| Hunter Fatally Shoots Woman He Mistook For A Deer On Thanksgiving Eve Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:27 PM PST  A woman in western New York state has died in a tragic accident in which a hunter fired at her, thinking she was a deer.
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| The Mysterious Disappearance Of An Argentine Navy Sub Just Got Even Stranger Posted: 23 Nov 2017 08:58 AM PST  As the desperate, multinational search for a missing Argentine submarine continues, the country's navy said on Thursday that a sound "consistent with an explosion" had been detected near the site where the vessel disappeared last week with 44 crew members on board.
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| Zimbabwe prepares for swearing-in of new leader Mnangagwa Posted: 23 Nov 2017 08:35 AM PST  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As Zimbabwe prepares to swear in a new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, questions remain on the future of Robert Mugabe, who ruled for 37 years, and the wife who just days ago was poised to succeed him.
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| Two London Underground stations reopen after terrorist-incident scare Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:50 AM PST ![Two London Underground stations reopen after terrorist-incident scare]( "Two London Underground stations reopen after terrorist-incident scare") Two London underground stations on Oxford Street have reopened after an incident that police initially treated as if it might be terrorist-related, the city's transport authority said on Friday.
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| Man Plans To Launch Himself In Homemade Rocket Funded By Flat-Earthers Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:00 AM PST  A self-taught rocket engineer who claims he believes the earth is flat plans to launch himself nearly 2,000 feet in the air on a homemade steam rocket this Saturday.
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| Border without doctors? South Koreans urge more funding for trauma care after defector drama Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:59 AM PST  By Josh Smith and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - A defector's treatment for critical injuries suffered during a dramatic dash from North Korea has highlighted a shortage of South Korean trauma doctors and again underscored Seoul's lack of preparedness in the event of hostilities with Pyongyang. The defector, identified only by his family name of Oh, was shot at least four times by his former comrades during his daring escape into South Korea last week. American military helicopters flew the wounded soldier not to one of the many hospitals in Seoul, closer to the border, but to the Ajou University trauma center an hour south of the capital.
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| Argentine sub disaster stirs bitter memories in Russia Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:46 AM PST  President Vladimir Putin has offered his Argentine counterpart Mauricio Macri help in trying to find a submarine that disappeared in the South Atlantic a week ago, and dispatched a Russian military vessel to the scene. In 2000, just a few months after the former KGB officer assumed his presidential duties for the first time, Russia lost a nuclear submarine with all 118 sailors on board following a bungled rescue effort. The loss of the Kursk became the worst disaster in the history of the Russian navy and a huge embarrassment for Putin.
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| Woman Raises Over $300,000 For Homeless Man Who Gave Her His Last $20 Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:21 AM PST  After her car ran out of gas on a dark New Jersey highway last month, Kate McClure pulled over and tried to walk to the nearest gas station on foot.
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| US already has 2,000 troops in Syria, Pentagon set to reveal Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:51 PM PST  The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 U troops in Syria, two US officials said on Friday, as the military acknowledges that an accounting system for troops has under-reported the size of forces on the ground. The US military had earlier publicly said it had around 500 troops in Syria, mostly supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces group of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting Islamic State in the north of the country. Two US officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the Pentagon could, as early as Monday, publicly announce that there are slightly more than 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria.
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| Baltimore Detective Killed A Day Before Testifying In Federal Case Against Fellow Cops Posted: 22 Nov 2017 09:06 PM PST  The Baltimore police detective who was fatally shot in the line of duty last week was scheduled to testify in a federal case against officers indicted earlier this year, the Baltimore Police Department confirmed Wednesday.
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| Shirtless Woman in the Path of Oncoming Train Rescued by Police in Pulse-Pounding Video Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:41 AM PST  It remains unclear how the woman wound up on the train tracks in a state of undress.
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| US declares 'ethnic cleansing' against Rohingya in Myanmar Posted: 22 Nov 2017 09:53 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States declared the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be "ethnic cleansing" on Wednesday, threatening penalties for military officials engaged in a brutal crackdown that has sent more than 620,000 refugees flooding over the border to Bangladesh.
