Church leaders back 'real' Living Wage
Sixty-five religious leaders including senior figures from the Anglican, Catholic and Methodist Churches published a letter in the Sunday Times yesterday backing the real Living Wage
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Are parents getting it right in teaching children the faith?
I've often heard it said that many Christian parents expect the church's Sunday school or youth group to be the main teacher of faith in their child's life.
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Why your church leader matters less than you think
All of them had the quality of caring more than others than they did about themselves, and of being personally nurtured and upbuilt by giving rather than receiving.
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7 Coptic Christian pilgrims reported dead in terror attack
At least seven people have been killed after unknown gunmen shot at a bus transporting a group of Coptic Christians in Egypt's Minya governorate on Friday, according to Ahram Online.
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Tracey Crouch resignation: Church leaders back 'principled' position over FOBTs
Leaders of churches and Christian organisations have spoken out in support of Tracey Crouch following her resignation as the minister responsible for gambling.
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Churches called to mark Adoption Sunday
The campaign comes at a time when there is a need for a further 8,100 foster carers to meet the need in the UK. In England.
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Pakistan Christians fear for their safety as Islamists block roads to protest Asia Bibi acquittal
Tehreek-e-Labaik (TLP) said talks with the government have failed, and called upon its followers to get ready for a showdown.
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Christians Who Make a Difference: New Tearfund report shows how believers respond to poverty
Four out of five Christians (87 per cent) have taken action on poverty in the past year – a far higher proportion than the general population
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£10,000 prize for Tonbridge church in Ecclesiastical volunteering competition
Ecclesiastical, the UK's leading church insurer, ran the competition to celebrate the role of church volunteers who devote their time and energy to support their local communities and church.
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Pakistan's blasphemy law and Asia Bibi: Why does religion go bad?
All the world – at least all the right-thinking part of it – rejoices at the acquittal of Asia Bibi by Pakistan's Supreme Court.
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Seafarers in crisis: How a Christian ministry is dealing with the fallout from piracy and abandonment
Sailors' Society's Crisis Response Network (CRN) provided support to its 100th case this week, with piracy, death at sea and abandonment accounting for almost two-thirds (59 per cent) of those supported.
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Oxford diocese issues clergy guide for 'welcoming and honouring' LGBTI+ people
The letter from the Diocese of Oxford to 1,500 ministers is signed by the Bishops of Oxford, Dorchester, Buckingham and Reading.
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Chile March for Jesus stoned by 'anarchists'
A March for Jesus in Chile has been broken up by protesters throwing stones, according to Evangelical Focus.
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