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Gay Christian activist calls for an end to 'spiritual abuse' and 'conversion therapy'
Jayne Ozanne, a member of General Synod, says in a paper published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists that there is a need for government regulation to stamp out 'group led spiritual abuse'.
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Why Pokemon Go could soon become a Christian mission opportunity after all
With all the hype at its launch last summer, expectations were high that Pokemon Go was a new opportunity for churches to attract the young. As reality sank it, it became clear it was not like that. But now, with the latest update, it all might be about to change.
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Nearly 70 priests resign in Indonesia in protest at their bishop
Nearly 70 Catholic priests have resigned their posts in Indonesia after levelling accusations at their bishop that the bishop has condemned as 'slanderous'.
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Hymn writer Keith Getty: Nominal, shallow Christianity has no future, we must proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord
Hymn writer Keith Getty tells Christian Today how – and why – he writes his amazing music: 'The idea that your creativity can enrich people and help them sing to the Lord is incredible'
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Make friends and learn to see God in each other, religious leaders urge believers of all faiths
Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, Patriarch Bartholomew and the UK's former Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, are among the leaders who have recorded a joint video in partnership with the Elijah Interfaith Institute to make their point that personal friendships can overcome prejudice and fear.
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South Korean Christian arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of covert missionary work
A South Korean Christian who taught languages to two abducted and murdered Chinese nationals at his school in Pakistan has been arrested.
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Church at centre of solace for the angry and grief-stricken as number of dead in Grenfell Tower fire reaches 79
A minute's silence was held across the UK this morning for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster as the latest update put the number of dead or missing presumed dead at 79. The number formally identified is just five, the devastation in the tower block is so immense. Whole families are known to have died.
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One man dead, ten injured after 'tit-for-tat' terror attack near Finsbury Park Mosque
Police are treating an attack on Muslims in north London in which one man was killed and ten injured, some critically, as a terror attack, Prime Minister Theresa May said this morning. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby condemned it as a crime against God and humanity.
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Archbishop of Canterbury helps embattled Theresa May with private prayer sessions
The Sun is reporting that Justin Welby and Theresa May have been meeting for prayer as the country reels from crisis to crisis
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As many as one in five teens is Christian, new study finds
Church workers were stunned by findings of a new report which goes against a prevailing view that churchgoing among the young is in terminal decline.
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The Queen: Britain is 'sombre' but resolute in the face of crisis, attacks and disaster
As a minute's silence for the Grenfell Tower fire victims was held at Trooping the Colour to mark her official birthday today, Queen Elizabeth said Britain was in a deeply sombre mood but that its people were resolute in the face of adversity.
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Homeless fire victims must not be rehoused in 'cheap' homes far from London, say faith leaders
Faith leaders in London have called for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire to be rehoused in decent housing rather than sent to 'cheaper places far from London'. At the very least, the survivors of the fire who have lost their homes must be consulted about where they wish to live.
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Christian hymn writer and Salvation Army minister are among Christians to receive top awards in Queen's Birthday Honours
Popular hymn writer Keith Getty is the first contemporary Christian musician to be honoured in such a way. Salvation Army minister Alison Sykes is honoured for her life-changing community work.
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Anger turns to rage as police escort Theresa May from Grenfell Tower protestors
The churches in North Kensington are at the centre of attempts to help victims and survivors find justice after the fire
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Dozens of Christians rounded up in Eritrea church crackdown
The round-up represents a new phase in action begun in 2002 against religious practices that are not affiliated with Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran and Orthodox Christian churches or Sunni Islam.
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