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| Charles Manson 'left his entire estate and body to prison pen pal' Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:16 PM PST  Charles Manson reportedly left his entire estate, including his remains, to a prison pen pal. The murderous cult leader, who died last week aged 83, struck up a friendship with a male correspondent who first wrote to him in the 1990s, TMZ reported. The man reportedly sent 50 unanswered letters to Manson at the California State Prison until he eventually received a reply. Manson then talked to him by telephone and the pen pal started visiting him in jail starting in 2002. According to a yellowing will obtained by TMZ, and dated Feb 14, 2002, Manson left all his belongings, including his clothes and money, to the pen pal. Manson also left to the man rights to use his name and image, and control of songs he had written. The pen pal, who TMZ did not name, also had the right to claim Manson's body within 10 days of his death, and told the news website that he intended to do so. If he does not claim it then the killer will be cremated by the California prison system. According to the will Manson chose specifically to disinherit his known and unknown children, former wives, all relatives, friends, and lawyers. The pen pal said he last spoke to Manson by phone on Oct 21 The will was typed but included some scrawled handwriting, which appeared to match Manson's known style. It included the message: "I'm not in the best spot to rest in peace." The will was said to have been witnessed by one of Manson's fellow inmates. Charles Manson Credit: AP Manson spent his last 45 years in jail after sending followers known as the "Manson Family" to commit gruesome murders, In the summer of 1969 he directed his mostly young, female followers to murder seven people in what prosecutors said was part of a plan to incite a race war. Among the victims was actress Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of filmmaker Roman Polanski. She was stabbed 16 times by cult members. A section of the will said Charles Manson, Prisoner B33920, wished to have his body released to the custody of the pen pal who was "my one and only executor of any services, viewings, funeral arrangements, or otherwise, in his judgment OF MY WISHES only". Manson also said that he was "of a sound mind".
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| Anti-Pipeline Activist Found Guilty After Being Barred From Mentioning Climate Change Posted: 23 Nov 2017 01:07 PM PST  After a short trial lasting just a day and a half, climate activist and retiree Leonard Higgins was found guilty on Wednesday of a serious felony charge for his role in the "valve turner" protest last year that resulted in the brief shutdown of a tar sands pipeline in Montana.
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| Eight Men Found Washed Ashore in Japan Say They Are North Korean Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:40 AM PST  Japanese police said Friday they are investigating eight men found on Japan's northern coast who say they are from North Korea and washed ashore after their boat broke down.
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| Mugabe's successor and the 'poisoned ice cream' plot Posted: 23 Nov 2017 04:07 PM PST  On August 17, the Zimbabwean government issued an official denial that Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was vice president at the time, had eaten ice cream at a political rally. "For the record, the Vice President did not eat ice cream," Information Minister Chris Mushohwe said. "Yes, there was ice cream.
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| Cordray resigns from U.S. consumer agency, triggers political showdown Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:20 PM PST  Richard Cordray, the director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, formally resigned on Friday and named a deputy director as his replacement, setting the stage for a political and legal battle over the regulator's leadership. Trump has pushed to ease regulations on businesses, including the financial sector, a stance seemingly at odds with Cordray's more aggressive regulatory approach.
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| Teen Accusing 2 NYPD Officers Of Rape Was Bullied By Others At Hospital, Lawyer Says Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:06 PM PST  An 18-year-old woman was allegedly harassed at a hospital by several members of the New York Police Department just hours after she was allegedly raped by two of their colleagues, according to her lawyer.
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| Democrats face hot-potato politics of sexual predation, too Posted: 22 Nov 2017 05:51 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have been quick to support the "me too" chorus of women — and some men — who have stepped up to allege sexual misconduct and name names. But now "me too" stains the Democrats, too, putting them in an awkward place as they calibrate how forcefully to respond.
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| British Black Friday Was Once Again A Wonderfully Civilized Occasion Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:53 AM PST  Shoppers in Britain appear to be shunning the chaos of Black Friday.
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| Russia takes Tokyo to task over defense alliance with Washington Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:41 AM PST  Russia is concerned that Japan is allowing Washington to use its territory as a base for a U.S. military build-up in north Asia under the pretext of countering North Korea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
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| Black Friday Shoppers Report Massive Credit Card System Issues At Macy's (UPDATED) Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:15 AM PST  As if Black Friday weren't already stressful enough for shoppers and retail employees, major department store chain Macy's appears to be experiencing credit and debit card system failures around the United States.
