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13 Jan, 2025 14:34 EST

Europe Society & Culture

Charity regulator investigates more charities linked to Barnabas Aid

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The Charity Commission announced on Thursday that it was launching statutory inquiries into TBF Trust, the Oxford Centre for Religion in Public Life, the Reconciliation Trust, and Servants Fellowship International (SFI). The charity regulator said the new investigations were being launched after it had identified "possible risks due to their shared premises, trustees and/or founders, and the flow of funds with Barnabas Aid, another charity under inquiry".
27 Dec, 2024 11:46 EST

Europe Society & Culture

King's Christmas Day speech criticised for saying all faiths are the same

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King Charles has been criticised for his Christmas Day speech which suggested that all faiths are the same. The monarch's Christmas Day address to the nation is an annual Christmas tradition that many households gather round to listen to on the big day. In his address this year, the King said, "The example that Jesus gave us is timeless and universal. It is to enter the world of those who suffer, to make a difference to their lives and so bring hope where there is despair.
14 Nov, 2024 09:58 EST

Europe Church & Missions

More senior clergy may need to follow Welby in resigning, says bishop

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More senior clergy in the Church of England may need to resign following the Archbishop of Canterbury's decision to step down over personal failings in how decades of "abhorrent" child abuse by the late John Smyth was responded to.
30 Oct, 2024 12:02 EDT

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First Global Day of Prayer for Media: 'a remarkable success'

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The first-ever Global Day of Prayer for Media is being hailed as "a remarkable success" and "a powerful 24-hour live prayer experience" after thousands of Christians around the world engaged in the event on Sunday. More than 2,000 people joined in the live-streamed prayer marathon, logging on from over 25 countries – with the Philippines registering the highest viewership.
28 Oct, 2024 11:10 EDT

Europe Society & Culture Religious Freedom

Nearly 60,000 people sign letter asking Keir Starmer to protect freedom of thought and prayer

By Christian Today

A letter asking the Prime Minister to act to protect freedom of thought and silent prayer has been signed nearly 60,000 times. The letter was launched by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF UK) which is supporting army veteran Adam Smith-Connor who was convicted last week of praying silently within an abortion clinic buffer zone in Bournemouth. He was ordered to pay £9,000 in costs.
26 Oct, 2024 18:10 EDT

Europe Opinion Church & Missions

Calls for Archbishop of Canterbury to resign over gay sex comments

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There have been calls from evangelicals for the Archbishop of Canterbury to step down after he spoke in support of gay sex. Archbishop Justin Welby told former Labour spokesman Alistair Campbell, in his podcast The Rest is Politics, that his views on sexuality had evolved and that he now believes "that all sexual activity should be within a committed relationship and whether it's straight or gay".
23 Oct, 2024 06:10 EDT

Europe Society & Culture Family & Children

Christians called to protect women and womanhood under 'new patriarchy' of trans ideology

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Transgender ideology is "deeply misogynistic" and Christians must work to protect the preciousness of women and femininity, a conference has heard. Glenn Stanton, of Focus on the Family, told a gathering of Christian therapists in Poland that the LGBTQ+ movement had evolved to such an extent that it was now "anti-woman".
22 Oct, 2024 10:10 EDT

Europe Society & Culture Family & Children

Church urged to offer hope and choice for people facing unwanted same-sex attraction

By Christian Today

People suffering as a result of unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion should be allowed to seek professional help, and the Church must offer a more hopeful message than simply telling them to be celibate for the rest of their lives, an international gathering has heard.
24 Sep, 2024 22:47 EDT

Asia Church & Missions

Lausanne Movement celebrates 50 years with renewed urgency to take the Gospel to a digital world

By Christian Today

The Church must embrace every technological tool at its disposal to engage with today's digital world or else lose the next generation, the head of the Lausanne Movement has said. Dr Michael Oh laid out the vision for the global evangelical movement during its 50th anniversary celebrations in Incheon, near Seoul in South Korea, on Tuesday night.
21 May, 2024 11:50 EDT

Europe Family & Children

Getting the most out of parent and toddler groups

By Christian Today

A new resource has been launched to support church toddler group leaders in supporting young children's faith and preparing them for school. The booklet, titled 'It's not just a parent and toddler group', has been created by Joanna Gordon, CEO of children's ministry Daniel's Den, Andy Frost of Share Jesus International, and David King, of the Gather Movement.
10 Mar, 2024 13:03 EDT

Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

Are we seeing a resurgence of belief in God?

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Premier Christian Radio host Justin Brierley is optimistic about a steady resurgence of belief in God, while historian Tom Holland believes the confident atheism spearheaded by the likes of Richard Dawkins in the 2000s has "crumbled and collapsed".
26 Feb, 2024 20:02 EST

Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

Unimaginable suffering and clergy under pressure after two years of war in Ukraine

By Christian Today

Two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, families in the country are desperate and looking to the Church for support, putting clergy under huge pressure.

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