All Premier Christianity articles in October 2014
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Magazine Features
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Two trends filled up my Facebook feed over the summer months. The first was innumerable videos of people pouring cold water over themselves (and yes, I took the ice-bucket challenge, too). The other was witnessing half my friends’ profile pictures turning into a depiction of the Arabic letter ‘N’ (see our cover image).
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Archive newsAllegations are ‘completely false’, claims Sir Cliff
Cliff Richard supporters and secular newspapers defended the Christian musician after he found himself at the centre of a media storm regarding allegations that he molested an underage boy at a Billy Graham rally.
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Archive newsInterview: Canon Andrew White : 'God never leaves us'
Known as the ‘vicar of Baghdad’, Canon Andrew White has lived in Iraq since 2005 and made the brave decision earlier this year to stay and support the Christians that remain.
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Archive newsFunding ban for ‘creationism’ nursery teaching
Nursery schools will be stripped of government funding if they teach creationism or extremist views, according to education secretary Nicky Morgan.
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Archive newsEbola not a punishment, says Liberian bishop
A number of African church leaders have claimed that the Ebola virus is a judgement from God and are calling for repentance for sins, including homosexuality. At least 1,000 people have died from the disease in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
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Archive newsChristian groups provide Gaza support
Christian aid agencies are among those supporting the people of Gaza, which has been hit by Israeli airstrikes in response to Hamas rocket attacks.
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Archive newsIraq is experiencing a ‘Christian holocaust’
The Archbishop of Canterbury says IS must be ‘held to account’ and the Prince of Wales describes his ‘heartbreak’ over the suffering of Christians
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Archive newsMark Driscoll takes extended leave
Controversial American pastor Mark Driscoll recently announced that he will take a six-week break from ministry at Mars Hill Church and from speaking engagements.
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Archive contentHas accountability had its day?
Accountability seems to have gone out of fashion in church circles. Claire Musters explores whether the practice has become obsolete.
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Archive contentThe Apologist: Don't believe atheism's latest evangelist
Tim McGrew responds to Peter Boghossian’s determination to convert the faithful to atheism.
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Archive contentGuillaume Bignon: From staunch atheist to Christian theologian
In the first of a new regular testimony feature, we hear how a series of unusual experiences led Parisian atheist Guillaume Bignon on an intellectual journey to Christ.
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The Sceptic: The Man who wants to turn you into an atheist
If you need proof that atheism is becoming ever more evangelistic, look no further than Peter Boghossian’s book A Manual for Creating Atheists. Justin Brierley spoke to the controversial philosophy tutor.
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Archive contentAvoiding Preaching Pitfalls
Rev Canon J.John, evangelist and founder of the Philo Trust, has delivered more than 7,000 sermons over a 34-year period. In eight simple steps, he explains how never to deliver a duff sermon again.
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Archive contentBack from the Brink
Until 1994, A&E registrar Cathy Wield considered depression a sign of weakness. She never imagined that a mental health condition could result in her losing her job, her family and even her own life, but that’s what very nearly happened
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InterviewsProfile: Vicky Beeching
Justin Brierley caught up with singer-songwriter-turned-media-commentator Vicky Beeching just 48 hours after she told the world she is gay via an interview in The Independent.
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EA’s Christ the Redeemer complaint upheld
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has backed a complaint made by the Evangelical Alliance (EA) and others about an image of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
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Archive contentMake your retirement count for Christ
What would you do if all of the over-60s in your church suddenly stopped turning up for duty?
