All Premier Christianity articles in May 2013
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God is bigger than our sin and stupidity
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, talks testimony, trials and triumphs with Patrick Forbes.
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I rescue children from brothels
Former policeman Daniel Walker found himself in some of the most dangerous places on our planet, rescuing children and women forced into prostitution and bringing to justice the pimps who trafficked them. But, he tells Heather Tomlinson, it came at a great personal cost.
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Archive contentChristianity magazine: tablet edition
Subscribers to Christianity magazine can now read all articles and features on-the-go using the newly launched Christianity magazine tablet edition. Find out how you can download the app now!
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Archive contentThe Christianity Festival Guide 2013
Whether tents and muddy wellies or a cosy B & B is more your cup of tea, there should be something for everyone
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Archive contentSarah Abell: We're struggling with our son's girlfriend
My son has just announced to my husband and me that he plans on asking his girlfriend to marry him. Our relationship with her has not always been an easy one. We have always had the sense that she looks down on us and thinks we are country bumpkins, out of touch with the real world.
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Archive contentFamily of Tragic Ski Accident Supported by Church
The family of 12-year-old Charlie Saunders and his dad, Peter, who died when a hiking weekend went tragically wrong, are being supported by the church.
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UK Evangelicals Launch Major Fostering and Adoption Initiative
Christians across the UK are being urged to sign up to Home for Good, a new campaign which aims to make fostering and adoption a normal part of Church life.
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‘Ex-gay’ Bus Advert Ban was Lawful
Transport for London was right to ban a Christian group’s bus advert suggesting gay people could be helped to change their sexuality, the high court ruled last month.
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Archive contentBudget Praised by Christian Relief Agencies
Christian aid agencies have praised George Osborne’s budget announcement which confirmed the UK will spend 0.7% of its national income on aid this year.
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Why I am not a Christian - Brian Kearney
I was raised in a lenient religious household. We did not attend church every Sunday or abide by any of the other religious rules you are supposed to follow. My parents were not raised in a strict religious household, although their parents were Christian.
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Archive contentAmy Orr-Ewing: The Bible: Myth or Legend?
The Bible is often assumed, by many here in the UK, to be the stuff of legend, belonging with Aesop’s fables or Hans Christian Andersen, rather than history books. How do we respond to this challenge?
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Archive contentRob Bell Announces Support for Gay Marriage
Rob Bell, the best-selling author and former mega-church pastor, has come out in support of same-sex marriage.
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Archive contentDivisive Bible Doctrines : How Will it End?
Will we be raptured or endure to the End? David Instone-Brewer on what the Bible says about the end times. It was the 1960s – and many Christians felt that the world was spiralling out of control. The sexual revolution and an imminent war of mutual assured destruction made it feel like ‘the End’ was coming soon. Eschatology – the study of the second coming and the end times – became a hot Christian topic. The question was: would Christians have to suffer the terrible times that preceded ‘the End’?
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Archive content'God is Bigger than our Sin and Stupidity'
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, talks testimony, trials and triumphs with Patrick Forbes. The new incumbent at Lambeth Palace speaks French, likes sailing and has occasionally had to look under his car to check for bombs while working on peace and reconciliation missions abroad. There is much more to Archbishop Justin Welby than meets the eye. He was the dark horse in the Canterbury stakes, having only been a bishop for a year. He worked in the oil industry for 11 years before leaving a highly paid executive post to train for ordination.
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Bill to Introduce Women Bishops
A Labour MP has asked the House of Commons to support a move which would force the Church of England to allow women bishops.
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Archive contentI Rescue Children from Brothels
Former policeman Daniel Walker found himself in some of the most dangerous places on our planet, rescuing children and women forced into prostitution and bringing to justice the pimps who trafficked them. But, he tells Heather Tomlinson, it came at a great personal cost.
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Regular ColumnistsJeff Lucas: The Cactus Stalkers
Staying overnight at a bed and breakfast this week, we found the bed to be comfortable, but the breakfast not quite so. We began the day seated around a large kitchen table shared with the other guests, which included a couple of enthusiastic evangelists. Their passion was unswerving, and unnerving with it. With no idea that we were believers, their eyes glowed with joy as they breathlessly chattered away about their vital mission.
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Archive contentCan't Host Won't Host
Does the idea of socialising bring you out in a cold sweat? Does opening up your home have to be daunting? If you think hospitality in church is as bad as the TV programme Come Dine with Me, with guests snootily judging how well risen your soufflé is while rooting through your drawers, then you’re not alone. I’m pretty sure many of us worry that when we invite friends and strangers into our home that we will be overwhelmed with the stress of it – worrying that our guests are judging our wit and hosting abilities and secretly making mental notes of areas for improvement.
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Archive contentCardinal Keith O'Brien Resigns
SCOTLAND’S MOST SENIOR CATHOLIC FACES CLAIMS OF ‘IMPROPER BEHAVIOUR’
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Archive contentA New Era for Catholics... and Evangelicals
Can the down-to-earth leader meet the challenges posed by evangelical Christianity in Latin America? When the Senior Cardinal Deacon pronounced the words ‘Habemus Papam’ from the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square, tens of thousands of pilgrims erupted in a cheer of joy, but the name which followed was initially greeted with silence by the crowd. Cardinal who? Argentine Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was not a frontrunner for the papacy; nevertheless, as he appeared at the balcony in person, renamed as Pope Francis, the crowds immediately warmed to him.
