All Archive news articles – Page 6
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Archive newsUnited Reformed Church permits gay marriage
The United Reformed Church has become the first major Christian denomination to allow ministers to perform gay marriages
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Archive newsChristian man brings ‘words of life’ from the grave
A Christian and former drug addict has been buried alive for three days in a specially equipped coffin to raise awareness about addiction.
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Russia bans Christians from evangelising
Christians in Russia have been banned from discussing their faith outside churches and other designated places under new antiterrorism laws
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Prayers of the Church behind Arsenal as new season begins
A survey of church leaders across the UK has found Arsenal to be the best supported football team in the Premier League.
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Archive newsWorld Vision says it has ‘no reason’ to believe Hamas allegations are true
Christian development charity World Vision has said it is ‘shocked’ and has ‘no reason’ to believe Israel’s claim that £38m of its money was siphoned off to Islamic terrorist group Hamas by its director in Gaza.
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Archive newsPeople in the News
ANDREW WHITE ENQUIRY The Charity Commission has launched an enquiry into Andrew White’s charity Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East. It is not known what the investigation is about. BATTLING BULLYING The Great British Bake Off star Martha Collison says her Christian faith was ‘a ...
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RURAL SUCCESSES In an otherwise excellent article about church planting in urban areas (‘A Time to Plant’, July), I was disappointed to read the phrase ‘while churches in rural areas often struggle’. This reinforces an unfairly negative and unhelpful view of rural churches. Many rural churches are demoralised, but ...
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Archive newsDivine Projections
Freelance photographer Ernst Christen specialises in panoramic photography of buildings across the world, including many churches.The above photo was taken inside NotreDame-de-l’Assomption in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and is part of his ‘Divine Projections’ series. For more information visit ernst-christen.com
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Archive newsI’m A Christian. I Voted To Leave. I Don’t Regret It.
Leaving the EU is a win for Christianity, says Peter D Williams
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Archive newsDavid Cameron backs Christian Union in extremism row
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the idea that a college Christian Union could be stopped from meeting under the government’s counter-extremism strategy is ‘ludicrous’.
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Archive newsSir Cliff seeks change in law following sex crime accusations
Sir Cliff Richard, 75, is leading a campaign for a change in the law to protect the identity of people accused of sexual assault.
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Archive newsAlmost 2,000 conversions reported in Reading
Local church leaders have reported that as many as 1,900 people have responded to the gospel on the streets of Reading, Berkshire, in recent weeks.
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Reaching Muslims ‘Muslims turning to Christ – a global phenomenon’ (June) was a marvellous revelation. Too often we, the comfortable Western Christians, lose sight of what the great commission really entails: Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth. We seem to forget that we too were once ...
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Archive newsThe Battle For The Bathroom
A debate about gender identity and public toilets has dominated headlines in the United States Sam Hailes reports
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Archive newsRoyal College of Midwives chief in abortion campaign controversy
A media storm ensued last month after the chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) backed a campaign to decriminalise abortion.
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Archive newsPeople in the News
TV BETTER THAN SERMONSWriting in the Radio Times, Gogglebox vicar Kate Bottley has said her TV role has led to more conversations about faith than any of her sermons.GOLF WIN FOR DANNYChristian golfer Danny Willett, who is also the son of a Church of England vicar, has won the US ...
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The Month in figures
57%of the British public are expected to vote in this month’s EU referendum £24bnA proposed nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset will become the most expensive object on earth if built. Greenpeace estimate the project could cost as much as £24bn 8.6%The latest figures from the Office for ...
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CONCERNED ABOUT WITCHES Having experienced something of the dark and dangerous world of the occult in my past, I read with alarm ‘Meet the Real Life Witches’ (April). Rev Peter Laws quotes a witch as saying, ‘I’m sceptical about Satan possessing people. Because witches don’t think Satan exists.’ This ...
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Chinese pastor’s wife killed during church demolition
A Chinese pastor’s wife has been killed after she was buried alive during the government sponsored demolition of her church
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Archive newsJustin Welby’s biological father revelation ‘a complete surprise’
The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken of his surprise at learning that his real father is Sir Winston Churchill’s last private secretary, the late Sir Anthony Montague Browne
