All Premier Christianity articles in May 2013
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Archive contentPastoral Nightmares
We put five perplexing, but commonplace, pastoral scenarios to our panel of experts.
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Trafficking Report finds "Shocking Underworld"
Christian campaigners have reacted to a new thinktank report that says the government is ‘clueless’ about the scale of human trafficking in the UK.
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Archive contentEditorial
On Maundy Thursday, Pope Francis chose not to hold the customary foot-washing in one of the main churches in Rome, as is tradition, but went instead to wash the feet of some young offenders. He took the bus instead of the papal limousine, and has turned down the papal apartment (he thinks it’s too big) in favour of simpler accommodation. The list goes on.
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Archive contentThe new iPad Edition
Christianity has gone digital. It's been a long time in the making, with lots of work behind the scenes, but it's finally here.
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Archive contentStar Crossed
American writer John Green might be the most important author you’ve never heard of. Martin Saunders explores a world of unlikely smash hits to find out why.
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Archive contentChavez 'Clung to Faith' During Illness
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez clung to his Christian faith during the last months of his life, it’s been reported.
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Archive contentOfficial Christian Music Chart Launched
The first official Christian and gospel music chart has been launched in the UK. The Official Charts Company unveiled the first top 20 albums on 11th March.
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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.
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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 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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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 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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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 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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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 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 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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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 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.
