marriage, wedding

Calls for end to 'parallel' marriage in the UK

A campaign group has come out strongly against sharia marriages and called for several measures to be put into place to strengthen the civil framework of marriage.

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Christianity is being censored everywhere, even in the supposedly free West

Christianity is increasingly censored even in "free" societies.

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Sailors' Society launches appeal for earthquake-hit Philippines

Many seafarers' families have been affected.

Sailors’ Society

Thousands of Christians sign letter against conversion therapy ban

Perfectly normal Christian practices, like prayer and counselling, could be outlawed.

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Spotlight

Spiritual warfare: who is the enemy and how do we overcome him through Christ?

Our greatest battles are not fought with people or circumstances, but with unseen powers seeking to distort truth, sow fear, and draw us away from God.

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World
Bible Access List
New map shows places with no access to Bible

The lack is most acute in countries where believers face persecution or poverty.

persecution
EU urged to take action on religious freedom after months of inaction

There have been successive calls to Ursula von der Leyen to appoint a new Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU.

Mauritania
Nuns in Mauritania step in as migrant mothers die during childbirth

Many women and children arrive from bordering countries penniless, homeless, and unable to support themselves.

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Canada shows assisted suicide puts vulnerable at risk

A dementia sufferer was deemed to have given consent to be killed by squeezing a person's hand.

News
Maverick City
Chandler Moore sues former manager as he quits Maverick City along with Naomi Raine

Maverick City Music co-founder Chandler Moore has quit the group and filed a lawsuit accusing his former manager of diverting millions of dollars in royalties. 

Jesus, Satan, devil, demons
Spiritual warfare: who is the enemy and how do we overcome him through Christ?

Our greatest battles are not fought with people or circumstances, but with unseen powers seeking to distort truth, sow fear, and draw us away from God.

Father Custodio Ballester
Spanish priest facing jail for 'Islamophobic' comments

Fr Ballester said, “The survival of freedom of expression in today’s Spain depends on the ruling in this case."

Bishop of London
Pray for Archbishop Sarah Mullally

Bishop Sarah Mullally faces an almost impossible task in service to the Church in her next role as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Sarah Mullally
Traditionalist Anglicans should consider leaving the Church of England, says pastor

Many evangelicals have objected to her liberal views and female episcopacy.

public toilet
Scottish government bends to Supreme Court on school toilets

Gender confusion in Scotland can be traced back to the 1800s, when women first started wearing the kilt.

The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally
Evangelicals pray Sarah Mullally will restore Church of England to historic position on marriage and sexuality as next Archbishop of Canterbury

Evangelicals in the Church of England and wider Anglican Communion are praying for a return to biblical faithfulness after the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, was announced on Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. 

El Fasher, Sudan
Sudan: Christians call for safe route out of besieged city of El Fasher

The siege of El Fasher has been going on for over a year.

Tony Evans
Tony Evans restored to ministry after discipline for undisclosed sin

Elders at the 11,000-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church in Dallas, Texas, announced Sunday that while founder Pastor Tony Evans has been restored to ministry after stepping down more than a year ago due to a sin that was not publicly disclosed, he won't be returning to a staff position or any leadership role. 

Siege of Jerusalem, crusades, crusaders, Knights Templar
The Knights Templar: history, myth, conspiracy

This crusading Christian military order – famous for its red cross on white mantle – has become emblematic of the turbulent and controversial crusading period of history and, in a strange afterlife, has also become the subject of myth, legend, and conspiracy theories. 

refugees
Countries should do more to protect religious refugees, says US commission

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has said more should be done to protect religious refugees.

Bishop Sarah Mullally
Sarah Mullally's appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury is a 'missed opportunity', say Global South Anglicans

The Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches said the appointment of Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury was "a missed opportunity to reunite and reform the Anglican Communion".

Bible evangelism
Church Mission Society marks milestone as 1,000th student joins pioneer mission training

The Church Mission Society (CMS) has welcomed its 1,000th student onto the Pioneer Mission Training programme, marking a major milestone 15 years after the initiative first began with just nine participants in Oxford.

Gaza
Palestinians and Israelis must be treated equally under Trump-Blair Gaza peace plan, says Christian Aid

Christian Aid has called for Palestinians and Israelis to be treated as equals in any new peace framework for Gaza following the announcement earlier this week of a new peace plan led by US President Donald Trump and former British Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair.

A statue of St Francis of Assisi
Who was Francis of Assisi and why is he important?

4 October is the day to remember St Francis of Assisi. It is also World Animal Day, and the day when some churches hold services to bless animals. This is the story …

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Robert Morris to spend 6 months in prison after pleading guilty to child sex abuse

Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, will spend six months in prison as part of a 10-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty Thursday to sexually abusing the now 55-year-old Cindy Clemishire beginning when she was 12 in the 1980s.

Deuteronomy
The final song of Moses

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the significance of the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy 32.

Sarah Mullally
Sarah Mullally appointed first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury 

The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, has been announced as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury after a selection process lasting several months. 

Olaudah Equiano
CofE parishes celebrate connection to Olaudah Equiano in Black History Month

Olaudah Equiano was one of the first abolitionists.

school, education
Church of Scotland warns against undermining parental rights on religious education

The Church of Scotland has spoken out against plans to allow children to overrule their parents if they withdraw them from religious education.