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| Six-year-olds show off bloody hunting trophies after minimum age scrapped in Wisconsin Posted: 24 Nov 2017 05:07 AM PST  Governor Scott Walker announced the change, in Wisconsin, which allows a youngster of any age to head into the wild to shoot game such as deer as long as they are in the care of an adult. Governor Walker revealed the shake-up in the rules just days before the state's new hunting season began. Locals head into the northern forests for days on end to kill animals including deer, bears and turkey in what is justified by some as population control.
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| North Korea Is a Bad Actor—but That Doesn't Make It a State Sponsor of Terrorism Posted: 23 Nov 2017 05:24 PM PST  Redesignating Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism is a political act, a declaration that the DPRK is on Washington's naughty list. President Donald Trump demonstrated his contempt for the law in naming North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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| Man Shot at Mall, as Hunt for Black Friday Deals Takes Violent Turn Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:48 AM PST  A 19-year-old man was shot in a car in Columbia, Mo. Thursday night.
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| Ships, aircraft search Philippine Sea for 3 missing in crash Posted: 22 Nov 2017 07:54 PM PST  TOKYO (AP) — U.S. and Japanese ships and aircraft were searching in the Philippine Sea on Thursday for three sailors missing since a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed a day earlier.
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| Chavez cousin to lead Citgo, PDVSA's arm in US Posted: 22 Nov 2017 05:48 PM PST  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday named Asdrubal Chavez -- a cousin of late leader Hugo Chavez -- to lead Citgo, the state oil company's US affiliate. "He's straight off to be Citgo president, to restructure it, to get it back, to strengthen Citgo," Maduro said in a speech broadcast on VTV state television. Asdrubal Chavez held the critical oil ministry portfolio from 2014-2015.
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| German SPD considers propping up Merkel, but only if members agree Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:52 PM PST  By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats agreed on Friday, under intense pressure, to hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on renewing their outgoing coalition government, but pledged that party members would have the final say on any deal. The about-turn by the center-left SPD, which had said it would go into opposition after suffering its worst result in 70 years in September's election, could help avert a disruptive repeat vote in Europe's economic and political powerhouse. SPD leader Martin Schulz told a news conference the party leadership had reached the decision out of a sense of responsibility to Germany and Europe after Merkel's attempt to form a government with the pro-business Free Democrats and environmental Greens smaller parties collapsed on Sunday.
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| Canadian dog walker survives three days in remote bush - thanks to her three dogs Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:21 PM PST  A Canadian dog walker has said she was able to survive for more than two days in the wilderness thanks to her pet border collie, boxer and beagle. Annette Poitras, 56, was out walking her dogs on Monday when she fell, injuring herself and losing her phone in remote British Columbia. She was not rescued until Wednesday afternoon, after an extensive search from a rescue team. Her husband Marcel said the three dogs, which did not leave her side during the ordeal, helped to keep her alive. Annette Poitras, could not have survived over two days in the wilderness without the help of her dogs Credit: Coquitlam Search and Rescue Mr Poitras said that his wife and the dogs - a border collie called Chloe, a boxer named Roxy, and Bubba, a pug-beagle mix - looked after each other over two days and two nights, with no supplies and periods of "torrential" rain. He said his wife used her coat to keep Roxy, the short-haired boxer, warm and took her lead from the dogs who dug a hole in the undergrowth to sleep in, following suit. "One of them was cuddling [her] and one of them was on guard and the other one was looking for food," he told Global News. Annette Poitras Credit: Coquitlam Search and Rescue None of the dogs left her side, he added. Over 100 rescuers combed the wilderness near Eagle Mountain to try and find Mrs Poitras after her husband reported her missing on Monday. Two helicopters were also used in the search. Eventually, one group of rescuers heard faint cries for help and the dogs' barks and were able to locate them in a remote area. The rescue team said she was "alive and in good condition" quite far into the Coquitlam Watershed and off trail, in dense bush and swamp. Mr Poitras said his wife was recovering and will be released from hospital this week. The couple are looking forward to "quiet, peace, walking dogs, visiting family" now the ordeal is over, he added.
