Tears and prayers for Christian camp girls swept away by Texas floods
Christians have been praying after heavy downpours caused the Guadalupe River in Texas to burst its banks on Thursday night, deluging a Christian all-girls summer camp.
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British media preoccupied with Catholic Church - report
A study into media coverage of Christianity in Britain has showed that coverage is more likely to take a negative tone towards the faith and is arguably biased towards coverage of the Roman Catholic Church.
Divorce at 50-year low despite liberalising reforms
The Marriage Foundation has welcomed figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), saying they show that marriages are the strongest they have been for 50 years.
Illinois community coming together to purchase Pope's old home
Debt-hit town in Illinois is looking to buy the Pope's childhood home.
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We need a moral reformation - not just a quiet revival
When has any true revival ever been quiet?
Christians urged to keep up pressure against assisted suicide and unlimited abortion
Neither measure has yet become law.
Fear, denial and control: Why the Cuban government prohibits the most natural responses to the country’s dire humanitarian needs
It may be hard to fathom how such pettiness plays into the government’s wider crackdown on FoRB and other fundamental human rights, or how on earth it could justify extending its repression to children, but ultimately it all comes down to fear.
Divorce at 50-year low despite liberalising reforms
The Marriage Foundation has welcomed figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), saying they show that marriages are the strongest they have been for 50 years.
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Colombian militant group accused of murdering 8 religious and social leaders
Not everyone agreed to the 2016 peace deal.
Jimmy Swaggart, famed televangelist brought down by scandal, dies at 90
Jimmy Swaggart, the popular Pentecostal preacher and televangelist who garnered national headlines for his extramarital affairs, has died at the age of 90 following a cardiac arrest.
Who was really behind the Syria church bombing?
The situation in Syria remains dangerously opaque.
China imprisons church leaders on 'unfounded' fraud charges
"Our brothers did not commit fraud, and the offerings of our church are not fraud."
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Elim Church urges UK lawmakers to reconsider 'seismic change' in abortion and assisted suicide votes
“We call for parliamentarians to revisit that issue as a matter of urgency."
The evidence for faith-based morals: the academic research that backs Christian family values
Research shows that lifelong marriage is good for all concerned
Wildwood Kin’s Meg Loney on how a 24/7 prayer meeting brought her back from the brink
Meg Loney went from the depths of drug addiction to being a follower of Christ bringing hope and healing to others with her music.
How going to prison for a crime I didn’t commit changed my life – for the better
In 2008, Wilson Femayi was wrongly convicted and sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He had just graduated from Bible college. His arrest — the result of a personal vendetta — was a devastating moment. But even in that dark place, God was at work. Today, Wilson is the Executive Director of Prison Fellowship Zimbabwe, leading programmes that are restoring prisoners and reuniting families across the country.
Justin Welby says resignation was 'loneliest' moment
Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said his resignation last year was the correct decision, despite it being “one of the loneliest moments I’ve ever had”.
Pastor calls for night prayer vigils in face of darkening world
When the world darkens, it's time to shine the light of prayer
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are being used to target minorities - report
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarm over the widespread abuse of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, accusing powerful individuals of using them as a tool for blackmail, forced evictions, and personal enrichment, especially against religious minorities.
200 CofE clergy issue warning against abortion up to birth
A number of bishops were among the signatories.
Street preacher urges boldness in faith after police encounter
Such encounters appear to be somewhat determined by the attitude of the individual officer than by the law.
Women for Scotland criticise CoE diocese's 'LGBTQIA+ Chaplaincy'
Oxford Diocese said it simply wished to provide pastoral care, not take sides in a debate
Bishop TD Jakes addresses speculation about Diddy parties
Megachurch pastor TD Jakes has publicly addressed rumours about supposedly attending parties organised by music executive Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is fighting serious criminal charges.
Anglican group condemns Parliament's 'culture of death'
“These votes show that while we live in a democracy and respect it, many of those elected to positions of the highest power can no longer be trusted to carry out their responsibilities with wisdom.”
Indian Christian families forced to flee homes after wedding attack
The village demanded the Christians not even conduct funerals
The Newsboys dropped by record label following Tait revelations
Tait's bandmates where unaware of "Nashville's worst kept secret".
Same-sex households on the rise in the US
A decade after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergefell versus Hodges legalising same-sex marriage across the US, new data shows steady growth in the number of American households led by same-sex couples - both married and cohabiting.
There is a toxic side to conservative evangelicalism that needs to be brought to light
It is to be hoped that a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary into the life and crimes of John Smyth will explore the elitist conservative evangelical sub-culture he exploited for his serial abuses.