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Church needs men willing to speak up, says marriage campaigner

Tony Rucinski calls for a biblical vision of masculinity rooted in courage, self-control and sacrificial service.

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Widow of Christian killed in Nigeria takes plea for persecuted Christians to Downing Street

A Nigerian widow who witnessed Boko Haram militants shoot her husband dead after he identified himself as a Christian is joining a delegation handing in a petition to Downing Street on Thursday.

A pastor in Nigeria remembers victims of Islamic attacks

NI conversion therapy ban 'dead in the water' after consultation

Ulster says "No" to conversion therapy ban.

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Egyptian Christian killed in Libya after refusing to deny Jesus

He was killed despite the family paying a ransom.

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World
400th anniversary of St Mary-the-Virgin Anglican Church in Warwick, Bermuda
King Charles honours 400 year old church in Bermuda

Bermuda was not visited as part of the King's recent Caribbean tour.

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US pastors worship in the wilds of Wales

A group of Evangelical Lutheran church leaders from Ohio recently visited North Wales on a journey of faith and understanding.

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Egyptian Christian killed in Libya after refusing to deny Jesus

He was killed despite the family paying a ransom.

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LGB identification falls sharply among US teenage girls

The steepest decline occurring among girls in the ninth-grade - those aged 14 to 15.

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Church needs men willing to speak up, says marriage campaigner

Tony Rucinski calls for a biblical vision of masculinity rooted in courage, self-control and sacrificial service.

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After the 2026 Republican meltdown, where now for the GOP and Israel?

The Republican defeat in November’s US midterms has exposed a growing fault line within the MAGA movement.

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St Martin’s Day: The soldier who renounced war

11 November is St Martin’s Day, or Martinmas, which recalls a former soldier who pursued peace, and also Armistice Day, when the First World War ended. This is the story …

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PayPal updates policies on 'hate' and 'intolerance'

A number of financial institutions have changed their policies in recent years.

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Justin Welby says government reparations for slavery a ‘moral evil’

Welby was supportive of Project Spire during his time as Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Alister McGrath: New Atheism has ‘tanked’

“I am seeing a growth in young people wanting to talk about Christianity."

Israeli officials visit a Christian community in Jerusalem.
‘Major achievement’ hailed as Israeli officials step in to stop anti-Christian harassment

Harassment against Christian is sometimes justified by appeals to the Jewish religion.

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Lichfield Cathedral Christmas light show to celebrate 10 years

This year's show will feature "spectacular projection and music while sharing the message at the heart of Christmas”.

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European hate speech laws are ‘dangerous’, says politician prosecuted for Christian beliefs

At a time when “language has become a battlefield” and the meaning of words is being changed, Mrs Räsänen said that such laws were shutting down important debates. 

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Is religion making a comeback among young Americans? Study urges caution

New research from Pew Research Center suggests that while there are encouraging signs of religious engagement among younger adults, the evidence of a broader resurgence remains inconclusive.

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Calls for inquiry into Queensland assisted suicide system

Despite the rise in deaths, the watering down of safeguards has been proposed.

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Saxon church saved from Historic England’s ‘at risk’ register after extensive repairs

Historic England has added 197 sites to its Heritage at Risk Register. However it has also managed to save dozens of buildings, including a 1,000-year-old church.

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The three-way squeeze on Christian education 

Churches, charitable societies and Christian families created schools because they understood education as the formation of the whole person under God. Now the state behaves as though every educational freedom exists by its permission. It does not.

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What do Christian young women and men need to know about the opposite sex and themselves?

The first thing that Christian young women and men need to know is that the Bible is the operating manual for humans.

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Bishop raises plight of Christians caught in Sudanese civil war

Sudan has been in a state of civil war for most of its post-independence history.

Bible Genesis
Generations and consequences

Why did Rebecca tell her younger twin son, Jacob, to deceive his father, Isaac?

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Joshua Wong’s imprisonment condemned as Christian activist handed 10-year sentence

Joshua Wong’s new 10-year prison sentence has drawn condemnation from politicians and human rights campaigners, who are calling for the Christian pro-democracy activist’s release.

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Conversion therapy ban supporters want prayer to be criminalised - this must not be allowed

Christians are already being prosecuted for silent prayer outside abortion clinics. A pernicious law like the one currently being considered in Parliament would only make things worse.

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Why the US election results do not bode well for America

Only a return to genuine biblical Christianity can save America from itself. 

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AI and the Gospel: navigating faith and evangelism in the digital age

As AI changes the way people search for answers, build relationships and explore faith, churches are facing new questions about how to engage with technology without losing the human connection at the heart of the Gospel. Christian Vision’s Heinz Oldewage shares his thoughts.