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  Church leader welcomes calls for probe into soaring funeral costs

  Staff writer | Fri 30 Nov 2018 14:16 GMT

  A Church of Scotland minister has warned of the 'scourge of funeral poverty' after a government department said on Thursday that it was considering launching a probe into soaring funeral costs.

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  Getting ready: A spiritual journey through Advent

  Peter Price | Fri 30 Nov 2018 12:24 GMT

  Each day in Advent, we are invited to move a little closer to the One who has, is and will come.

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  In-tension-al faith: An introduction to both/and thinking

  Matt Trendall | Fri 30 Nov 2018 11:54 GMT

  Both/and thinking is not a life of muddy, tepid compromises, a kind of half-hearted, diet version of real faith. Quite the reverse.

• Review: The Evangelical Alliance's 'Transformed' transgender resource

  Mark Woods | Fri 30 Nov 2018 10:54 GMT

  What to do with transgender people? It's one of those very modern issues that evangelical Christians face with bewilderment.

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  Mark's Gospel: Driving home for Christmas

  Andrew Ollerton | Fri 30 Nov 2018 10:14 GMT

  When we draw back the curtain to reveal the whole Bible story we realise Mark's account still captures the significance of the coming of Jesus.

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  Ukraine president welcomes moves to Church independence

  Reuters | Fri 30 Nov 2018 9:38 GMT

  President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday Ukraine was on the cusp of securing its own independent church, snapping centuries-old ties to a Russian clergy that Kiev accuses of meddling in its affairs.

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  People shouldn't be branded bigots for questioning transgenderism, says MSP

  Staff writer | Thu 29 Nov 2018 20:14 GMT

  An SNP leader has called for civility in the debate on transgenderism as the Scottish government weighs up radical changes to the law.

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  Bishop of Worcester defends Church of England against push for disestablishment

  Staff writer | Thu 29 Nov 2018 19:54 GMT

  The Bishop of Worcester has defended the continued establishment of the Church of England against calls for Britain to become a secular state.

• Evangelical Alliance guide aims to help churches understand transgender

  Christian Today staff writer | Thu 29 Nov 2018 12:11 GMT

  The Evangelical Alliance has produced a guide to help churches grappling with the transgender issue.

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  'Unruly' young boy charms crowd – and pope – at papal audience

  Christian Today staff writer | Thu 29 Nov 2018 11:27 GMT

  A young deaf boy took centre stage at a solemn papal audience yesterday – to his mother's horror and the pope's amusement.

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  Stop going to church, Philippines president tells his people

  Christian Today staff writer | Thu 29 Nov 2018 11:05 GMT

  Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has urged people to stop going to church and said they could build their own chapels instead.

• Conservative, Catholic Chile approves landmark transgender law

  Reuters | Thu 29 Nov 2018 10:04 GMT

  Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Wednesday signed into law a bill allowing people over the age of 14 to change their name and gender in official records.