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Luke's Gospel: Good news for down and outs
Today we consider the nativity story according to Luke's Gospel. It's a reminder that Christmas is indeed for the 'down and outs' and spiritually that means all of us.
New medical guidance on brain-damaged patients is 'dangerous'
New guidance is putting brain-damaged patients at risk of being starved to death, the Care Not Killing alliance has warned.
New academic centre to 'recover confidence' in the Old Testament
A new academic centre has been set up at Bristol Baptist College to promote research into the relationship between the Bible and violence.
'We are beginning to rebuild everything,' says Syrian pastor
A pastor who has stayed in the Syrian city of Aleppo through years of conflict is hopeful for the future despite all the devastation.
Yale University vending machines to start selling morning-after pill
A new vending machine being installed on the campus of Yale University will soon start selling students condoms, lubricants and the morning-after pill.
Trump signs bipartisan legislation protecting aid for religious minorities in Iraq and Syria
Surrounded by religious leaders and respected religious freedom advocates, Trump signed on Tuesday the Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation that has taken nearly two years to pass in order to ensure support for religious minorities displaced in Iraq and Syria and accountability for IS terrorists responsible for the genocide.
Let parents block graphic content on internet streamed movies and TV shows, family group tells Congress
The Parents Television Council is campaigning for Congress to allow technology platforms like VidAngel or ClearPlay to be block sexual scenes and other graphic content on movies and TV shows streamed over the internet.
8-year-old stopped from talking about the Bible during class show and tell
An 8-year-old boy was shut down by his school teacher when he tried to talk about the Bible during his class show and tell, says his parent.
NHS hopes new faith declaration will eradicate barriers to organ donation
The NHS has added a faith and beliefs declaration to the organ donor register to add clarity around what different religions believe about organ donation.
Democrats want abortion to be recognised as a human right
The Democrats have introduced a bill in the US House demanding that abortion be recognised as a human right.
Breitbart accuses Google of blocking its ad revenue
Google employees considered blocking Breitbart on 'moral grounds', the right-wing news outlet has alleged.
People 'have not been listened to' on Brexit, says Bishop of Leeds
The Bishop of Leeds has called for a cross-party solution as Westminster continues to fight over the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
San Francisco pumps $215k into world's first ever 'transgender cultural district'
A part of downtown San Francisco popular with the trans community is being touted as the world's first ever 'transgender cultural district'.
EU citizens feel 'unwelcome' and 'threatened' in the UK
EU citizens living in the UK no longer feel welcome after the Brexit vote, the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said.
A slap on the wrist: Justice, from the Holocaust to Rwanda to Nineveh
What hope is there that survivors of recent genocide in Iraq, the Christians and the Yezidis, will see their persecutors, Islamic State, arrested and charged with genocide?
Franklin Graham: We need to be 'very, very careful' before we change Lord's Prayer
Italian bishops are mulling a change to the Lord's Prayer from 'lead us not into temptation' to 'abandon us not when in temptation'