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Archive contentWhy I am a Christian: Howard Storm
My church experience was very pleasant as a child.
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Why I am not a Christian: Pippa Evans
I grew up in a traditional church-going family. My parents still go to the same church that we went to when I was a child. I love the people there; on Christmas Eve I’ll go with my parents.
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Why I am not a Christian - Brian Kearney
I was raised in a lenient religious household. We did not attend church every Sunday or abide by any of the other religious rules you are supposed to follow. My parents were not raised in a strict religious household, although their parents were Christian.
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Why I am not a Christian: Steve Jones
I was exposed to faith as a child. I come from a Welsh-speaking background and my grandparents were deeply involved with the chapel – as much of rural Wales was in those days.
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Archive contentWhy I Am a Christian
Alasdair Macleod: 'I used to think the Bible was a fairy tale.'
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Archive contentWhy I am not a Christian: David Beebee
I’m very much non-religious; I am a sceptical materialist. God was a non-issue in my house growing up. When I went away to university, it was strange to discover that there are people in the world who really do believe.
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Archive contentWhy I am a Christian: Will Pearson-Gee
It was back in 1996 that my world fell apart. My wife, Anna, had gone out with our two children, Eleanor (two) and Jamie (three). It was a really hot summer’s day in July and she took them down to Bournemouth to the seaside.
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Why I am a Christian: Holly Ordway
I grew up in a completely non-religious home in the USA, but not a hostile one.
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Archive contentAmy Orr-Ewing: The Bible: Myth or Legend?
The Bible is often assumed, by many here in the UK, to be the stuff of legend, belonging with Aesop’s fables or Hans Christian Andersen, rather than history books. How do we respond to this challenge?
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Archive contentAmy Orr-Ewing: Searching for Meaning
Is there a God? It was the name of a week of mission I was invited to lead in a local school. The title was decided by the teenagers; they made the banners, designed the T-shirts and were enthusiastic from start to finish.
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Archive contentRob Bell Announces Support for Gay Marriage
Rob Bell, the best-selling author and former mega-church pastor, has come out in support of same-sex marriage.
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Pilling report fails to please everybody. Or anybody.
CofE report on human sexuality provokes criticism from all quarters The Church of England’s Pilling Report on how the Church should approach human sexuality has drawn strong criticism from opposing sides of debates surrounding sexuality within the Anglican Communion.
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Christian and Atheist to swap faiths
A convinced atheist and committed Christian are currently swapping religious lives as part of an experiment to foster mutual understanding.
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Dave Tomlinson: Bad Christian
From leading funerals for Britain’s most notorious criminals to preaching to an atheist congregation, Dave Tomlinson is the post-evangelical who still refuses to be labelled.
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Archive contentNew BBC Series Showcase Britain's Holiest Places
A Christian travel writer’s five year mission to visit and write about Britain’s most sacred sites has been brought to life for television.
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Call for Christians to become organ and blood donors
A new campaign is calling on the UK Church to look at blood and organ donation as an important way of giving.
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Archive contentBible Stories Uncensored: Esther: the best in bed
Esther might have saved the Jews through her nocturnal activity, but, writes David Instone-Brewer, she didn’t manage to save a traditional family structure which celebrated women.
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Archive contentA Problem Shared: Has our elder been breaking the law?
The husband of one of our senior elders has been arrested for high-level business fraud. The local papers ran the story and pointed out that his lifestyle was well above his apparent pay grade. The insinuation is that his family must have realised that something illegal was going on. When I challenged the elder on this, she denied all knowledge of his wrongdoing. But people in the church are unconvinced by her protestations of innocence. What should I do?
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Archive contentRob Parsons: Do you really believe God Loves You?
Do you ever wonder what people think of you? A friend gave me a simple test to find out: ask yourself what you think of them and it will mirror what they think of you. Do you find your friend funny, generous or loyal? Well, that’s how they perceive you. Is your work colleague difficult, moody or disloyal? Well... you get the idea.
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Archive contentThe Evolution of Rob Bell
In 2011 mega-church pastor Rob Bell caused controversy by apparently affirming universalism. Two years on, he has left his church and is heading for Hollywood. Justin Brierley finds out why he’s still raising eyebrows among evangelicals.
