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• We need to end the culture of silence in our churches over abortion

  

  We must ask ourselves if we would stay silent on any other issue the way we do with abortion.

• Court's decision to allow abortion of mentally ill woman's baby is overturned

  

  Pro-life groups are demanding answers after three appeal judges overturned a hugely controversial judgement passed down just days ago permitting doctors to terminate the baby of a woman with a learning disability.

• Salvation Army fears funding 'black hole' for unemployed services after Brexit

  

  The Salvation Army has warned that organisations helping unemployed people find work may be left with a funding "black hole" in the aftermath of Brexit.

• Church of England bishop jailed for sexual abuse dies

  

  Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Lewes who was jailed in 2015 for sexual offences, has died at the age of 87.

• Christian doctor investigated again for speaking to patients about God

  

  A doctor faces being struck off by the medical regulator after speaking to patients about God and his Christian faith.

• Call to action asks global Church to promote the contribution of women and girls

  

  A call has gone out to the worldwide Church to do more to promote the contribution of women and girls and recognise their unique value.

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• Court's abortion ruling infringes on pregnant woman's human rights, says bishop

  

  A court's decision to allow an abortion to be performed on a pregnant woman with learning difficulties is "sad and distressing", the Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster has said.

• Evangelical Alliance welcomes fresh consultation on gender self-identification

  

  The Evangelical Alliance has welcomed the Scottish Government's plans to open a new consultation into its plans to change the law on gender recognition.

• Buckingham Palace reception celebrates people of faith making positive change in their communities

  

  People of faith who are working for the good of their communities are to be celebrated this week at a reception at Buckingham Palace with the Queen.

• Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion parts ways with Gen Sec Richard Crocker and wife

  

  Richard and Caroline Crocker are to cease in their roles as General Secretary and Director of Communications in the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion (EFAC).

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• Three London churches set on fire and graffitied with '666' symbols

  

  Police have asked locals to be vigilant after three churches in East London were the victims of arson attacks and satanic graffiti this week.

• Windrush scandal must not be repeated, says bishop

  

  The call came as Britain marked Windrush Day on June 22, commemorating the day in 1948 when 1,027 passengers, including 492 from the Caribbean, arrived at Tilbury docks in Essex on the HMT Empire Windrush.

• 'No justification at all' for Mark Field's behaviour towards Greenpeace activist, says Christian campaigner

  

  The way in which Mark Field MP forcibly removed a female climate change protester from a black-tie dinner in the City of London is "massively concerning", a Christian campaigner against domestic abuse has said.

• British court says abortion can be performed on pregnant woman with learning disabilities

  

  A British judge has given the go ahead to doctors to perform an abortion on a 22 week pregnant woman with learning difficulties.