3 reasons why we should keep Lent
Lent is never celebrated but only 'kept' and is not so much marked by what we do but what we don't do: it's the season of giving things up.
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MP says courts should say whether gay spouses come to Lambeth Conference
An MP has accused the Church of England of discriminating against gay people after bishops were told same-sex spouses would not be invited to the Lambeth Conference.
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Historic Istanbul church vandalised in graffiti attack
A historic Armenian church in in Istanbul has been vandalised with graffiti, sparking outrage among Christians and minorities activists.
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Why the 'healing ninjas' are wrong: God shows up in our suffering
Suffering is an anathema today and it seems it no longer has a place in our Christian faith either.
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Sacked lecturer accuses uni of 'bringing back blasphemy as a crime'
Dr Chris Hill, formerly a lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, was initially suspended after emailing its student union in response to a notice about 'hate speech'.
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Managing Momo: Why coddling our kids isn't the way to protect them from harm
This past week another disturbing internet game hit the news – the Momo challenge.
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Brunson trial drove Turkish hostility to Protestants, church report says
Turkey's trial of Pastor Andrew Brunson on espionage charges has triggered a significant increase in public hate against the country's small Protestant community
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Vatican is to investigate Cardinal George Pell over sex abuse conviction
The case of jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell is to be investigated by the Vatican, a spokesman said yesterday.
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CARE backs Labour plans to limit online gambling
A Christian social policy charity has welcomed Labour proposals to introduce limits on how much internet gamblers can stake and spend online.
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Being trolled for an article on this site taught me how unwelcome Christian talk can be
A steady spew of hateful anti-faith dribble poured relentlessly onto my page with all the charm of a burst sewer pipe.
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Trump says he walked from deal with North Korea's Kim over sanction demands
Trump said two days of talks in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi had made good progress in building relations and on the key issue of denuclearisation, but it was important not to rush into a bad deal.
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British Government says it won't intervene in Northern Ireland abortion laws
Abortion laws in Northern Ireland must be decided on by the country's own lawmakers, a spokesman for the British Government has said.
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New NHS campaign to tackle sharp rise in STIs among Britain's pensioners
The NHS is giving out free condoms in response to a startling increase in the number of over-60s being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection
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