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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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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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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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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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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 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 contentWhy I am not a Christian: Alison Boydell
My mother is Catholic and my father, Anglican. This raised a few eyebrows when my parents married back in the 60s in my father’s white ultra middle-class family, who seemed more troubled by this than the fact that he was bringing a young black bride from South America.
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Archive contentThe Gender Agenda
In these enlightened times, we might imagine our children are finally growing up in an age of gender balance. Yet, as Martin Saunders discovers, various cultural factors suggest the picture isn’t quite so rosy.
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Archive contentBudget Praised by Christian Relief Agencies
Christian aid agencies have praised George Osborne’s budget announcement which confirmed the UK will spend 0.7% of its national income on aid this year.
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Archive contentHappily Ever After?
We all know deep down that the Hollywood picture of marriage does not portray reality. But why, asks Ruth Mawhinney, do we find that so hard to admit?
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‘Ex-gay’ Bus Advert Ban was Lawful
Transport for London was right to ban a Christian group’s bus advert suggesting gay people could be helped to change their sexuality, the high court ruled last month.
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UK Evangelicals Launch Major Fostering and Adoption Initiative
Christians across the UK are being urged to sign up to Home for Good, a new campaign which aims to make fostering and adoption a normal part of Church life.
