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Carillion: What this Bible story teaches us about the crisis

Thu, 18/01/2018 - 09:02
Louise Davies, Director of Christians on the Left, responds to the crisis over Carillion going into liquidation
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Bishop Peter Hancock: Why the Church insisted on transparency with the George Bell case

Thu, 18/01/2018 - 08:46
Rt Rev Peter Hancock, the Bishop of Bath and Wells and the Church of England's lead bishop on safeguarding, responds to an article by Dr Irene Lancaster on Christian Today.
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Welby under fire from academics over 'dangerous' handling of Bishop George Bell report

Thu, 18/01/2018 - 08:43
Seven eminent academics have written to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, expressing their 'profound dismay' at the 'irresponsible and dangerous' position he has taken on the late Bishop George Bell following a report into abuse claims.
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Parents prank daughter who wanted to watch Lorde concert by giving her tickets to watch Joel Osteen instead

Thu, 18/01/2018 - 08:40
Most kids think that their parents have no sense of humor, but a Gladstone teenager cannot say the same thing after her parents spoofed her on Christmas day.
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Former 'Sex and the City' star to star in 'God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness': 'I have a strong belief in God'

Thu, 18/01/2018 - 08:05
Former "Sex and the City" star John Corbett is going to explore a different side in Hollywood by taking on a supporting role in the faith-based film, "God's Not Dead 3."
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World Evangelical Alliance responds to charges it has a secret 'ecumenical agenda'

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 16:19
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has responded to charges from three of its member bodies that it has an 'ecumenical agenda' inconsistent with its historic evangelical roots.
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Trump says no American, from nun to baker, should have to choose between faith and the law

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 15:32
Donald Trump's campaign to keep evangelicals onside with his troubled presidency continued yesterday when he officially proclaimed January 16 'Religious Freedom Day' in the US, declaring that no American should have to choose between faith and the law.
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The Landscape of Faith: How the ancient Creeds speak to us of Christ

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 15:31
I had been one of those brash and overconfident atheists who happily dismissed people with religious commitments as mad, bad, or sad.
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We can reach millennials and this is how, says Church Army

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 15:10
The Church Army is releasing guidance on how to evangelise millennials in an attempt to reverse a worrying lack of young people in the pews.
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Why ex-Muslims might not be the best guides to Islam

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 15:09
Pope Francis is under fire again, this time from Muslim converts to Catholicism who can't understand why he is, as they believe, soft on Islam.
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Cathedral installs gender-neutral toilets to be more 'inclusive' and 'accepting' of LGBT people

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 14:58
A Cathedral in Wales has installed gender-neutral toilets in order to be 'more accepting' and help LGBT people.
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Nigerian student 'arrested after converting to Christianity from Islam'

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 13:45
A Nigerian university student who converted from Islam to Christianity has been arrested by state security forces along with the man who introduced her to Christianity, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM).
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Why, as an evangelical, I'm falling in love with Celtic liturgy

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 12:44
Just what has the Celtic tradition got to offer evangelicals? Are there any pitfalls?
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New monasticism: Why are so many young people choosing to become temporary monks?

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 12:09
This month another new monastic community joins many others springing up across the Church of England. What is behind this trend?
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Mormons welcome 93-year-old heart surgeon as new leader

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 12:00
Nelson was formally welcomed into his new role during a live broadcast from Utah's Salt Lake Temple yesterday in a first for the Church.
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Who are the Mormons, and are they Christians?

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 11:34
Mormonism has a much wider following in the US than in the UK, where its tenets are not widely known. But who are the Mormons – and are they Christians?
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Ex-Muslims blast Pope Francis for saying Islam is a good religion

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 10:53
Thousands of Muslim converts to Catholicism and their allies have written an open letter to Pope Francis demanding to know why he praises Islam as a good religion and pointing out they risked their lives to become Christians.
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Church warden and magician arrested over murder of church lay preacher and neighbour

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 08:54
A church warden and a magician have been arrested on suspicion of murder after two elderly neighbours, one of whom was a lay preacher at church, died in mysterious circumstances within 18 months of each other in a Buckinghamshire village.
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Pope Francis weeps with sex abuse victims as protests continue in Chile

Wed, 17/01/2018 - 08:46
Pope Francis met with victims of clerical sex abuse in Chile on Tuesday, his spokesman told reporters last night.
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Faith schools battle rages among Tories as Damian Hinds told to scrap cap on religious admissions

Tue, 16/01/2018 - 16:21
A battle over faith schools is raging within the Conservative party after hints the new education secretary Damian Hinds would scrap a cap forcing religious schools to give half their places to pupils from other religious backgrounds.
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