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Christian ethicists concerned over 'three parent baby' IVF plan
New IVF technique 'mitochondrial replacement therapy' raises questions over genetic modification of embryos.
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Government minister praises Muslim 'cultural shift towards equality'
Simon Hughes, the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties, says men and women should worship together in mosques.
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HSBC shuts down bank accounts of London mosque and other Muslim organisations
HSBC is shutting down the bank accounts of Finsbury Park Mosque in north London and also those of some other Muslim organisations in the UK.
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Lord Fowler: government should stop CofE punishing clergy over gay marriage
Lord Fowler's comments were today welcomed by gay clergy in the Church of England.
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One in 200 churchgoers in same-sex relationships
New research reveals attitudes of churchgoers towards sex, marriage, dating and cohabiting.
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'They just go around and shoot the odd person dead'. Vicar of Baghdad on ISIS
Canon Andrew White, the 'vicar of Baghdad', tells Ruth Gledhill about the reality for Christians in Iraq.
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Former chief Rabbi blames social media for inflaming wars
Lord Jonathan Sacks told the House of Lords that social media can make local conflicts go global.
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'Every Dutch person knows someone who died in the crash'. MH17 victims remembered.
London's historic Dutch Church is to hold a special memorial service on Sunday to mourn the 193 Dutch people who died in the plane crash in the Ukraine.
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Christians mourn death of bishop Tony Palmer, friend of Pope Francis
He moved with his family to South Africa when he was ten but currenty lived with his wife Emiliana and two children in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. He was a bishop with the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches, which embraced the middle ground of Anglican identity.
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Trojan Horse: Role of faith in state education under scrutiny
Two government reports into the 'Trojan Horse' affair have raised questions about the role of faith in state-funded education.
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There will be women bishops... General Synod passes legislation
Justin Welby: "To pass this legislation is to commit ourselves to an adventure in faith and hope."
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Traditionalists ready to let women bishops legislation pass
The Church of England was today on the brink of agreeing to consecrate women bishops, bringing to a close nearly a century of, at times, heated and acrimonious debate.
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Devil given the boot from CofE baptism liturgy
The devil has been excised from new Church of England baptismal texts which were given initial approval at the General Synod in York.
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Clergy may 'dress down' after CofE relaxes rules on vestments
Clergy in the Church of England are to be allowed to "defrock" themselves after moves to liberalise the law on vestments were approved.
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Jim Wallis at Synod: 'Politics and markets are riddled with sin'
Barack Obama's spiritual advisor addressed nearly 500 people at Synod this weekend on 'the uncommon good'
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