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Florence Gildea
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Why Christian subculture makes it hard to follow Jesus
If it has the prefix 'Christian', I've done it, bought it, read it. And sometimes it feels like I can't breathe. Even worse, sometimes it feels like I've lost sight of Jesus.
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God is a DJ: What the church can learn from Iran's dancing protests
How can you tell whether something is sinful? Easy-peasy: just ask yourself, 'Would I enjoy doing this?' If the answer is yes, it's a no-go.
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The face of God: What a university study reveals about some Christian misconceptions
What if God was one of us? Just a soft-featured, Caucasian male like one of us?
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Religion is not about data, and Artificial Intelligence is a cheap imitation of the God I worship
A recent model designed to prove how AI could even write its own scriptures testifies to the flawed understandings of religion.
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Why outsourcing your intelligence to Alexa is bad for the soul
Alexa happily provides simple answers to even the most thorny of questions.
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When politicians or clergy abuse, the institution doesn't need protection: it needs honesty
It is not the case that everything would be fine if victims of sexual assault just kept quiet: sticking-plasters over mouths do not heal wounds.
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What would a Christian version of Theresa May's 'British Dream' look like?
In her Conservative Party Conference speech, Prime Minister Theresa May made several references to the 'British Dream'.
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Former Prime Minister would have been interviewed under caution for allegations of sexual abuse if he were still alive
After a two-year investigation into allegations of sexual abuse made against Sir Edward Heath, Wiltshire Police have issued a report stating that seven allegations of rape and sexual assault would have warranted the former Prime Minister being interviewed under criminal caution had he still been alive.
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Sudanese government arrests church's leaders in attempt to take over denomination
Observers fear a campaign is being made by the Sudanese government to take country of the country's churches as Sudanese police have detained eight church leaders in the last six weeks.
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Challenge to the law against assisted dying dismissed by High Court
The UK High court dismissed Noel Conway's challenge to the law against assisted dying this morning.
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Patheos invite Mark Driscoll to blog on their site
On Monday, Mark Driscoll announced that he would be moving his blog to Patheos, which describes itself as 'the world's leading multi-faith site dedicated hosting the conversation on faith'.
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Melvyn Bragg: Young people are being 'deprived' of the riches of the Bible
Broadcaster Melvyn Bragg has denounced the declining number of young people who read the Bible as 'disgraceful' and called those who find the King James translation too complicated 'wimps'.
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EU leaders urged to not sacrifice human rights for the sake of a free trade agreement
ADF International, a human rights group, urges EU leaders to not 'turn a blind eye' to the rising persecution of Christians and Muslims in India when they meet for the 14th annual EU-India Summit.
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Iraqi Christians are in 'state of fear' after Kurdish Independence Referendum, bishops warn
Church leaders in northern Iraq have warned that the Christian presence in the region could be threatened by last week's Kurdistan independence referendum if it leads to conflict
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'I'm not expecting less than $50 million': Diamond found by pastor about to be sold
One of the world's 20 largest diamonds, discovered by a pastor from Sierra Leone, is about to be auctioned in Antwerp, Belgium.
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