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\'A sad day for Scotland:\' Churches reaffirm opposition to same-sex marriage
'A sad day for Scotland:' Churches reaffirm opposition to same-sex marriage

MSPs voted yesterday in favour in an initial debate on a bill to legislate same sex-marriage, but the Church of Scotland and the Scottish Free Church have reiterated that they stand opposed to the change in law.

Methodist minister Paul Flowers \'suspended indefinitely\'
Methodist minister Paul Flowers 'suspended indefinitely'

The Methodist Church has suspended minister and former Co-op chairman the Reverend Paul Flowers over drug allegations

'White Widow' key suspect in Kenyan pastors' murders

Samantha Lewthwaite also wanted for execution of two radical Muslim clerics

Bending the vows: Is it an affair if it\'s just kissing? YES!
Bending the vows: Is it an affair if it's just kissing? YES!

It doesn't matter if the vase overall is intact, if it's cracked, it's broken.

Pray for the Central African Republic
Pray for the Central African Republic

Pray for God's intervention as genocide looms in the Central African Republic

Inaction on Central African Republic conflict \'shameful\'
Inaction on Central African Republic conflict 'shameful'

Bishop of Wakefield calls for an end to the conflict in the Central African Republic

Report highlights Church's positive social action role

Parliament to debate new report calling for end to "cold war between Church and State"

Christmas campaign highlights struggle of families in debt
Christmas campaign highlights struggle of families in debt

Sarah was struggling to feed her two sons last Christmas

For the Christian who struggles with depression, preach to your heart
For the Christian who struggles with depression, preach to your heart

Depression is not a rarity but rampant in the body of Christ

Billy Graham hospitalised with respiratory congestion issue; expected home in a day or two
Billy Graham hospitalised with respiratory congestion issue; expected home in a day or two

The Rev. Billy Graham has been taken to hospital after suffering respiratory problems earlier this week.

Life and work of Aid to the Church in Need founder remembered
Life and work of Aid to the Church in Need founder remembered

A special Mass has been held in honour of Fr Werenfried van Straaten on in the centenary year of his birth

Church of England says no to Synod reform
Church of England says no to Synod reform

A move brought forward to the General Synod of the Church of England from the diocese of London to conduct a review into the way in which the Synod is organised was resoundingly defeated in a vote yesterday evening.

Church of England presses towards women bishops
Church of England presses towards women bishops

General Synod voted overwhelmingly in favour of proposals towards allowing women into the episcopate

New £1.2 million maternal and child health project in rural Kenya
New £1.2 million maternal and child health project in rural Kenya

Christian Aid is launching a £1.2 million maternal and child health project in Narok County, south-western Kenya.

Church hears plight of \'working poor\'
Church hears plight of 'working poor'

Archbishop of York concerned that having a job is no longer enough to protect people from hunger

Chaplains on the ground after tornadoes in America\'s Midwest
Chaplains on the ground after tornadoes in America's Midwest

Crisis-trained chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team are on the ground in Illinois following a fierce storm front that spawned dozens of tornadoes and destroyed hundreds of homes across the Midwest.