All Archive news articles – Page 2
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Is the Church too middle class?
Sam Hailes looks at whether Christians are in danger of neglecting the poor
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Shop removes ‘Send me nudes’ sign following Christian-led campaign
A teen clothing shop in Kent has taken down its neon sign that referenced nude selfies, after a Christian youth worker petitioned for its removal.
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‘Life-saving Bible’ featured on Royal Mail stamp
It comes as part of a set of stamps marking the centenary of each year of the First World War.Private Lemuel Thomas Rees was hit by an exploding German shell during the Battle of Passchendaele. A small Bible that he kept in his breast pocket saved his life.After spending four ...
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There’s nothing wrong with being paid half a million pounds a week
Christian footballer Neymar has become the most expensive player in history after joining Paris Saint Germain from FC Barcelona for £198m. Nathan Jones responds
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Former archbishop resigns Lord George Carey has resigned from his position of honorary bishop in the Diocese of Oxford. Carey said he accepted the criticisms made of him in a review of the Church’s handling of abuse against young men carried out by Bishop Peter Ball. Evangelist will ...
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Monk-eying around
A new comedic play which commemorates the 500th anniversary of the Reformation is to be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. A Monk’s Tale aims to help audiences understand Martin Luther’s 95 Theses and has been described by The Times as “hugely entertaining”. The brainchild of BBC sitcom writer James ...
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Eugene Peterson causes controversy after retraction on gay marriage
The translator of The Message version of the Bible and well respected contemplative pastor Eugene Peterson has retracted previous comments that he would be willing to conduct a same sex marriage. The retired pastor had been asked by Religion News Service “If you were pastoring today and a gay couple ...
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Lazy ChristiansYour article ‘Turning our fast food Bible into a feast’ (July) makes some very valuable points about the biblical ignorance and illiteracy of too many Christians, but it omits several equally important causes:1. ‘Worship’ means repeatedly singing many happy songs to which the sermon is a short attachment. It ...
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Is Christianity being pushed to the margins?
Premier’s ‘State of the Faith’ survey recently cast the spotlight on whether UK Christians believe their faith is being marginalised. Alex Williams delves into the findings
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Church of England bans gay ‘conversion therapy’
The Church of England’s General Synod has backed a motion calling for a ban on the practice of Conversion Therapy aimed at altering sexual orientation.
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23,000 hear the gospel at J.John’s ‘JustOne’ stadium event
Over 23,000 people attended the JustOne evangelistic event at the Emirates Stadium in London last month, with 1,743 recorded as making a response to the gospel.
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Robot Priest unveiled in Germany A Robot Priest with the ability to deliver automated blessings has been unveiled in Wittenberg, Germany. BlessU-2 has been made to mark the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. The ‘priest’ delivers a range of automated blessings in German, French, English, Spanish and Polish and ...
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Ditching nationalism Jo Swinney’s article ‘God’s own country?’ (June) rightly addresses one of the key questions of our time. Nationalism is a horrible ideology. Every day my newspaper prints a report ‘On This Day’, from 100 years ago, when another 1,000 men would have been tossed into the jaws ...
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In My Opinion: The DUP are not extremists
Despite what some media reports have claimed, the Democratic Unionist Party are not homophobic or anti-women, says Peter Lynas
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Justin Welby rebukes GAFCON for ‘missionary’ bishop
GAFCON, a worldwide group of conservative Anglicans, has named Rev Canon Andy Lines as a missionary bishop who will cater for disaffected Anglicans who are unhappy with potential changes to Church teaching on sexuality.
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Churches open doors to evacuated residents after deadly tower block fire
Churches have rushed to respond after a massive fire inside a block of flats in west London left at least 17 dead.
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‘Hidden treasures’ prophecy leads to gold coins discovery in piano
A Christian piano tuner has discovered gold coins worth up to £350,000 hidden in a donated school piano, weeks after receiving a prophecy about receiving ‘hidden treasures’.
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Fry accused of blasphemy Comedian and atheist Stephen Fry was investigated by police in Ireland after a viewer claimed his anti-God comments in a 2015 interview on RTE were blasphemous. The case has since been dropped. Itoje praises God Ahead of touring New Zealand with the British Lions ...
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Breakaway Bishops threaten CofE unity
A number of developments within the conservative wing of the Anglican Church have led to suggestions a split in the Church is closer than ever before.
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Russia bans Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jehovah’s Witnesses have been banned from operating in Russia after the Supreme Court agreed with the government’s request to label them “extremist”.