All Archive news articles – Page 16
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Archive newsNews Analysis: Iraq in crisis
Christians and Shia Muslims face extreme danger in war-torn Iraq.
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Archive newsArchbishop of York urges government to pay a living wage
The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev John Sentamu, has called on the government to cut the number of low-paid workers by one million.
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Archive news‘I was an atheist,’ says jailed Christian rocker
A former singer in a leading US Christian metal band has claimed that, like him, many ‘Christian’ bands are made up of people who have lost their religious beliefs.
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Archive newsFresh fears for death row baby
Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman who gave birth to her second child in prison after refusing to renounce her Christian faith, claims that her baby may have become disabled as a result.
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Christianity Explored courses to be run in prisons worldwide
Christianity Explored Ministries (CEM), the evangelistic course pioneered by Rico Tice, has announced a partnership with Prison Fellowship International (PFI) that will see it play a major part in prisons work throughout the world.
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Archive newsChurch 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.
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Methodists and Anglicans look to closer partnership
The Church of England and the Methodist Church have been challenged to ‘break the logjam’ in relations between them in a set of radical proposals to both bodies.
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Archive newsSudanese Christian sentenced to death for apostasy
A campaign aimed at saving the life of a Christian woman sentenced to death in Sudan has drawn global support from governments, human rights charities and thousands of individuals.
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Archive newsNew evangelism course for Asians
A new eight-week course aimed at dispelling misconceptions about Christianity among Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and Hindus has been launched by the Evangelical Alliance.
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Archive newsChristians unite in prayer for kidnapped Nigerian girls
The abduction of more than 250 young women in Nigeria has inspired a worldwide campaign for their release, supported by Christians around the globe.
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Archive newsEvangelicals divided
Bloggers write to support and condemn the Evangelical Alliance’s decision to remove Oasis Trust from membership.
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Archive newsInflatable whale let down by Royal Parks
Bible Society’s inflatable whale is in need of a home for the summer, having been banned from London’s Royal Parks. The Society had planned to use the giant inflatable to tell the story of Jonah in Potter’s Field Park by the Thames, but was turned down because the trust which runs the site was not allowed to hold ‘events of a religious nature’.
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Archive newsBacklash against Cameron’s ‘Christian Britain’
Prime Minister David Cameron’s assertion that Britain is a ‘Christian country’ sparked controversy, with claims from secularists that the statement was divisive and untrue.
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Evangelical Alliance quits Coalition for Marriage
The Evangelical Alliance (EA), the umbrella organisation for evangelical Christians in the UK, has withdrawn from the Coalition for Marriage (C4M), which campaigned against the introduction of same-sex marriage.
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Foodbank funding soars following attempted exposé
Mail on Sunday’s attempt to discredit foodbanks results in increased donations.
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Archive newsSouth Sudan’s church leaders call for peace
Church leaders in South Sudan have called for more urgency in peace negotiations as humanitarian agencies warn of an impending food crisis.
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House of Lords votes to protect trafficked children
Anti-trafficking campaigners are celebrating victory in the House of Lords after a vote to give greater protection to trafficked children.
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Archive newsSpring Harvest uses collection to fund its work
Offerings at Spring Harvest this year will be invested in the future of the organisation rather than being distributed to charitable and mission causes.
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Archive newsScottish independence debate ‘too narrow’
The Scottish independence debate has overlooked major issues of inequality and faith, says the head of the Evangelical Alliance (EA) in Scotland.
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Archive newsHuddersfield Church raises £10,000 through talents
A vicar who gave £10 notes to members of his congregation and asked them to invest it has raised more than £10,000 - and attracted media interest from around the world.