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| Russia's New Stealth Torpedoes Have a Neat Trick: They Can Pretend to Be Giant Fish Posted: 24 Nov 2017 05:13 AM PST  This is what U.S. ship captains will scream too late, if Russia has its way. Russia is promising to develop smart mini-torpedoes that are noiseless, leave no wake—and creep through the water at two to three miles per hour. The project is still in the conceptual stage, Aliyev told Russian news agency RIA Novosti [Google English translation here].
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| Couple crashes car into tree while having sex on highway with baby in back seat Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:08 AM PST  The man was drunk and the woman was sitting on top of him, engaging in sexual activity, while they navigated a local highway, State Trooper Brooke Bova told The Independent. The man failed to negotiate the curves in the road, Ms Bova said, and struck a tree with his car. Ms Bova believes the couple were scrambling to locate their clothes before police arrived.
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| India outraged at release of Mumbai attack suspect Posted: 23 Nov 2017 05:06 AM PST  India said Thursday it was outraged at Pakistan's release of an Islamist leader accused of organising the 2008 deadly Mumbai attacks that nearly brought the nuclear-armed nations to the brink of war. A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of firebrand cleric Hafiz Saeed, who carries a $10 million US bounty, after Islamabad failed to back the charges of terrorism with evidence. Saeed, who heads the banned charity group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), was put under house arrest in January following increased US pressure on Islamabad to rein-in militant groups.
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| Wendy's hits McDonald's with sick burn after Black Friday Twitter fail Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:43 PM PST  Black Friday: McDonald's isn't lovin' it. In fact, they just got served — by another hamburger chain. If you missed the drama on Thursday, the person who runs the McDonald's Twitter account made a very public mistake. SEE ALSO: McDonald's just posted the ultimate Black Friday Twitter fail Black Friday **** Need copy and link**** — McDonald's (@McDonaldsCorp) November 24, 2017 The next day, one of the company's rivals decided to go for the jugular. When the tweets are as broken as the ice cream machine. https://t.co/esdndK1iFm — Wendy's (@Wendys) November 24, 2017 Cold. Blooded. Like a French fry dipped in a creamy Frosty. Back in 2015, complaints about broken McDonald's ice cream machines were so common, they became a meme. Some dissatisfied customer even made an app to keep track of which machines were actually working. Way to rub salt in a wound, Wendy's. Delicious, delicious salt. WATCH: This wooden block will charge your phone Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.
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| Group Lobbying To End Trophy Hunting Ban Is Alarmingly Close With Ryan Zinke Posted: 23 Nov 2017 07:28 AM PST  WASHINGTON — Along with receiving thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Safari Club International while running for Congress, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spoke at the hunting advocacy group's 2016 veterans breakfast, had a notable photo-op with its director of litigation on his first day as head of the Interior Department, and dined with its vice president in Alaska earlier this year.
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| Zimbabweans Prepare to Greet Their New President Posted: 24 Nov 2017 02:49 AM PST  Exuberant Zimbabweans converged on a stadium for the presidential inauguration Friday of Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will become the country's second leader since independence from white minority rule in 1980.
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| Man freed decades after double killing that rocked LA suburb Posted: 23 Nov 2017 01:56 PM PST  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Simi Valley was a sleepy Southern California suburb in 1979, one frequently ranked near the top of surveys of America's safest cities — in large part because hundreds of police officers from nearby Los Angeles lived there.
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| Sexual Misconduct Allegations Are Forcing Democrats to Face Up to the Politics of Predation Too Posted: 22 Nov 2017 11:23 PM PST  Allegations against Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota and Rep. John Conyers of Michigan are putting Democrats in hot water over how to respond
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| How One Really Big Tank Helped Save Russia from Hitler Capturing Moscow Posted: 22 Nov 2017 07:07 PM PST  In the first six months of Operation Barbarossa, the brutal Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Panzer tanks overran hundreds of miles of Soviet territory and reached the outskirts of Moscow before winter weather and reinforcements from Siberia brought a halt to their advance. In a period when the Red Army seemed on the verge of collapse, a lumbering forty-eight-ton heavy tank that could absorb German tank shells like so many spitballs was one factor that bought it badly needed time. The Red Army was an early practitioner of mechanized warfare, with thousands of light T-26 and BT tanks in its operational units when Germany invaded.
