All Archive news articles – Page 15
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CofE vicars most likely to quit in their 50s
Church of England vicars are most likely to quit in their 50s, according to new research from Dr Peter Brierley.
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EA’s Christ the Redeemer complaint upheld
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has backed a complaint made by the Evangelical Alliance (EA) and others about an image of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
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Mark Driscoll takes extended leave
Controversial American pastor Mark Driscoll recently announced that he will take a six-week break from ministry at Mars Hill Church and from speaking engagements.
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Christian groups provide Gaza support
Christian aid agencies are among those supporting the people of Gaza, which has been hit by Israeli airstrikes in response to Hamas rocket attacks.
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Iraq is experiencing a ‘Christian holocaust’
The Archbishop of Canterbury says IS must be ‘held to account’ and the Prince of Wales describes his ‘heartbreak’ over the suffering of Christians
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Ebola not a punishment, says Liberian bishop
A number of African church leaders have claimed that the Ebola virus is a judgement from God and are calling for repentance for sins, including homosexuality. At least 1,000 people have died from the disease in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
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Funding ban for ‘creationism’ nursery teaching
Nursery schools will be stripped of government funding if they teach creationism or extremist views, according to education secretary Nicky Morgan.
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Interview: Canon Andrew White : 'God never leaves us'
Known as the ‘vicar of Baghdad’, Canon Andrew White has lived in Iraq since 2005 and made the brave decision earlier this year to stay and support the Christians that remain.
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Allegations are ‘completely false’, claims Sir Cliff
Cliff Richard supporters and secular newspapers defended the Christian musician after he found himself at the centre of a media storm regarding allegations that he molested an underage boy at a Billy Graham rally.
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Scottish churches debate independence referendum
Scotland will go to the polls in September in a hotly contested referendum, and while Scottish churches have appeared neutral in their public announcements, they have certainly engaged in the debate. Key to the concerns of Christians on both sides has been the desire to establish a fairer and godlier society.
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Help offered as Iraqi Christians flee Mosul
The French government has announced that it will offer asylum to Iraqi Christians who have been forced to flee their homes.
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Christian leaders press for peace in Gaza as death toll mounts
Calls for a ceasefire in Gaza were intensifying as Premier Christianity went to press, with Christian leaders calling for reconciliation and a lasting peace.
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Committed Christian takes on education secretary role
The new education secretary named in Prime Minister David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle is a Christian and a trustee of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. Corporate lawyer and MP for Loughborough Nicky Morgan has rapidly climbed the ranks since she was elected in 2010.
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Cricket for a cause
Anglican and Roman Catholic cricket teams will face each other in Canterbury in September in a match designed to raise awareness about slavery and human trafficking.
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News in brief
Tony Palmer dies in motorbike accident, Sudanese churches and National Transplant Week.
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Unexpected support for assisted dying bill
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have surprised some Christian groups by speaking out in favour of the proposed assisted dying bill.
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More must be done to achieve gender equality, claims synod member
Campaigners have welcomed the Church of England’s General Synod decision to allow the consecration of women bishops. Decades of resistance to the move were overcome at the synod’s meeting in York after a sufficient number of opponents was persuaded that adequate safeguards were in place to protect the position of Anglo-Catholics and some evangelical Anglicans.
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Church decline slowed by Fresh Expressions and immigrant Christians
Fresh Expressions of Church and large numbers of immigrant Christians have helped to slow the decline in British churchgoing, according to figures from statistician Dr Peter Brierley.