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A new study by the Bible Society has found that only a minority of Brits see the Bible as relevant to their own lives.

Christian Today 6 November 2019

Almost all people using food banks only have £50 a week to live off. That's one of the findings from Christian charity and NGO the Trussell Trust's latest report.

Ruth Sax. Premier. 5 November 2019

There is a widespread belief — amounting almost to a cultural assumption in many influential circles — that assigns to religion an inherent tendency to violence. An extreme expression that encapsulates this and much else is in the subtitle to the American publication of Christopher Hitchens’s book, God is not Great. The subtitle was, “How Religion Poisons Everything.” This assumption sometimes carries with it the thought that religion is predominant, or even unique, in embodying the tendency to violence.

Tony Coady. ABC Relgion & Ethics. 31 October 2019

Theos is embarking on a three–year project, in partnership with the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion funded by the Templeton Religion Trust, researching the perception and understanding of science and religion in the UK today.

Nick Spencer. Theos. no date

Paula White, a Pentecostal preacher and longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, has been tapped to head the White House’s Faith and Opportunity Initiative, a successor to previous administrations’ faith-based office that coordinates outreach to religious communities.

Jack Jenkins. & Adelle M Banks. Regions News Service. 1 November 2019

With membership in steep decline, the Church of England is ‘planting’ new churches in urban areas in a bid to renew itself

Leo Benedictus. Guardian. 30 October 2019

A former power base of some of northern England’s most influential figures is to open to the public following a three-year conservation project. Auckland Castle, formerly the private palace of the Prince Bishops of Durham, was bought from the Church of England by City tycoon Jonathan Ruffer in 2012.

Press Association. News & Star 24 October 2019

The novelist follows in the footsteps of the heroine of her new book, A Single Thread, on a pilgrimage between the two magnificent cathedrals of Winchester and Salisbury

Tracy Chevalier. Guardian Trvel. 2 November 2019

A senior pastor of the UK’s largest Iranian church has called on the Iranian government to ensure the “basic human rights” of Christian converts, as a “significant section of the Iranian society”, are “recognised in law and practice”.

Dr Mehrdad Fatehi. Article 18. 1 November 2019

Walkers of any faith or none will be inspired by our pick of historic, uplifting and long-distance pilgrimages, with transport links and places to rest weary legs each night

Dixe Wills. Guardian  2 November 2019

A group of over 100 senior Anglican leaders from across the Global South “adopted in principle” a "covenantal structure" for their mutual relationships at a meeting October 8-11 in Cairo. Similar in many ways to the stalled 2009 Anglican Covenant, the 34-page proposal would create a body called the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches. Those who opt into the body would commit to orthodox teaching and common discipline, adjudicated by a series of councils similar to the Anglican Communion’s instruments of communion.

Mark Michael. The Living Church. 30 October 2019

A theologian and an Anglican priest, he argued that traditional African religions deserved the same respect as Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism.

Richaard Sandomir. New York Times. 24 October 2019

Churches and clergy in California have been helping coordinate evacuations and shelter for hundreds driven from their homes by wildfires sweeping through the state.

ACNS 30 October 2019

In 1988 the diocese of Central New York had some 26,000 members. In 2018, this had more than halved, to 11,000 members. Contrast this with the diocese of Arkansas. In 1988 it had 13,000 members, half the size of Central New York, making it one of the smaller dioceses in the Episcopal Church (TEC). By 2018, it had grown modestly, to some 14,000 members. In 1988 Central New York had double the number of members that Arkansas had. By 2018, Central New York trailed behind the “Bear State

David Goodhew. Covenant.  29 October 2019

Dame Caroline Spelman's last Church Commissioner's Questions was full of praise for her in the role and brought up topics such as climate change and reconciliation.

Cara Bentley. Premier. 31 October 2019

The Director for Lay Discipleship in the Church of England’s Diocese in Europe, Dr Clare Amos, explores questions of truth and trust.

Clare Amos. ACNS. 24 October 2019

Churches in the Bahamas are helping feed hundreds of people left with nothing after their homes were swept away last month in Hurricane Dorian.

Rachel Farmer for ACNS. 24 October 2019

Christian environment charity A Rocha are "reeling" after the sudden loss of three of its significant leaders following a car crash in South Africa.Miranda Harris, a co-founder, died alongside the International CEO Chris Naylor and his wife Susanna on Monday.

Heather Preston. Premier.30 October 2019

Rev Canon Tricia Hillas has been appointed to replace Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin.

Cara Bentley. Premier. 30 October 2019

Two archbishops have backed new training for churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo, designed to help them tackle the Ebola epidemic which is devastating communities in the north east of the country.

Rachel Farmer, ACNS 30 October 2019