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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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REVIVAL AND THE REFERENDUM The ‘First Word’ in the August issue really resonated with me. Around the time of the referendum vote I believe God told me about a coming prairie fire, and the word ‘nadir’ came to mind. The nadir in question is the lowest level of Christian ...
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Archive newsThousands pray for Justin Welby at Soul Survivor
The Archbishop of Canterbury attended Week A of Soul Survivor at Staffordshire Showground
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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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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 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 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 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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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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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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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 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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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 newsPope Francis takes 12 refugees back to the Vatican
The Pope has taken 12 Syrian refugees from Greece back to the Vatican with him.
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Archive newsAlpha reimagined
The Alpha course has been revamped to offer an alternative way for people to think about faith. The documentary-style short films are being offered to churches as an alternative to the traditional Alpha talks.
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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
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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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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 ...
