatican do now as to its choice of Pontiff? If he’s West African it could avoid tension and reduce conflict if the choice complements Welby, allowing for peace in the Middle East and better dialogue with the new Muslim democracies. This could possibly aid reform of Saudi Arabia and Iran with coexistence and mutual security with Israel and Palestine. A theologian from Latin America with a similar mindset might also resolve the Falklands rhetoric towards cooperation on Oil extraction based on the expected vote in favour of British sovereignty by the Islands residents themselves and show that peaceful support for new democracy in Israel and Palestine is sustainable.



As such building on the work of John Paul II and Benedict a peace partner in the Vatican aiding dialogue and international law is desirable as the College of Cardinals meet before Easter so that Christendom has a double induction and the idea of a Tri city area of Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Ramallah is debated as part of the peace process. At Present Fatah wants a two state solution as does the Israeli Labour Party and they are the partner parties of Her Majesty’s Opposition in the House of Commons, under the ‘socialist international’ that coordinates work between these parties. This is therefore the parliament to ask the question and the time to resolve what assistance for peace in the Holy Land, the successor Christian states to the Christian church that fought the crusades can provide under the United Nations and international law.



Mr. James Ware

The deploymet of teh rpinces and israeli election

So should the Duke of Cambridge go to Afghanistan?




I’m gonna risk The wrath of Clarence house and say NO.



The Duke has saved life in North Wales and is about to become a dad. Under any normal circumstance (even in war) he’s soon due compassionate paternity leave.



Should a potential peacemaker and trade envoy / diplomat such as him in a reassigned job after the birth of his child(ren?) attract criticism from moderate middle eastern opinion at a time when negotiation is needed.



He has to be treated as a normal dad in these circumstances.



The counter argument is that Prince Harry should assist the Duke in this or follow the training of the Duke of York in this role himself as it’s a job above the civil list, said civil list may be curtailed in the future.



And while I’m blogging the Israeli election I’m gonna dare to say vote Kadima for a moderate Likud- Kadima- Labour coalition to deliver a peace agreement. The settler parties have to be listened to in the context of either dual nationality or if their territory is within the negotiated west bank Palestinian state, resettlement within Israel proper or Palestinian citizenship under a moderate constitution and democratic assembly, possibly devolved from the Palestinian state proper’s joint Gaza – West Bank legislature.

syrian deal to avert genocide?

The peace deal Assad is offerring is him as head of state, new constitutional law, with referendum to approve it and a new parliament. The alternative is a Gulf war no fly zone and ongoing limitation of casualties until one side is stupid ebnough to use chemical weapons and an invasion like Iraq and Afghanistan. How this is squared with international law having indited him as a war criminal for a slaughter of women and children last year is one I don't know how to answer.




I am therefore applying to read an LLB this september and becoming a reader (library member) in a central london library.

Dear Lord,


Please pray for the alawite minority in syria as well as the ChristiansThey need to ask for President Assad to stand down rather than defend themselves using chemical weapons.

That would only illicit western arming after a UN security council resolution for the rebels who are now recognised as teh legitimate government. Both sides are short of food and medical supplies so a peace conference and constitutional convention are better than further loss of life.

Amen

Islrael has a shariah court

This is a little known fact in the UK but the state of israel has a shariah court staffed by a imman as part of its respect for minority religions.

In a recent USA interfaith tour ICCI director Rabbi Kno kronish and him spoke at numer ous locations about how democracy and rule of law produce dialogue and reconciliation through prayer.

It is time for the new palestinian authority as part of its remit and claim for as much of the 1948-67 borders as possible to have its own version of the Beth din for the resultant west bank jewish minority.

Egypt has a elected lower house of parliament and constitutional assembly, a mubarak era dissolved parliament upper house that has been discredited and therefore constitutional deadlock forcing the democratically elected ceasefire winning president to claimmby decree logjam busting powers.
If they are required to get teh constitution passed within a given timeframe and the president offers to serve only one term of office afterwards to prevent him being a new Mubarak (though he isn't one) it would aid rather than stop their revolution.


Their military and the turkish one are both needed to peacekeep Gaza iunder teh Un resolution as part of a peace agreement building on the casefire as Israels army and navy can't risk being iverwhelmed by hostage takers, hence the policy of blockade from their perspective and as such peace is now as important as ever.