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Why Christians should be worried about student debt
This week the main point of political debate in the UK is student fees. Large debts for college graduates have been a feature of American life for generations. In the UK, however, it's a much newer phenomenon.
Far-right activists charter ship to block the rescue of desperate Mediterranean migrants
Far-right activists are planning to block humanitarian aid to refugees and migrants drowning in the Mediterranean sea.
President Donald Trump has given 'hope' to desperate parents of baby Charlie Gard
The offer of US President Donald Trump to intervene to help the sick baby Charlie Gard has given the parents hope, they said today.
'What I have taught with my lips I now seal with my blood': The life and martyr's death of Jan Hus
Jan Hus, who died while singing a hymn as he was burned at the stake on this day in 1415, was, along with his mentor John Wycliffe, a key forerunner to the Reformation a century later.
Questions of sexuality and abuse to dominate Church of England synod
Sex and abuse dominate questions to bishops and senior church figures on Friday evening with the biannual meeting of the Church of England's general synod beginning in York.
A Monk's Tale: the Reformation musical comedy you didn't know you needed
I didn't know I needed an educational sketch-comedy musical about the Reformation in my life, but like Martin Luther before me â I've had a change of heart.
On International Kissing Day, 9 times the Bible talks about kissing
It's International Kissing Day, and all over the world people are marking the occasion with anything from a peck to a smooch.
Bishop of Kensington hits out over 'massive breakdown of trust' around Grenfell Tower disaster
The Bishop of Kensington has written of 'a massive breakdown of trust' around the Grenfell Tower disaster which, he says, 'did not happen in a vacuum' and came after many years of broken promises and unheard complaints.
Is the tide finally about to turn for women in leadership in evangelical churches?
Is one of the UK's most influential churches about to light the blue touchpaper on women's ministry?
Conservative Anglicans threaten synod boycott in outrage at pro-gay Scottish bishop's attendance
A small group of conservative Anglicans are considering boycotting the Church of England's biannual synod this week after a pro-gay marriage Scottish bishop was also invited to join the four-day meeting.
'A Christian brother and friend': tribute to the late Gordon Wilson
David Robertson writes about Gordon Wilson, who was leader of the Scottish National Party from 1979 to 1990 and to him was also a friend, mentor and member of his congregation.
Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz denies that Justin Bieber is paid to attend Australian gatherings
The Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz has denied that the evangelical church pays Justin Bieber to attend, after the world famous singer jetted in to an Australian Hillsong gathering for the third time in two years.
Three Iranian Christians get 10 years in jail for 'illegal' church activity
Three Iranian Christians have been sentenced to at least ten years in jail, charged with blasphemy and 'acting against national security' for their church-related activity.
Globalisation could be to blame for rapidly rising religious persecution, academics say
Declining levels of religious freedom is in part down globalisation with the arrival of different faiths and cultures leading to growing fear and restrictions on minority groups, academics say.
When is it right not to take communion?
But is it ever right for believers not to take communion? The answer is very challenging.
Christian unity a step closer as Reformed churches agree with Lutherans, Catholics on justification
Christian unity took another small book significant step closer to reality this week as a group of Protestant churches added its voice to the cause.