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No 'ladies and gentlemen' on the Tube any more? Gender pronouns must not disappear, says Christian group
'Imagine going to a zoo and being told that none of the residents are given names, but instead all will be called by the generic term "animal". What a dull and dangerous zoo.'

Antisemitism and musicians row: Now Christian evangelical calls for boycott of Roger Waters concert
An American evangelical Christian leader is calling for a boycott and picket of a concert starring the former Pink Floyd rock artist Roger Waters in Miami this evening.

Farewell, Eugene Peterson? Why evangelicals can do better than start a heresy hunt over gay marriage
Many have taken Eugene Peterson's 'change of mind' of gay marriage as a tragic apostasy, but should division really mean despair?

Live Aid: the generation-defining event that helped save a people â but left a tainted legacy
22 years to the day since this iconic event, what is its legacy and what can we learn from the good and bad elements of it?

Charlie Gard parents given new hope as judge hints at possible change of mind
The judge in the Charlie Gard case has told the High Court this morning that he is open to a change of mind â but only if there is good evidence to support it.

Controversial French archbishop warns of 'great replacement' by Muslims
A French Archbishop has warned that his country is in the midst of a 'great replacement' by Muslims because of demographic shifts.

Uncle of Prince Harry's girlfriend is a 'bishop' leading his own 'Orthodox Catholic' church
The uncle of Prince Harry's actress girlfriend Meghan Markle is a self-styled 'bishop' leading his own church called the 'Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church In America,' according to DailyMail.com.

'The Message' author Eugene Peterson backs same-sex marriage â Christian retailer plans to stop selling his books
Influential evangelical scholar Eugene Peterson, the author of The Message translation of the Bible, has said that he would officiate a gay wedding ceremony, appearing to now affirm same-sex marriage. The comments have divided progressive and traditionalist Christians, with the conservative retailer LifeWay now preparing to stop selling Peterson's books in response.

How to survive a Christian festival
Like a wheel within a wheel, Christian festivals are an idiosyncratic niche of an often already baffling subculture.

Do short sermons fail to do justice to the Bible?
Some preachers can enthral you for an hour; others bore you rigid after five minutes.

'Great pain and dismay': Another priest killed in Mexico
Another priest has been killed in Mexico â the third such incident this year alone.

Putin would have preferred Hillary to be President, Trump tells Pat Robertson
In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Donald Trump has claimed that the Russian President Vladimir Putin would have preferred Hillary Clinton to have won the US presidency.

The Church of England is in 'grave spiritual danger', warns Archbishop
The leader of the Anglican church in Nigeria has slammed the General Synod of the Church of England for 'false teaching' and is warning that it is in 'grave spiritual danger'.

Under Trump, most refugees entering the US are now Christians
Under the Trump administration, Christians now make up an increasing share of refugees entering the US, reversing a trend that had seen Muslim immigration outnumber that of Christians under President Obama.

Tragic human remains found at ancient biblical city
The remains of two adults and a child were discovered in a building that had been destroyed in an Egyptian attack in the 13th century BC.

US pastor and wife whose sons were killed in 2015 car accident blessed with two baby twin boys
A US pastor and his wife whose two children were killed in a tragic car accident in 2015 have welcomed two new baby twins into the world.