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| Vietnam prosecutes bank officials in corruption crackdown Posted: 23 Nov 2017 09:58 PM PST ![Vietnam prosecutes bank officials in corruption crackdown]( "Vietnam prosecutes bank officials in corruption crackdown") Vietnam has prosecuted five former officials of the unlisted Dong A Bank for violating rules that "lead to serious consequences", police said on Friday, part of a widening investigation involving the Ho Chi Minh City-based lender. Energy and banking firms are at the heart of a sweeping crackdown on corruption in the communist state, a campaign that made global headlines this year when Germany accused Vietnam of kidnapping a Vietnamese businessman in Berlin. The troubled, partly private Dong A Bank is among several lenders under scrutiny of the authorities who say they want to tackle corruption, including abuse of power and violation of lending rules.
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| Twitter Users Shred Tomi Lahren Over 'Disrespectful' Colin Kaepernick D-Day Image Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:09 AM PST  Tomi Lahren is catching heat online for sharing a picture in which football player Colin Kaepernick appears to be taking a knee during the D-Day landings.
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| US, S. Korea to stage massive air exercise in show of force Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:27 AM PST  The United States will send stealth fighters to a large-scale air force drill with South Korea next month, the US military said Friday, in a new show of force aimed at North Korea. The massive five-day annual exercise comes as Washington pushes what President Donald Trump has called a "maximum pressure campaign" against Pyongyang over its nuclear programme. The exercise, named Vigilant Ace, starts on December 4 with 12,000 US personnel and an unspecified number of South Korean airmen flying more than 230 aircraft at eight US and South Korean military bases.
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| Church of Sweden to stop clergy calling God 'he' or 'the Lord' in bid to crack down on gendered language Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:54 AM PST  The Church of Sweden is encouraging its clergy to use the gender-neutral term "God" instead of referring to the deity as "he" or "the Lord". The decision was made on Thursday, wrapping up an eight-day meeting of the church's 251-member decision-making body. The decision will take effect on May 20 during Pentecost. It is the latest move by the national Evangelical Lutheran church to modernise its 31-year-old handbook setting out how services should be conducted. The decision to update the book of worship gives priests new options on how to refer to God during their services. Priests can now open their services by referring to the traditional "Father, son and Holy Ghost" or the gender-neutral phrase "in the name of God and the Holy Trinity". Other gender-neutral options are available for other parts of the Church of Sweden liturgy. Gender-neutral terms checklist "We talk about Jesus Christ, but in a few places we have changed it to say 'God' instead of 'he'," Church of Sweden spokesperson Sofija Pedersen Videke told The Telegraph. "We have some prayer options that are more gender-neutral than others." "A wide majority of people decided on the book," she said, adding that she had heard of no priests who objected to the new linguistic framework. The Church of Sweden is headed by Archbishop Antje Jackelen, who was elected Sweden's first female archbishop in 2013. Archbishop Jackelen defended the decision, telling Sweden's TT news agency: "Theologically, for instance, we know that God is beyond our gender determinations, God is not human." The decision was met with some criticism. Christer Pahlmblad, an associate theology professor at Lund University in Sweden, told Danish newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad that the decision was "undermining the doctrine of the Trinity and the community with the other Christian churches." "It really isn't smart if the Church of Sweden becomes known as a church that does not respect the common theology heritage," he said. The Church of Sweden has 6.1 million baptised members in a country with a population of 10 million. The Church of England told The Telegraph that it also chooses to avoid divisive language in its services, but not with regards to God. "When liturgy is revised we also seek to use inclusive language where appropriate when referring to people," a spokesperson said. "The Church of England has always used masculine language when speaking about God, for example in the words of the Lord's Prayer – 'our Father, who art in Heaven' – and in referring to God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and continues to do so." The decision by the Church of Sweden mirrors an international trend for inclusivity in major churches. Earlier this month, the Church of England published guidelines for helping children "explore the possibilities of who they might be", including their gender identity.
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