By Justin Brierley2015-11-28T00:00:00
Britain's Tyson Fury has just become world boxing's heavyweight champion having beaten Wladimir Klitschko. The controversial character also claims a Christian faith. Justin Brierley investigates
When Premier Christianity magazine put together a list of 33 influential Christians aged 33 and under it included Tyson Fury. The piece caused controversy, partly because of some of the language quoted by Fury, but mainly because Fury himself is a controversial character.
‘Jesus was a man’s man. He was a carpenter. He worked every day, he went out and spread the word of God and wasn’t afraid of dying.’ These are the words of the unbeaten 27-year-old heavyweight champion boxer. ‘God has given me a talent to box, so I’m going to fulfil it with all my potential and just keep going as far as God will allow me,’ he says.
2023-08-23T12:43:00Z By Tim Bechervaise
Tyson Fury is a world champion boxer and an outspoken - if often controversial - Christian. So Tim Bechervaise was keen to see how his faith would be portrayed in the new Netflix docuseries that follows the family in the aftermath of Fury’s retirement from professional sport
2021-09-28T10:34:00Z By Arthur White
The new world champion’s unashamed declaration of his love for God is an inspiration, says Arthur White
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Chris Brain’s conviction of indecent assault has brought justice but it also raises deeper questions about power, coercion, and spiritual abuse within the Church. Hayley Chapman-Todd explores how the Church is beginning to respond to the issue of spiritual abuse and what more must be done
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Rev Dr Nigel Scotland explains why he believes the most compassionate response to the small boats crisis is to immediately return migrants to France
2025-09-03T08:29:00Z By Danny Webster
Is the sudden hoisting of England flags a positive sign of patriotism, or a dangerous endorsement of hateful views? Danny Webster explores the issues
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